Doctor Jana Aupperlee!

Yesterday Jana successfully defended her dissertation and can now be called Dr. Aupperlee! Hooray! In the afternoon Jana met with her committee and gave them a presentation on her dissertation, which she handed in two weeks ago. The presentation went really well and her committee asked good questions afterward. Drew and I were out in the hall waiting for her to finish and when Jana was done with her presentation we all waited together for her committee to decide if she passed. Within minutes they were calling for her to come back in (with Drew, of course!) to tell her that she had passed with ease. There are a few minor (almost optional) revisions that Jana's committee suggested for her dissertation, but other than that Jana is done! Next week Jana will return to her internship site, so by the spring she'll have enough internship hours to graduate. Now everyone can enjoy ribbing me about our "Dr. and Mr. Aupperlee" status! :)