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'WELCOME HOME'

WVU President Michael T. Benson gets his first taste of the Mountain State

By West Virginia University

August 6^th, 2025

Footnotes Story by Amy Quigley and Katie Farmer. Photos by Hunter Given, Jessica McGee, Brian Persinger, David Ryan, and Matt Sunday.

© 2025 West Virginia University

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