Tyson Graduated!!

Tyson graduated from Fresno State with a Masters in Criminology on May 16, 2008! I am so proud of him! I think it is SO awesome that Tyson graduated with distinction (4.0 GPA) and he was also awarded with the Outstanding Graduate Student Award and he was nominated for the Outstanding Thesis Award :)
From Tyson's perspective(an excerpt from his journal) he says, "I'm so glad it's over, but part of me is going to miss it. I've developed a love for learning. I still have a strong desire to accomplish a PhD. I know I just graduated but, I won't be leaving the world of academia just yet. The Department of Criminology has a asked me to teach a class (or two) next semester. Plus, this summer I'm still working on several projects with different professors from the Criminology Department. I was lucky enough to score some grant money doing odd jobs for professors. I'm excited to be teaching next semester at the University level, too. I will be teaching Comparative Criminology- basically comparing criminal justice systems internationally. It will be challenging, but worth the experience."
Again, I am so proud of him and excited to see what he will accomplish in the future. Tyson is the kind of guy that if he wants to accomplish something he will do everything in his power to make it happen! He's already talking about getting published and trying to meet all of the requirements for competitive PhD programs all over the US and even Europe. So, who knows what's in the future for us? For now, we are both working, Tyson is interviewing for various jobs, and I am in summer school... we are busy but we are still scheduling in time to "play" this summer. We've already planned a trip to New York and D.C. !! We'll be leaving in mid July with our friends Steve and Sarah Lopez for a week of fun in the big apple :) It's sort of going to be our one year wedding anniversary trip:) We are stoked!