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She went to Eastern Washington University and graduated Summa Cum Laude last week. We are very proud. We flew to Spokane, Washington just in time for an Awards Convocation. She received the highest academic honor her college bestows – the Frances B. Huston Medallion. A professor nominates a student who shows excellence in both academic and extracurricular activities. This year there were about 2,300 graduating students and only 20 received this award. Every professor we met told us what a great student she was and what a pleasure it was to have her in their class.
We had the joy of spending time with friends back in our old neck of the woods. Tom preached at our former church. It was fun to see so many friendly faces. The current pastors are dear friends and they housed not only Tom and I but both our kids.
The best part of the trip was seeing our daughter and our son, who flew from LA to see his sister graduate. The worst part was saying goodbye to them.
As far as my girl is concerned – Tom and I are so proud of what she has accomplished. We know she will do great in grad school this fall. (Did I mention she was accepted to three grad schools?)
We love you baby girl. Way to go!!
Here are some pictures from the trip. This is the whole family on Awards Night.
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