I have not been keeping up on events on KatysBlog so this post will cover some ground. John and Paul and I recently returned from a week in Virginia for Jessica‘s first graduation from Georgetown University, with a Master of Science – Foreign Service (MSFS graduate degree). She finishes her second Master’s in December. Jessica is also newly a Mom our granddaughter Joanne who is thriving with her big brother 3-year-old Alex and Dad, Matthew. We are all very proud of Jessica (and having fun with our beloved grandbabies)!
My father, Wade Dickinson, and his brother Wayne were business and innovation partners for fifty years, during which time they were granted more than fifty U.S. patents and taught entrepreneurship for 16 years at U.C. Berkeley Engineering. My father passed in 2011 and my Uncle Wayne passed late last year. Wayne’s memorial service was last weekend in San Rafael, California. It was a touching opportunity to tell stories and reconnect with my brother Mark and cousins Eric and Leslie Dickinson.
I posted recently about finishing the Graduate Theological Union‘s Certificate in Islamic Studies. I also just completed the Clinton Global Initiative’s Empowering Faith Leaders Program, hosted at the GTU. It was an interesting class in how substance addiction works in individual lives and the community. I now have a TechWomen certificate signed by Secretary Hillary Clinton and this new certificate signed by President Bill Clinton. It will be strange not to be taking grad school classes for a while!
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