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Delayed celebration is twice as nice for mom

Mom, daughter get diplomas together

Norma Iribarren donned her cap and gown Friday like thousands of other UW-Madison graduates.

But final exams are a distant memory for the Chilean native. When Iribarren graduated from the UW in 1986,with a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, she skipped the pomp and circumstance.