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Promise scholarship’s 15th year celebrated at WVU

Daily Athenaeum photo by Joel Whetzel Cake was served as the PROMISE Scholarship celebrated 15 years on Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Athenaeum photo by Joel Whetzel
Cake was served as the PROMISE Scholarship celebrated 15 years on Tuesday afternoon.

MORGANTOWN — While future West Virginia University students were once learning to color or ride a bike 15 years ago, former Governor Bob Wise was preparing for their college careers.

On Tuesday afternoon, a beaming Wise, along with many thankful students, gathered on the Mountainlair Plaza to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the PROMISE Scholarship.

“Today, we are here to celebrate,” said WVU President E. Gordon Gee, opening the ceremony.

 Celebration was the exact word most students had in mind when they thought of the scholarship that paid for a portion of their college tuition. West Virginia residents who meet certain grade and ACT criteria are applicable for this esteemed award.

Currently, 3,000 WVU students are benefiting from the scholarship…

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