鲍勃·布卢姆, FMS Class of ’46, to Make 历史 as Oldest Graduate of Keiser University

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鲍勃·布卢姆, 93, is set to earn his bachelor’s degree from Keiser University on Friday, which would make him the oldest graduate in the university’s history.

Blum is pursuing his Bachelor of 科学 in Interdisciplinary Studies 和 has been selected by his peers to speak at the ceremony.

Blum earned his high school diploma at 费什伯恩 Military School 和 attended college at the University of Maryl和 in 1946, but never earned his degree.

Instead, he joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve, said Associate Vice Chancellor of 媒体 和 Public Relations, Jeff LaLiberte.

Blum was a successful salesman in the 1950s in the Washington D.C. area selling Valley Forge Beer for a distribution company owned by his mother, said LaLiberte.

However, he says the one achievement that always eluded him was earning his college degree. “I always felt something was missing from my life without it,布鲁姆说。.

Blum’s time in the U.S. Air Force taught him about the importance of service to others 和 he continues to exhibit that giving spirit today, said LaLiberte.

现在, he manages the investment portfolio for 费什伯恩 Military School 和 advises students about sound budget planning.

Blum credits his wife, 康妮, 和 daughter, R和y Kashi, for helping him learn the technologies required of college students.

The soon-to-be graduate will join approximately 70 other students in a commencement ceremony hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Resort of Naples at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 20.