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The Southwester - May 2012 (Graduation Edition)
11 pages
Published by
Ronnie Road
INSIDE
May 25, 2012
The
S uthwester
Graduate visualizes his
future without sight
SEE HOOD PAGE 12
E
arning a college degree can be a lot of
hard work – long
hours studying and learning
new concepts – all of this can
make most...
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INSIDE
May 25, 2012
The
S uthwester
Graduate visualizes his
future without sight
SEE HOOD PAGE 12
E
arning a college degree can be a lot of
hard work – long
hours studying and learning
new concepts – all of this can
make most students question
whether their commitment is
worth all the extra application.
For Southwestern Michigan College student Allen
Hood, earning an associate
degree was just another hurdle for him to figure out how
to get around or over.
Hood, 44, lost his sight
three years ago on May 5.
He
graduated with honors May
5 from SMC with an Associate in Arts degree.
This fall,
he will complete a second associate degree in social work.
He will begin working on a
bachelor’s degree in human
we had.
I ride my own horse,
take care of five horses, and
I mow my own yard.
But I
shouldn’t fly an airplane anymore.
”
Hood worked with the
Michigan Commission for
the Blind in Kalamazoo to
services through Bethel College in Mishawaka.
Hood will
receive the Post-Secondary
Student Awar
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