Father and son graduate on same day at Savannah State
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Posted By: Hija Chang on May 06, 2016 Savannah State has seriously impressive graduation participants this year. A father and son will both be graduating with 4.0 GPAs on Saturday. Marcelo and Daniel Meis (pronounced ‘mace’) will both graduate from Savannah State University (SSU) on Saturday, May 7. Marcelo Meis, will receive his MBA, while his son Daniel will graduate as a biology major. It was Daniel who convinced his father to return to a college campus. Marcelo had been talking about getting the advanced business degree for years. “I told him he could do it. At SSU, it’s part time. No more excuses,” Daniel told his father. For the past two years, Marcelo has completed coursework after he gets off work as an engineer at Boeing. During his time at SSU, Daniel has not only earned top academic honors, he has also engaged in research with NASA. He assisted in synthesizing material that went to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of genetic research. He is headed to medical school in the summer. Other commencement-related events: May 6, 6 p.m.: Commissioning of Officers, Tiger Arena NROTC candidates are commissioned into the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. May 6, 6 p.m.: Graduate Hooding Ceremony, Student Union ballrooms Graduate students receive their degree colors. May 7, 9 a.m.: Commencement Ceremony, T.A. Wright Stadium (rain venue is Tiger Arena) Procession begins at 8:30 a.m. Shirley Malcom, Ph.D., is the guest speaker. MEAGHAN WALSH GERARD, M.A. Staff Writer Savannah State University Division of University Advancement Marketing & Communications | Gardner Hall 912.358.3055 | gerardm@savannahstate.edu weare.savannahstate.edu If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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