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Marshall University Honors Rockefeller in Nation's Capital

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Marshall University has honored U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller during its annual State of the University event.

More than 200 people attended the event Wednesday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp says the university community is grateful for the opportunities that Rockefeller has created in the state and for Marshall.

The Democrat is retiring this year after three decades in the Senate.

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