{"id":2403,"date":"2018-06-30T01:33:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T01:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2018-06-30T01:33:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T01:33:48","slug":"honorary-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/30\/honorary-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"honorary alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the least pleasant parts of my job is answering the webmaster email. \u00a0There\u2019s so much spam and angry people to get through and I know that it\u2019s not good for me \u00a0– but sometimes there are good messages too.<\/span><\/p>\n

I got a note a couple weeks ago from a father who had two daughters that had had both graduated from UA – one just this past spring. \u00a0His third, oldest daughter, was developmentally disabled and was so proud and excited for her sisters and their college success.<\/span><\/p>\n

He asked if we could make up some kind of fake diploma for her and said it would mean a lot to her.<\/span><\/p>\n

I considered sending it to the Office of the Registrar, but figured they would be bound by the rules and not be allowed to produce some kind of document like this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, I instead sent this over to our social media guru \u00a0– figuring that if anyone could make this fun thing happen, it would be her.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was delighted with the request and ran with it – and today, I got a great update from her.<\/span><\/p>\n

The alumni office agreed to make this guy\u2019s daughter an Honorary Alumni of The University of Akron and are going to hold a special event for her and present her with a certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n

How awesome is that? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0That young woman is going to be bursting with pride that day – I can\u2019t even imagine her delight.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, some days the email is terrible and crap – and some days, it can be wonderful.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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