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<\/p>\nOver the years, Lawrenceville, Georgia resident Sam Kaplan has added a lot of items to his portfolio. <\/p>\n
However, he added an especially late line item\u2014a college degree\u2014on May 11th, in his 72nd year of life.<\/p>\n
Kaplan crossed the stage in cap and gown to accept an undergraduate degree in Cinema and Media Arts from George Gwinnett College beside students who were 50 years his junior. <\/p>\n
His mother, who is 99 years old, was present to see everything and gave her best cheer. After graduating <\/p>\n
from high school in 1969, Kaplan had never given college any thought. He immediately started working in a variety of capacities.<\/p>\n
He first had a cleaning service before moving on to a telemarketing firm, according to the GGC press release. <\/p>\n
In addition to being a part-time taxi driver, he worked in customer service for an electronics wholesale distributor. Kaplan declared, \u2018I’m the first of my seven siblings to earn a degree.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I heard on the radio that Georgia Gwinnett College was offering a degree that involved script writing while I was driving down 316.\u2019<\/p>\n
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When I noticed that my car appeared to have automated its steering, I stopped on Collins Hill Road. I was registering for the autumn semester five minutes later.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t as simple as one may believe, and at first he had trouble remembering how to study, how to make friends, and all the other things that came with being a student. <\/p>\n
He therefore made a commitment to speak with one student each day and inquire about their strategies, aspirations, and classroom management styles.<\/p>\n
He claimed that his peers truly opened up during those conversations, which helped him succeed, but he also acknowledged that he had assistance and guidance from his five children.<\/p>\n
Kate Balsley, an associate professor of film who taught Kaplan in several semesters, said of him, \u2018He’d always participate and would offer advice and assistance to his classmates.\u2019<\/p>\n
Sam was constantly happy to offer pictures and anecdotes about his fascinating life and his family. Although we are thrilled for him to graduate, we will miss him.<\/p>\n