July 14, 2000
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA July 14, 2000 |
 Usually grandparents are waiting in the wings at convocation with cameras and fresh film. Not Adam Vrooman, left, who at UVic’s first convocation ceremony this June, proudly shared the stage with his grandson, Rob. The elder Vrooman picked up a BA in history, while the younger Vrooman graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. Adam started work on his degree, one course a year, in 1976 — the year Rob was born. “We’re kind of at other ends of the universe academically,” says Rob, and so their campus paths hadn’t crossed, at least not until graduation day. By special arrangement, the two graduated side-by-side. |