WVU President Will Have Hip Surgery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University’s president has announced he’ll be undergoing hip surgery this week. Dr. E. Gordon Gee will have the hip replacement surgery on Thursday, the university said in a statement. Doctors diagnosed the 75-year-old with a deteriorating hip joint following years of pain in his back. Gee said he hopes to be back soon “better than new,” but the university didn’t provide a timeline for when he may return. He did say that he will be missing the school’s winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 21 for the first time in 40 years