‘Anything is possible’: At 73, former RCMP employee earns MSc

An older man with grey hair and glasses smiles as he holds a small white dog beside his face.
At the age of 73, Ken Jacquard is graduating from McMaster University’s Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science graduate program, fulfilling a dream five decades in the making.

By Adam Ward Faculty of Health Sciences

Ken Jacquard plans to put his degree in Rehabilitation Science to work supporting and advocating for cancer patients.

Ken Jacquard’s master’s degree has been 56 years in the making.

It’s a journey that has taken him from a long and decorated career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), to the quiet greens of a golf course, and now, at the age of 73, through the virtual halls of McMaster University to graduation day.

And while he won’t be at the Fall Convocation in person to receive his degree, the proud Nova Scotian will be standing tall, with his canine companion by his side, to celebrate graduating from the online Rehabilitation Science course-based graduate program.

Read more at McMaster News.

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