SIU agribusiness majors earn degrees at accelerated pace
Some people are just in a hurry to get their lives started and make a difference. Take Southern Illinois University Carbondale students Cambell Douglas and Morgan Young, for instance.
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Cambell Douglas and Morgan Young, will join hundreds of other SIU graduates receiving their diplomas Saturday. Young, of Benton, has earned a Master of Science in agribusiness economics at just 20 years old, while Douglas, of Karnak, will receive his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness economics with a minor in agrisystems at only 19. (Photo by Russell Bailey)
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