David Blackmer, MSC

The hooding ceremony for master's degree students

Dave and his proud parents

It's quite an incredible story, really. One evening Dave and I arrived at home and he sat at the kitchen table and opened the mail. He read a letter from Westminster College inviting him to apply for their new Master's in Strategic Communication degree. He decided to apply. Dave had considered getting a master's degree in the past but hadn't felt that it was for him. Suddenly, by simply opening the mail, our lives were changed. It was a very difficult year and a half, especially since the girls came to us. Dave pulled many all-nighters and spent many evenings and Saturdays away from home. But he excelled at everything he did in the program. He blew away his professors and colleagues with his exceptional work. He got straight A's and learned so much from the project-based program. He designed his own website that you really should check out: www.davidblackmer.com. Then, only hours after completing his last project, he was called to the bishopric in our ward. :)