Kenadee Burgoyne PA’25 (Wheeling, West Virginia) and Catie Wilson PA’25 (Bridgeport, West Virginia) first met as graduate students in Alderson Broaddus University’s Physician Assistant Program, forging a close bond as they completed their first semester.But their plans were upended when in early August 2023, the West Virginia school announced it would close before they could earn their master’s degrees. Alderson Broaddus, a private Baptist university that was founded in 1838, announced it would close after its board made the decision.