Pierpont Community & Technical College was first formed in 1974 as Fairmont State Community & Technical College and was a component of Fairmont State College, now Fairmont State University. In 2004, Blair Montgomery became Pierpont's first president. In 2006, the school was renamed Pierpont Community & Technical College after Francis H. Pierpont (January 25, 1814 – March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," and it became a division of Fairmont State University. The following year, it became independent and was placed under the direction of its own Board of Governors. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Harrison_Pierpont

Our mascot was created and named after 

Blair Montgomery. 

Montgomery (Monty) the Lion

The Pride

https://www.timeswv.com/archives/the-pride-pierponts-first-ever-mascot/article_fec65e62-8c19-5679-b2a3-e0c2052bc493.html