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Western Governors University celebrates 100,000th graduate, a SHS teacher, with special donation for his classroom

Posted on 2/6/2018 7:33:00 AM.

(Seguin) -- When Mark Weber, an English teacher at Seguin High School, completed his master's degree in educational leadership at WGU Texas he was excited and proud but he had no idea that he would be Western Governors University's 100,000th graduate. Weber claimed that 100,000th spot among all others students who have continued their education through the online, nonprofit university established by 19 U.S. Governors 21 years ago.
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