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Degree Awarded Posthumously to Paralegal

By Lynne DeVenny

Buxie Keels, III, a paralegal employed by Cranfill Sumer & Hartzog in Raleigh, NC, died unexpectedly on October 26, 2009 of a pulmonary embolism - but was awarded the bachelor's degree in criminal justice that he had worked six years toward and had nearly completed, during N.C. Central University's 2009 winter commencement.

He had a grade-point average of 3.8 and would have graduated summa cum laude, and was just a few credits shy of completing a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. So, by unanimous vote of the faculty in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Keels was granted a degree posthumously.

Remembered by his instructors as a truly outstanding student, always wearing a suit and tie, and never missing a class, Keels wanted to go to law school and specialize in civil rights law.

My heartfelt condolences go out to the family, friends and colleagues of Buxie Keels, III. I'm glad that N.C. Central University formally acknowledged his academic and personal accomplishments in such a meaningful way.

Source: The Herald-Sun

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on December 13, 2009 (boomark / email).