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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Congratulations! What marvelous news. May there yet be many seasons in her path. MJ<BR>
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On 6/15/12 8:38 PM, "Phillip E Cash Cash" <<a href="cashcash@EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU">cashcash@EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU</a>> wrote:<BR>
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By KVAL News & KIMA News Published: Jun 15, 2012 at 2:09 PM PDT<BR>
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Virginia Beavert<BR>
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EUGENE, Ore. - The University of Oregon will honor the school's oldest-ever graduate during commencement ceremonies Monday.<BR>
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Virginia Beavert, 90, an elder in Washington’s Yakama tribe, will receive her doctorate in linguistics before defending her dissertation next month. <BR>
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Beavert speaks six native languages, has written a Yakama Sahaptin dictionary, and is currently working on a second edition. <BR>
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Access full article below:<BR>
<a href="http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Yakama-tribe-elder-becomes-U-of-Os-oldest-ever-graduate-159240715.html">http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Yakama-tribe-elder-becomes-U-of-Os-oldest-ever-graduate-159240715.html</a><BR>
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Dr. MJ Hardman<BR>
Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology<BR>
Department of Linguistics<BR>
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida<BR>
Doctora Honoris Causa UNMSM, Lima, Perú <BR>
website: <a href="http://grove.ufl.edu/~hardman/">http://grove.ufl.edu/~hardman/</a> <BR>
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