More than 50 years after graduating from high school, a 72-year-old man recently received an undergraduate degree and flipped his tassel. On May 11, Sam Kaplan became the first of his seven siblings to graduate from Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with a certificate in Cinema and Media Arts.Kaplan’s mother, who is 99 years old, was in the audience and cheered on her son as he walked the stage for his graduation ceremony.
The recent graduate described his mother as “very excited.” She’s overjoyed, overjoyed, and overjoyed. She last saw her son in a classroom when he graduated from high school in 1969. Kaplan had a long and successful career. According to a press release from the institution, he started a cleaning business and later a telemarketing firm. He also worked as a cab driver and as a customer service representative for a wholesale electronic distribution company.
Kaplan’s college also stated that the septuagenarian chose to return to school for the first time in decades at the age of 68.When one asks a student what they want and plan on doing, and finds out what they want to do with their lives, he believes that’s unusual with a lot of kids — they don’t get that from people, according to Kaplan. He believes he has a good working relationship with them. On the last day of classes, he was embraced by several of them.
Kate Balsley, an associate professor of cinema at Georgia Gwinnett College, taught a number of Kaplan’s students and expressed her admiration for his academic achievements. Sam was always excited to show off photos and tell stories about his fascinating life and family.
They’re excited for him to graduate, but they’ll miss him, according to Balsley.Without a doubt, Kaplan has left his mark on his organization. His graduating class applauded loudly as he accepted his diploma with a happy grin in a video of the event.