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Marshall announces new Yeager class

The Marshall University Society of Yeager Scholars Class of 2016 will be made up of six students from four states, according to a news release.

There are three students from the state of West Virginia.

The students will begin attending Marshall in the fall.

The students had to fill out an application and then go through two interviews.

Faculty, staff, alumni, Society of Yeager Scholars board members and community members made the final selection.

The program is named for retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" Yeager.