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Yaw D. Yeboah poses in front of the 77 Massachusetts Avenue entrance to MIT wearing his graduation cap and traditional Ghanaian clothing while holding four diplomas that he earned in four years, including Bachelors in chemistry, chemical engineering and managment and a Masters in chemical engineering practice.

Original caption: "Joseph Yaw D. Yeboah ['75, SM '75, ScD '79] of Samreboi, Ghana was one of 1,259 people to receive degrees at MIT's 109th commencement. He earned four degrees in four years--Bachelors' in chemistry, chemical engineering, and management, and a Master's in chemical-engineering practice. Four degrees in four years is unusual, but since no records of multiple-degree recipients were kept then, it is impossible to say if his accomplishment is without precedent. What's ahead for Yeboah? "I started work on my doctorate the day after commencement," he said. Tech Talk, 6 June 1975"