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Former Gazette reporter to be inducted into WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former Gazette reporter K.W. Lee, who exposed local political corruption in impoverished coal counties a half-century ago, will be inducted Feb. 22 into West Virginia University's Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
WVU announced Monday that Lee will be honored along with two other graduates of the state's flagship university: Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, inventor of the cable modem, and Joel Newman, president of the American Feed Industry Association. They are to be guests at a reception at the university's Erickson Alumni Center.
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Former Gazette reporter to be inducted into WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former Gazette reporter K.W. Lee, who exposed local political corruption in impoverished coal counties a half-century ago, will be inducted Feb. 22 into West Virginia University's Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
WVU announced Monday that Lee will be honored along with two other graduates of the state's flagship university: Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, inventor of the cable modem, and Joel Newman, president of the American Feed Industry Association. They are to be guests at a reception at the university's Erickson Alumni Center.
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