Yakama tribe elder becomes U of O's oldest-ever graduate (fwd link)

[Dr. MJ Hardman]

Congratulations!  What marvelous news.  May there yet be many seasons in her
path.  MJ

On 6/15/12 8:38 PM, "Phillip E Cash Cash" <cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU>
wrote:

> Yakama tribe elder becomes U of O's oldest-ever graduate
> 
> By KVAL News & KIMA News Published: Jun 15, 2012 at 2:09 PM PDT
> US
> 
> 
> Virginia Beavert
> 
> EUGENE, Ore. - The University of Oregon will honor the school's oldest-ever
> graduate during commencement ceremonies Monday.
> 
> Virginia Beavert, 90, an elder in Washington¹s Yakama tribe, will receive her
> doctorate in linguistics before defending her dissertation next month.
> 
> Beavert speaks six native languages, has written a Yakama Sahaptin dictionary,
> and is currently working on a second edition.
> 
> Access full article below:
> http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Yakama-tribe-elder-becomes-U-of-Os-oldest-eve
> r-graduate-159240715.html
> 

Dr. MJ Hardman
Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology
Department of Linguistics
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Doctora Honoris Causa UNMSM, Lima, Perú
website:  http://grove.ufl.edu/~hardman/ 

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