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Published January 12, 2012, 10:05 AM

School of Mines president being treated for neck cancer

RAPID CITY (AP) — The president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has begun radiation and chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer. School officials say his prognosis is good.

RAPID CITY (AP) — The president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has begun radiation and chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer. School officials say his prognosis is good.

Sixty-year-old Robert Wharton informed staff and faculty at the Rapid City school about his illness last week. The media says the cancer is described as "a treatable form of neck cancer."

School spokeswoman Fran LeFort says Wharton is not taking a leave of absence. She says he will work from campus or from home during the treatment, which is expected to last through February.

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