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Mom who went to classes with quadriplegic son, CU alum gets honorary MBA

ORANGE, Calif. — A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration. Judy O’Connor, a retired elementary-school teacher, pushed her son Marty in his wheelchair for him to receive his degree during commencement Saturday at Chapman University in the Los Angeles suburb of Orange. Then, a choked-up graduation announcer said the school’s faculty, administrators and board of trustees had decided to give her an MBA.

 

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