Bogged down for more than five months by a controversy surrounding a master’s degree improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, the president of West Virginia University announced Friday that he would step down in September.
The decision follows an independent panel’s report in April that found that the university had shown “seriously flawed” judgment in awarding an M.B.A. to Heather Bresch, the daughter of Gov. Joe Manchin III, even though she did not have enough academic credits.
Ms. Bresch is a longtime friend and former business associate of the university president, Mike Garrison.
The controversy on campus began in late December after a reporter for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called to confirm the academic credentials that Mylan had listed for Ms. Bresch after her promotion to chief operating officer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/education/07west.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
So, we see corruption with Joe Manchin as far back as 2008.
This is why I reject blind support for anyone with a “D” after their name.