Graduate Profile | John Patrick Nicholson
Despite just being a sophomore, Nicholson was selected for his unwaivering Maverick Spirit.
- published: 2018/05/18
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On Friday, May 4, as hundreds of soon-to-be UNO graduates entered Baxter Arena to celebrate the end of their college careers, one student, John Patrick Nicholson, was there for a different reason entirely.
Earlier this year, Nicholson was nominated, and selected, by the faculty and staff of College of Information Science and Technology to serve as their college's marshal at UNO's May 2018 commencement ceremonies.
Despite just being a sophomore, Nicholson was selected for his unwavering Maverick Spirit.
In 2011, a then-15-year-old Nicholson was diagnosed with leptomeningeal Medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. Attempts to remove the tumor were successful, but impacted Nicholson's brain, motor and speech functions.
Over the next five years, Nicholson not only re-learned everything, but excelled in his college entrance exams and earned a full-ride Regents scholarship to UNO.
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