When Phil Sullivan graduated from Newfoundland\u2019s Memorial University 27 years ago, it was his father Arthur who placed the hood on his shoulders on Convocation day. On Monday, it was Phil Sullivan who had the honour of placing a hood on his son Tim Sullivan as the 21-year-old graduated with a Kinesiology degree from Brock during the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty monumental,\u201d Tim said. \u201cMy dad has been a role model. As clich\u00e9 as it sounds, it\u2019s true. To have the opportunity to have him hood me means a lot. Not just to he and I, but to the whole family.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Professor of Kinesiology and Chair of the Department at Brock, Phil followed a similar path to that of his late father at Memorial.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandfather made a lasting impact on Memorial and I feel like my dad is doing the same thing here \u2014 not just in the Kinesiology Department, but with athletics. I can only hope to do the same,\u201d said Tim, a top player on the Brock Badgers men\u2019s rugby team, coached by Phil.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a rugby coach and I play rugby here. He\u2019s the head of Kinesiology and I\u2019m studying Kinesiology. There\u2019s not much not to look up to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For Phil, Monday was a day full of pride.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis mother and I are both very proud of him. He\u2019s a good young man,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd dad would definitely be very proud of him. He highly valued education. I don\u2019t remember much about my Convocation day, but I definitely remember being hooded by him. It\u2019s not the kind of tradition you can envision going for generations and generations, but it\u2019s a neat opportunity to replicate.\u201d<\/p>\n
This may not be the last time the two Sullivan generations share the Convocation stage. Tim will be back at Brock in the fall to start his master\u2019s, and hopes to eventually follow that up with a PhD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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