Introducing the new Masters of Arts students!!
Top Row: Frank Nero, Jen Nicholason, Alishya Kovalevych, Katie Banser, Cristina Robins, Kristine Scheck
Bottom Row: Missy Verville, Prof. Jos Hackforth-Jones, Mercedee Renz
Graduation!!
May 9, 2002
May 9 arrives - a warm, overcast day which promised to be quite
eventful and utterly boring. Of course, that was BEFORE Alishya's mother had to be
taken to the emergency room with allergies - but that's a different story. Covered
in our borrowed robes and caps, we plowed down the aisle armed with red roses and big
smiles... today was our day. As it turned out, however, our day wasn't to begin for a good
two hours as speeches and undergrad awards took up much of the ceremony. But finally, we
walked the fateful walk up the platform, past Jos and down the stairs to return to our
seats thankful that we didn't fall or make some sort of fool of ourselves. With fake
degrees in hand, we listened to the wise words of Mercedee and and then stood for the
final congratulations as a promise of Masters degress hung in the air.
:)
PS - If photos are highlighted, they are clickable for a bigger example...
Introducing the new Masters of Arts students!!
Top Row: Frank Nero, Jen Nicholason, Alishya Kovalevych, Katie Banser, Cristina Robins,
Kristine Scheck
Bottom Row: Missy Verville, Prof. Jos Hackforth-Jones, Mercedee Renz
Alishya receiving her degree from President Walter McCann
Walking to the fateful event...
Moments after accepting our fake degree
Aren't we just the smiling group?
Jen, Frank and Katie sip wine compliments of Richmond - finally, something free!
Missy and her parents Jim and JoAnne - aren't they adorable?
Alishya and Missy showing off our excellent shoes!
DADS!!
The proud fathers and their happy daughters
Katie & Ric, Missy & Jim
Poor Frank... having to be surrounded by all these beauties!
Mercedee and Missy
Jen and Alishya smiling big!! Christine, Missy and Sara!
Mercedee, Frank and Kristine
Katie and Jen
Mercedee and Katie - old roommates!
Alishya almost being decapitated by Mercedee's cap... hehe, decapitation!
Missy and her mom... aaaaawwww
Mercedee being squeezed by her bro, Garrett
Final group photo - the end of a wonderful day!
The graduation ended, but the week of running around with our families continued for days to come... here are some nifty shots of us and the fams!
Katie's mom was taking the picture, so she's not in it but we present the fams of Katie
and Missy outside a pub -
how very appropriate!
Katie and her parents - the perfect family :)
Frank's fam and Katie's fam all dined together for a fantastic after-graduation meal!!
Me and my mom in our new neighborhood..
Lucky for me, some close friends from India came to London while my mother was in town. We
took Rustom and Parveen around London at a fast pace much to their dismay :)
Mom, Parveen and Lisa!!
My roommate gave me the best present of all - her being in London for my graduation! She
came armed with blowhorns, balloons and other noise-making objects which caused quite the
uproar when my name was called. I couldn't have asked for a better gift and I thank her
and Greenie profusely.
Love you guys!!
The best thing of Lisa and Greenie being in London is that they took pictures of
EVERYTHING... especially the food! At every meal, the food was arranged in a aesthetic
manner so as to provide the best photo. I can't imagine what their photo album looks like,
but I imagine that it's quite mouth-watering!
And finally, mom left London after a grueling struggle with allergies. Our taxi driver,
John (featured above), gave my mom all the assurances that a mother needs when she leaves
her daughter in a foreign country. Hehe, it was quite an experience!
Congratulations, Masters students of 2002!!