James Thayer:
CLASS OF 1989
Blackstone Valley Region High SchoolClass of 1989
Upton, MA
University of Massachusetts Class of 2006
Boston, MA
University of Massachusetts Class of 2005
Boston, MA
Dean CollegeClass of 1999
Franklin, MA
Milford Middle School WestClass of 1985
Milford, MA
James's Story
Greetings Fellow Alumni:
I hope these words find you well.
I'm still single at age forty-three. I worked as a machinist (my trade at Valley Tech) for the first few years after high school; later, I worked as a computer programmer. From 2002 to 2010, I was a full-time student at the Univeristy of Massachusetts at Boston.
In 1994, after nine years in the machine shop, I returned to school. Since then, I've earned an A.S. degree in Computer Science from Dean College (1999) and two B.A. degrees--History (2005) and Philosophy (2006)--from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. All three degrees were awarded summa cum laude. I remained at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and enrolled as a graduate st...Expand for more
udent, where I studied History (American Civil War) under the direction of Professor Michael B. Chesson. I completed my M.A. degree in 2010 with a cummulative 3.95 GPA.
I've received two book awards for academic excellence: History (2005) and Philosophy (2006). I was awarded the McCarthy Scholarship by the History Department in 2008.
In addition to my academic degrees, I'm inducted into the following honor societies: Alpha Sigma Lambda (1997), Golden Key (2004), Phi Alpha Theta (2005), and The National Scholars Honor Society (2006). I've also been listed in the 2005 edition of the "National Dean's List."
Best regards,
Jim Thayer
'89 Blackstone Valley Tech
'99 Dean College
'05, '06, '10 UMass Boston
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