Volgenau Convocation: We Made It!!!!!!

It took 7 years, but I am finally done! During that time, I took qualifiers 4 times (don't ask), avoided running out of my comprehensive exam and proposal presentation (that was a close one), spent more time at school with classmates than at home some weeks (never take 4 classes at once), and made a lot of a good friends along the way. But, the day finally came where Mark and I got to be hooded.

We were very happy that we did not have to wait outside in the muggy and crowded parking lot for the convocation to begin. We actually got to wait in the air conditioned Hospitality Suite and even had snacks!

Of course, Lisa was there to keep everything on track and well organized. I really don't know what we would have done during this whole PhD process without her. She kept us and our advisors in line with all of the needed paperwork and deadlines.

Mark and Uday posed with their advisor before the events began.

And, of course, I posed with mine.

 

At convocation, your advisor gets to hood you.

 

 

Next stop, commencement!