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George Rebane

Well, itโ€™s time to toot Elizabethโ€™s horn. Jo Ann and I attended the science and math graduation ceremony here at the Tucson campus of the University of Arizona to watch our granddaughter Elizabeth graduate with dual degrees in Neuro & Cognitive Science and Molecular & Cellular Biology (easy for me to say).  She was joined by her parents along with brother Lucas and sister Catherine, both still in school.  The kids are pictured below.

Elizabeth_2015UofA

Elizabeth finished her studies in three and a half years while working as a research assistant in her professorsโ€™ laboratories. The next step is to immediately enter grad school for an appropriate PhD.  Applications have gone out and now the waiting begins.  Tonight the celebration will continue with a very large meal that has virtually zero chance of being heart healthy.  Another milestone in our family.

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17 responses to “Proud grandparents brag about granddaughter”

  1. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Soon to be another Dr. in the family. Congratulations to you, Jo Ann, the justifiably proud parents and your high achieving granddaughter Elizabeth!

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  2. Bonnie McGuire Avatar

    Congratulations! Beautiful and intelligent granddaughter and siblings. It’s wonderful to have many professions in the family.

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  3. Walt Avatar

    Hat’s off to the hard work. That’s some deep stuff.

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  4. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    Congrats to Elizabeth! There are still some American kids not ruined by the systems thrust upon then. Good job you Rebanes!!

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  5. Michael R. Kesti Avatar
    Michael R. Kesti

    It sure is fun to be proud of good kids! Congratulations to all.

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  6. rl crabb Avatar

    That’s a handsome family you got, Dr. Rebane.

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  7. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    But, but, George – according to the lefties she just can’t do all of that. I’m sure there was a special deal some where run by the govt that allowed her to skip all the male-dominated stuff and just get her degree based on gender discrimination.

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  8. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Scott, no grinching the young lady’s achievement.

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  9. Russ Steele Avatar
    Russ Steele

    George,
    Congratulations to Elizabeth, her family and her proud grandparents.

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  10. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    What a wonderful moment of celebration. You have 3 great reasons to be bursting at the seams beaming with joy and pride. Or is it pride and joy? No matter, a very special time for a very special family.

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  11. Scott Obermuller Avatar

    Don – lighten up. sarc on – sarc off.

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  12. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Iirc it was right about now in 2010 that the grad school decision letters starting arriving for my son… pins and needles.
    Good luck to the new grad. Not looking for med school? MCB is a common choice for premeds.

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  13. George Rebane Avatar

    Gregory 1044pm – Good point. I asked her about that a year ago, and she said that her interests really lie in the field of genomic research. Kinda follows her mom (our oldest) who entered UCLA as a premed then decided she didn’t like being around sick people, and took her degree in biocybernetics instead (then became a software engineer in speech recognition).

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  14. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Folks interested in research do tend to avoid the MD, which seems to take a peculiar mix of greed, compassion and focus to endure the chase.
    BTW IIRC there is only the Tucson campus for the University of Arizona. The in state competition is Arizona State University which has a few locations in the Phoenix area.

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  15. fish Avatar
    fish

    A worthy achievement indeed!
    Congratulations to the graduate, her parents, and of course the proud grandparents!

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  16. jon smith Avatar
    jon smith

    Congratulations are due the entire family. The only thing better than being a proud parent is being a proud grandparent. I don’t give a whit what her political bent might be, I hope and trust she remains true to her spirit through thick and thin. Even if she votes against me ๐Ÿ™‚

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  17. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    Congratulations Rebanes and Merry Christmas!

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