OT--Congrats are in order!

stiffler3492

My dad, who I roped into officiating basketball with me last season, just successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this morning at Northern Illinois University!!

He couldn't take any games this season because he's been working towards this final goal, but hopefully now that it's done he can get back into it. He also does baseball.

Congrats, Pops!

Mark Padgett

stiffler3492 wrote
My dad, who I roped into officiating basketball with me last season, just successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this morning at Northern Illinois University!!

He couldn't take any games this season because he's been working towards this final goal, but hopefully now that it's done he can get back into it. He also does baseball.

Congrats, Pops!

Congrats from me, too. Only the best and the brightest go to Northern. Oh - did I mention that's where I went to college? 🙂

rockyroad

That's pretty impressive! Tell "Pops" congrats.

JRutledge

Tell your dad I said high and welcome to that PhD family. Hard work for sure and a good post from a son. 😉

Peace

Judtech

Congrats and welcome to the PhD club. Or as my pops said, Piled Higher n Deeper😃
And don't let where SOME went to college tarnish that great achievement!😃

The_Rookie

stiffler3492 wrote
my dad, who i roped into officiating basketball with me last season, just successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this morning at northern illinois university!!

He couldn't take any games this season because he's been working towards this final goal, but hopefully now that it's done he can get back into it. He also does baseball.

Congrats, pops!

hope herb huskie can hand him his degree 🙂

Rob1968

" Gppd evening, captains. I'll be your referee for tonight's game. I'm Doctor Stiffler . . .🙂
Really, congratulations to your dad. I have great admiration for anyone who has stuck to it and earned his PhD.

Lcubed48

Mark Padgett wrote
Congrats from me, too. Only the best and the brightest go to Northern. Oh - did I mention that's where I went to college? 🙂

+1
😎 I,also, graduated from that fine university. 😎

Mark Padgett

Lcubed48 wrote
+1
😎 I,also, graduated from that fine university. :cool:

So who said I graduated? 😉

stiffler3492

Rob1968 wrote
" Gppd evening, captains. I'll be your referee for tonight's game. I'm Doctor Stiffler . . .🙂
Really, congratulations to your dad. I have great admiration for anyone who has stuck to it and earned his PhD.

Oh the jokes have been flying since he even entertained the idea of pursuing his doctorate!

JRutledge

Judtech wrote
Congrats and welcome to the PhD club. Or as my pops said, Piled Higher n Deeper😃
And don't let where SOME went to college tarnish that great achievement!😃

Heard that one all my life as my Mom is apart of that club.

Peace

JRutledge

stiffler3492 wrote
Oh the jokes have been flying since he even entertained the idea of pursuing his doctorate!

You also know you are not going to win any more arguments with your Dad right? 🙂

Peace

Judtech

Will he make the coaches call him Dr now? I have wanted to pull that card on a couple of the more ornary one!! "That is DR Official to you!"

stiffler3492

JRutledge wrote
You also know you are not going to win any more arguments with your Dad right? 🙂

Peace

Are you kidding Jeff? I never won any arguments anyway!

JRutledge

stiffler3492 wrote
Are you kidding Jeff? I never won any arguments anyway!

Well you will lose more in a blaze of glory now!!! 😛

Peace

BillyMac

My son is currently working on his doctoral dissertation in sociology: "Interactivity, Interdependence, and Intertexuality: The Meaning of Video Games in American Civil Society".

He is considered to be an expert in various forms of media, especially modern media, and also in how celebrities are portrayed in the media.

He should finish up next year. Anybody got any job openings?

stiffler3492

BillyMac wrote
My son is currently working on his doctoral dissertation in sociology: "Interactivity, Interdependence, and Intertexuality: The Meaning of Video Games in American Civil Society".

He is considered to be an expert in various forms of media, especially modern media, and also in how celebrities are portrayed in the media.

He should finish up next year. Anybody got any job openings?

I wonder how much research he's been able to find on the subject of video games...I'd have to think there isn't a whole lot.

fullor30

JRutledge wrote
Tell your dad I said high and welcome to that PhD family. Hard work for sure and a good post from a son. 😉

Peace

Jeff, how's your hi school schedule going?

BillyMac

stiffler3492 wrote
I wonder how much research he's been able to find on the subject of video games...I'd have to think there isn't a whole lot.

Four pages of references in his dissertation proposal.

stiffler3492

BillyMac wrote
Four pages of references in his dissertation proposal.

That's a ton. Your son will be one of the authoritative figures on video games!