I know there are some professors who see attending graduation as a chore. I like it, though, because it is exciting to commemorate years of hard work. There are so many success stories — stories of people overcoming great challenges to earn a degree.
Take James Graham, for example. It took this man about 15 years to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film and television.
James earns his B.F.A.
He works full time for SCAD and could only take classes here and there. Every so often, he’d have to reapply because it was taking so long. And that would mean he would have to take different classes because he was now bound by a new course catalog.
And I felt such pride to see so many of “my” writing students walk across the stage: Andrea, Rachel, Daniel, Tiffany, Elizabeth, Elyse, Holly, Jacque, Sarah, Maggie, Ashley, Victoria and Travis. (Note to them: Now we can be Facebook friends!)
After the ceremony, we held a surprise graduation party for James at Patrick’s house, where Uncle Eggy tried to light everyone on fire. See Uncle Alex guard the children.
Pyromaniac
Fortunately, there was a hose handy.
James enjoys the show
Except for minor smoke inhalation, there was no damage.
It was a good day. Congratulations to all graduates!
Observe and report 
James’s story is a great one! So glad you were there to help celebrate!
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