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Marshall University doctoral graduate Emily McQuinn sits with fellow graduates as she listens to opening remarks Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center during the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine's annual Investiture.

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Rob Hayes, at right, receives his medical degree from Marshall University president Stephen Kopp on Friday, May 9, 2008, during the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine's annual Investiture.

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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Noeet Elitsure, near left, and fellow graduates of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine listen as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Sarah A. McCarty, M.D., presents the Charge to the Class of 2008, on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the closing of the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Amirah Shareef, right, a graduate of the Marshall University School of Medicine, gets a hug from a member of the MU faculty during the Hooding Ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center during the medical school's annual Investiture.

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Dwight Saulle, center, a doctoral graduate of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, waves to his family in the audience Friday, May 9, 2008, following the medical school's annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Saulle is this year's only graduate neurosurgeon in the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine presented the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the annual Investiture at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.

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