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Old 06-04-2010, 10:29 PM   #1
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Many years ago I graduated from high school. Got accepted to Oregon State University and was pursuing a degree in business administration when it really hit me that it wasn't what I wanted to do with my life. I had a friend in the engineering program there that told me I would be a good fit, so I began looking at the college's webpage and after checking career paths & researching a bit I came to the conclusion at the end of winter term of my freshman year that I wanted to pursue Computer Engineering.

I kept taking business classes that spring and took an intro class to the ECE department. Fell in love with it immediately and changed my major after that term. 5 long hard years of Computer Engineering with a CS minor and 1 year of work experience interning at Mentor Graphics and RadiSys, I have all this in front of me.



(My wife's diploma is already in there. She graduated there to.)


And these came in the mail today.






2 assignments and a final exam in math which I pretty much just have to show up for and I'm out of this town.

I start work as a Software Design Engineer I at Tektronix June 21st
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Old 06-04-2010, 10:32 PM   #2
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Congrats Jordan!!!! Dedication pays off.....congrats again to you AND the wife
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Old 06-04-2010, 10:42 PM   #3
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That's awesome Jordan!
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Old 06-04-2010, 10:48 PM   #4
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Congratulations Jordan! Welcome to Stumptown!! I worked at Tek for 10 years and I can highly recommend them!
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Old 06-05-2010, 03:53 PM   #5
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Congratulations Jordan! Welcome to Stumptown!! I worked at Tek for 10 years and I can highly recommend them!
Congratulations on your degree.

My uncle worked in sales for Tektronix for like 20-30 years. He made out quite well.
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Old 06-04-2010, 10:49 PM   #6
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Mazel Tov Jordan!!!
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Old 06-04-2010, 11:30 PM   #7
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Excellent work Jordan!! If you do what you like, it hardly seems like work. Sadly i don't find myself in that boat any longer so it's important to stick to and accomplish what you enjoy most because when it starts feeling like a job, it's no longer that much fun.

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Old 06-05-2010, 12:00 AM   #8
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Old 06-05-2010, 12:19 AM   #9
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Very cool, Jordan...Congratulations!
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Old 06-05-2010, 12:34 AM   #10
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Big congratulations, be proud of yourself. Biggest mistake I ever made was not continuing my education.

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Old 06-05-2010, 01:01 AM   #11
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Old 06-05-2010, 11:20 AM   #12
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Way to go Jordan, I am very proud of you.
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Old 06-05-2010, 12:57 PM   #14
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Congrats #2. Have fun pursuing the career. I've got about a year and some change to go on mine, but I'll be finishing up with a similar degree. Must be something about the name.
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You are laying the groundwork for a very nice life. Congratualtions.
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Very nice Jordan .
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Old 06-05-2010, 02:09 PM   #18
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Congrats J-Money!
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Congrats brother... Nobody can ever take your education away from you!!
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