MHCC Graduation

President Silverman decided to take a short cut through a back door to Graphic Design Instructor Chris Maier’s classroom but was stopped abruptly by locked glass doors through which students were staring and pointing at the man standing outside with flowers and balloons. Chris, looking very confused, unlocked the door and allowed the president, Cabinet members, Faculty President Gary DeRoest, and others to enter.

Walking to the front of the class, Dr. Silverman called Chris to his side before he announced that this exceptional instructor had been selected to receive a 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award. The students were absolutely delighted that their favorite instructor had been given this award because so many of them had helped nominate her! Chris hugged the President with tears streaming down her face even as the cameras flashed.

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS! Along with Distinguished Teachers Mike Russelland Valory Thatcher, Chris will be honored at commencement services and all will be gifted with a check from the MHCC Foundation.

This is mummy going up to recieve her award!
Dad and I were camped out on the grass pretty far away, but we still got to see her get the award and watch ALL of the students get the diplomas....
Mummy is the seventh dot from the right.
And then this Crrraaazzzyyyy cowboy showed up during the ceremony. He had only ONE arm tied down by some sort of home-made belt system. Dad and I decided that he had a bad arm that unless he tied it down would get into some serious trouble. Something along the lines of the Hitler arm in Dr. Strangelove. And, to top it all, the arm was totally functional. He was waving things around and holding stuff with it, so it's not like a sling, it was just a strap.

Bizarre.