Graduation

Speaking of being late, I am late with this one also.

On this last Monday my co-worker Dawn Grasso finished her last class for her last course for her Bachelor's Degree.  Since I am one of those who bugged her about getting her degree, I stand forward to offer my total congratulations for a job well done.

Actually, a better job that I did.  Dawn got a 3.85 GPA.  I managed to squeak out a 2.87 when I graduated—and had some time on the Dean's bad list (Academic Probation).

And congratulations to her husband, Louis, who helped her accomplish this goal.  Dawn works in the same office I do, as did her husband, until he got a job here in Lowell, working on production of undersea cables.  I now refer to Louis as "the cable guy."

Of course, this wouldn't be complete without me noting that after a great Summer Break the Masters Degree is beckoning this fall.

One of the many nice things to come out of this is that one of Dawn's co-workers is looking at doing a degree program herself.

In this global economy, with knowledge and inventiveness being the key to success, we need to be encouraging everyone to go for more education.  Think about how many college graduates India and China are producing each year.  It is global competition and we need for everyone to be armed to compete.

Regards  —  Cliff

PS:  Over at Then there is this there is a post on one of the seven Harvard graduates to obtain a commission this year.  My colleague at Then there is this knows this young lady, since her Father is a classmate and squadron mate of his.  A nice story.