Eric Gregory wins 400m; 94-year-old graduates from KSD
Here are two Deaf News briefs.
Gallaudet’s Eric Gregory wins 400m national championship
The first: Gallaudet University’s star track athlete Eric Gregory won the NCAA Division III national championship in the 400-meter dash on Saturday. It is his second consecutive national title.
GallaudetBison.com said Gregory’s time of 45.93 is the third fastest time in NCAA Division III history, a Gallaudet school record, and the deaf men’s collegiate record.
Gregory has delivered Gallaudet with two national titles, which are the only national titles that the university has. Congratulations to Eric Gregory!
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94-year-old among KSD class of 2023
The second is a report from a local news outlet in Kentucky, WSAZ, that a 94-year-old woman is among the 2023 graduating class at the Kentucky School for the Deaf. Her name is Beulah Hester.
The article explained that Hester went to KSD from 1937 to 1948 but left before her senior year to start a family. She later worked at the school as a dorm houseparent for 30 years until her retirement in 1990. She was awarded an honorary diploma during the graduation ceremony on Friday. Hester told WSAZ that she is very surprised, that getting the diploma is so important to her, and that she’s enjoyed the experience so much.
Congratulations to Beulah Hester!
That’s the two Deaf News briefs for today.
https://gallaudetbison.com/news/2023/5/27/mtrack_23_recap_ncaaday3.aspx
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/05/27/94-year-old-among-2023-graduating-class/