My daughter Kayna Lynne Stavast-Piper and her husband Brian Piper, PhD (Economics – OU, 2012)

With his parents.

The Associate Dean and Dean of the Graduate School with those who attended the reception.

The rest, ate at McDonald’s I guess.

The Entrance…

Brian, looking pretty distinguished – don’t you agree ?

Presentation of the colors, to bagpipes and drums…

I thought was getting moire’ effect from the digital screen they projected the program on

but when I looked later – I kind of like the effect of the screen matrix.

( This has nothing to do with Brian.  It’s my blog, rarely looked at – so I can get away with getting off topic.)

The entrance of the administration and faculty.

The man with the large medal is David Boren, President of OU.

The lady in the center (Ruth Simmons) was the speaker, she is the president of Brown University.

Petro engineering ?   Just a guess…

Flags held by representatives of the foreign students association.

Awarding of the Honorary Doctor of Human Letters.

The fellow standing in this photo was representing the family of one recipient, Anthony Shadid – a Pulitzer winning writer for the NY Times who died in February writing in Syria.   He knew he would receive this, but died after an asthma attack.

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-native-anthony-shadid-a-new-york-times-correspondent-dies-in-syria/article/3649629

Ruth Simmons,  President of Brown University, Commencement Address.

All the exhorting to greatness done, in the lineup for being hooded.

They looked right at me, so I took their picture, and they seemed pleased.  Hey, it’s graduation day – what’s to not be happy about ?

Seconds away….

Weak photo, but great moment !

Hugs all-around…

Good look-back Brian

Wrapping up …

Glow-sticks and streamers !!!!

With family and Josh.

( Btw Josh, thanks for your service in Iraq)

Proudly showing their colors…

“Been there, done that – have the t-shirt”

Congratulations Dr. Piper and thanks for being a good sport with my photo obsession.