Photos from yesterday's John Landecker Graduation

The whole thing was a secret. John Landecker thought he was going to Grand Valley State University (the college he attended in the mid-60s) to do a Q&A session about his book "Records Truly Is My Middle Name". That happened...but when it was winding down, the Dean of the university came in and gave John his surprise. They had accumulated his college credits from all the schools he attended, and awarded him his last few hours because of an independent writing assignment (his book), and it turned out he had enough credits to finally graduate...53 years after he took his first class.

I will have the full report in next month's Illinois Entertainer, but in the meantime here are a few photos...