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Ex-professor marks 90th birthday
Hundreds of well-wishers streamed into the Museum of Natural History on Wednesday, July 20, to celebrate the 90th birthday of retired ULM professor John H. McCarter Jr., whose hiring at the university made local news almost 60 years ago. University of Louisiana at Monroe President Dr. Nick J. Bruno joined McCarter's family, friends, colleagues and former students in the festivities.
Upon their first meeting, McCarter proclaimed to Bruno that he could identify the location of any rock in any photo without benefit of other identifiable landmarks. Bruno said he had a framed photo of his daughter in his office and that McCarter properly identified the rock on which Bruno's daughter was standing as part of the Giant's Causeway in northern Ireland. Bruno said he couldn't help but be impressed.
"I looked at him and I said, 'you're good,' " Bruno told the audience. "That's when Mr. McCarter reminded me that its not bragging if you can prove it."
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