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Around
Our State
We dedicate this issue of the
WVU Update to Joyce Bower,
who has served as the insert’s
editor for about 15 years. Joyce
retired Sept. 14 after a 30-year
career with the WVU Extension
Service’s communications office.
She was Extension’s publications
specialist and
editor for the
past 20 years.
Among her
duties was
coordinating
the work of
the Update’s
editorial
Joyce Bower
committee,
helping select topics, editing
author’s articles to bring out
their best, and working with
Extension’s creative and
design team.
Her editing of the Update
earned a national award
from the Association for
Communication Excellence.
As it changed from a
newspaper-like format to
the current magazine insert,
she met the challenge with
professionalism and expertise.
We are glad that she is
continuing to provide her
guidance during the transition
to new editorial
leadership. We will
certainly miss her
when her “red
pen” passes to
another.
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