Letter from the
Kensie and her sister,
Brett, at the 2013
Young Guns reception.
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When I started working for West
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July 2005, I never imagined all the mile-
stones I would have the chance to celebrate.
Sales goals have been met, new hires have
succeeded, ownership has changed and
countless deserving award recipients have
been recognized across our platform of
honors programs.
The program that started it all was
Young Guns, which began in 1999 with
its inaugural class. I don’t imagine those
who represented the first class could have
envisioned the reach the program would
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have 20 years later. The first-ever Young
Guns reception took place at the West
Virginia Governor’s Mansion in 2006,
and the event has continued to evolve and
grow as it has moved to different locations
honoring new inductees.
Because the receptions did not start
until 2006, I have had countless Young
Guns from the early years ask me when
their party would be held. This year, our
annual reception will be the Young Guns
All-Class Reunion, an event that is not
just for the class of 2020 but for every
Young Gun who has been proud—and
made us proud—to carry on the name.
I would like to take a moment to thank
not only the past award recipients but
also all of those people who supported
them and took the time to nominate them
because they felt they were deserving of
recognition and represented our state
well. It is our passion for representing
the state of West Virginia—and how we
see it as opposed to how outsiders see
it—that keeps us motivated at WVE.
Kensie Hamilton Fauber
Publisher