Sunday, May 9, 2010

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Congratulations Zach!!!
"Good job Daddy"

Zach and his advisor, Dr. Gura- the "twin towers" were probably
the talest pair at the hooding ceremony. Gura is 6'4", Zach 6'7"



Mom and Dad Hutchins drove 2 days for this momentous occasion.
(One of Zach's freshman students was playing in the band you can see a part of in the background)

Big Mac is tired of having his picture taken at this point.
For those of you who are wondering what they do at a doctoral "hooding ceremony" I will tell you (because I had no idea). Your advisor, who has worked with you for a number of years, takes the "hood" and places it over your head. Its sort of like your professor superman cape. That makes him officially done with school. What next? A post doc at UNC with a little bit of a pay raise. After that, "to infinity and beyond".
A proud moment for all 3 mothers in these pictures. Happy mother's day to all.





9 comments:

  1. Let the true doctoral debate begin. Juris doctorate v. doctor of whatever the heck he is. :)

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  2. Whatever to A's debate! I know. That is the best mother's day present you'll ever get! NO MORE SCHOOL! What a fun day, and definitely momentous.

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  3. P.S. Cute Pj's. Does that mean the other pile is a no?

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  4. Great pictures and Congratulations on a job well done! Love from Aunt Shirley and Uncle David.

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  5. I'm so proud of you Zach! So glad you are done. I'm still crossing my fingers for NE. :)

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  6. Hip-hip-hooray! What an awesome feeling. Great job.

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  7. Congratulations you guys! That is very exciting! What a great mother's day!

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  8. Congratulations! What a great accomplishment.

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