WVU alumni make a better world through leadership and healthcare

This year's class of West Virginia University's Academy of Distinguished Alumni has produced results that affect us all in a variety of ways.

You don’t know you’ve succeeded until you see the results.

This year’s class of West Virginia University’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni has produced results that affect us all in a variety of ways.

Vicente Anido Jr. led several pharmaceutical companies, and has focused on creating treatments for eye health.

Gopala Krishna has had a distinctive career as a toxicologist, developing prescription drugs that include Lipitor, Rezulin, Neurontin and Nipent.

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk served on a national task force to influence healthcare to become grounded in scientific evidence and not rely on unfounded practices.

Joseph P. Steranka led the Professional Golf Association toward making golf a diverse and burgeoning industry.

Watch this video to find out more about this year’s inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni. At the end of the video, click on each inductee to hear their success stories.

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