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f I J ( I l It r JI . Lumberjack lvHA T Ci'.R..AnLlA TES HAVE CiA 1NEn After the graduation of the W AFB Anyone from dependenL~, to students, interviews were conducted to working people, to mothers can use the sample the type of people who are extension at WAFB to earn their using the extension at Wurtsmith. The degrees in various fields, and many following are samples of these people are presently doing just that. interviews. Karen Dubea is a working person who took advantage of WAFB's night courses. She received her associate in arts. degree through 2 years of hard work. She said she found the cources met all of her needs at a time which was convenient for her. Robert Dvorak also received his accociate in arts degree. He is an air force dependent who transferred credits from another c.:ollege and only had to take 2 semesters to complete his degree. He found the cources to be equal to what he had previously taken, and some were even more challenging. Teresa Russell brought 727 hours previously earned through the air force with her to receive her associate in arL~ degree.She added to her electronic technology cources in English an,d Math. She is a mother of 2 children whose husband is frequently on alert. She · found the courses "quite challenging." GRADUATION Graduation is ... Graduation. Caps and gowns. Pomp and circumstance. Faces glowing with the pride of achievement All were in evidence in the traditional ceremony lastFriday even~g for the 21 ACC graduates at W AFB Center. Graduation is the celebration of accomplishments and a conclusion of one phase of education. Graduation is the gathering of families and friends to honor the graduates and , perhaps, to gloat a little at their contributions towards the end result. Gloating is perfectly acceptable and permitted at an occasion designed to applaud success. Applause that is not only directed to the deserving graduates, but also for the people who supported and encouraged them and maybe sometimes nudged them along on their path towards their goals. Graduation is also a bringing together; a culmination of all the efforts; a reward for work well-done. Congradulations to the group at the W AFB satellite who will from here forward be known as the "Class of 87" ! Graduation, in summary, is the final step in moving from the halls of learning to a world filled with it. , ( '