Bryan's Graduation from Medical School

We drove down to Little Rock after a few days visit in Newport and joined a large family group at Corky's for lunch before the graduation. Bryan and Mary with their parents, Bobby and Suzanne Lassiter and Daryl and Dubby Waggoner. We had enjoyed visiting this week with Bobby and Suzanne.

We were pleased to meet Mary's parents for the first time and enjoyed talking with them about their farm and experience in raising Charolais cattle. We enjoyed swapping farm stories, especially those of Mary growing up on the farm. I had made use (with permission) of several of Dubby's photos of rainbows in HyperPhysics.

We had time to sit and talk for a while.

Bobby, Suzanne with Bryan hidden, Brenda, Brent, Garrett, Eli, Mandy, Dubby and Mary.

We drove to the huge Verizon arena early and picked seats above the section where the medical students were to sit. Mandy and Brent hold down one end of a full row which will be filled by the family when all arrive.

Mary arrives with the coat Bryan will wear when he is commissioned as a Captain in the Army in a ceremony after the graduation. Eli, Garrett and Brent poke on their phones as they hold down the row of seats.

The ceremony begins with the processional of the faculty in their academic robes and the seating of the faculty on the stage.

As the student processional began, we watched carefully for Bryan and finally caught sight of him.

Bryan stands with his row among over 900 students in this huge arena.

Bryan and fellow candidates clap for their classmates until it is time for him to march across and get his own diploma.

This marks the completion of the very intense and demanding medical school curriculum, so we were very proud of him.

Mary pins on his Captain's bars.

Mary and Bryan with new Captain's bars in place.

A proud time for all of us!