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Itòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s a season of possibility, as high school students from Cabell Midland High School, Huntington High School and others across the region prepare to don their caps and gowns and celebrate a major life milestone. Whatòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s next for them is a question only they can answer, but my sincere hope is that these students òòò½ÊÓÆµ” representing our collective future in the Tri-State and beyond òòò½ÊÓÆµ” will pursue higher education to better themselves and the Mountain State.

At the institutional level, the annual economic impact of West Virginia University alone tops $2 billion. At the individual level, research shows a bacheloròòò½ÊÓÆµ™s degree increases earning potential by an average of $1 million over a lifetime, proving that affordable, accessible higher education is critical to quality of life. That is why I am proud to serve as a member of the òòò½ÊÓÆµU Board of Governors and, in that role, work to actively support the land-grant mission of West Virginiaòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s R1 flagship university. We are the training ground for the next generation of the stateòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s leaders, field experts, researchers, health care providers, educators, artists, business leaders, public servants and entrepreneurs.

A former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, Kevin Craig is executive vice president for GP Natural Resources Partners in Huntington and serves on the West Virginia University Board of Governors and the West Virginia University Health System Board of Directors.

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