Four years after first he enrolled at the University of Guyana in 2016, Melvin Pyle completed his Asso-ciate Degree in Civil Engi-neering and walked the virtual stage last Friday.
The journey, he told Stabroek Weekend, was particularly fulfilling because he persevered even after losing both his hands in an industrial accident in the middle of his third semester.
“It was December 17, 2017. I lost both my hands and had to relearn how to do so many things, so I took some years off from UG but now I have my Associates and I’ve finished my first semester towards the degree. My disability was not the end of the road, but the beginning of a new path,” he said.
