70 years later, neurosurgeon finally earns UNC undergraduate degree

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Dr. David L. Kelly Jr. says this moment is a dream come true.

“I’m finally getting my undergraduate degree because I lacked one course by 3 hours,” said Dr. Kelly.

Kelly says, despite being one class shy of earning a Carolina undergraduate degree in Chemistry in the Spring of 1955, he was still accepted into the accelerated program at UNC’s School of Medicine…

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