Dad's delight.A dad joined his daughter on stage to pick up his degree 54 years late. Bryan Bryan, city (1990 pop. 55,002), seat of Brazos co., E central Tex.; inc. 1872. Settled in the early 19th cent. in an area of large plantations, Bryan was long a cotton center. Wilkinson Noun 1. Wilkinson - English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921) Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson should have graduated from Durham University in 1952 but the Royal Navy reservist re·serv·ist n. A member of a military reserve. reservist Noun a member of a nation's military reserve Noun 1. was sent abroad to do military service. However, the 77-year-old's dream of getting his long-awaited certificate finally came true when he graduated alongside his daughter Karen Wilkinson-Bell. Mrs Wilkinson-Bell, 45, received her degree yesterday from Durham University's Business School and after staff there heard how her father had missed out, he was invited to join her at Durham Cathedral. Mrs Wilkinson-Bell, regional director of the Business in the Community charity, picked up an MBA with distinction. |
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