West Virginia University dean resigns in degree scandal
The Associated Press
Monday, April 28, 2008; 9:48 AM
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The dean of West Virginia University's College of
Business and Economics is resigning in the wake of a scandal over a degree
awarded to the governor's daughter.
The school announced R. Stephen Sears' departure Monday morning.
He is the second high-ranking academic officer to leave in the case,
following the announcement Sunday that Provost Gerald Lang is resigning.
An investigating panel concluded last week that WVU administrators used
severely flawed judgment last fall when they retroactively awarded a degree
to Heather Bresch that she didn't earn. Bresch is the daughter of West
Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin.
Tod Chernikoff, CRM
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