EDWARDSVILLE John Shimkus was chosen to address his fellowstudents at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's 55th commencement eventhough he was frequently late for class.
But Shimkus had a good excuse for his tardiness. In addition tobeing a graduate student at SIU-E, he was also a freshmancongressman, and it's a long way from Washington to Edwardsville.
"I would arrive late to class on Friday because Congress was insession," said Shimkus, a Collinsville Republican. "I'd get off thefloor of the House, jump on a plane, land at Lambert, run home andget my books and get there late."But after six years of juggling schedules and having hissecretary proofread his term papers, Shimkus graduated Saturday witha master's degree in business administration.Shimkus began the master's program after he was elected MadisonCounty treasurer. His classes at SIU-E ended last month, during hisfirst term in Congress.
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