He's apparently the first person in the history of the college to pass his defense without any required revisions from any of the committee members.
We went out to our favorite bar for drinks, but they don't give away specials to non-21st birthdays OR newly minted PhDs, so we had to pay for them >_> Just as well, I got stuck designated as they had Sweetwater Festive Ale on tap and he had two pints.