Graduate students from WVU's College of Business and Economics received their diplomas tonight, but one of the graduates never heard his name called.
Allen Winfree is the first deaf graduate in the history of the schools MBA program.
Deaf since birth, the Campbell's Creek, WV native says he hopes to change the perception businesses may have about the hearing impaired by proving that deaf employees can compete at a high level.
Winfree also has two associate degrees and a bachelor's degree in technology management.
He now plans to search for a business job in the Washington D.C. Area. After that he also has plans to work with other deaf students as a teacher.read more
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