Graduation

Well, on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, I did the coolest thing that I have done so far in my life. I gave my thesis defense presentation and walked for my Master's degree. After 14 months of strenuous course work, full-time teaching, an impressive amount of stress, and a lot of really great experiences, I am officially a Mizzou alum for the second time.

More than that, I feel so blessed to have formed the relationships I did throughout this process. In my reflection over the program I said that there were probably days where my roommates and I wanted to kill each other, and there were definitely others days where we could not have imagined being anywhere else with any other people going through this. It was a unique experience that changed us and made us better. I leave with friends, mentors, and people who I know want to see me succeed on not only a professional level, but a personal one as well.

It would be almost impossible to describe all of the feelings I have. To know that I was able to accomplish something so great despite people's thoughts and circumstances is a greater feeling than anything else I've ever done. It was hard, but it was worth it.

Signing off,
Kimberly Duvall, M.Ed.

M-I-Z!