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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado State University student who died last summer from a suspected lightning strike is getting a posthumous degree.
The CSU Board of Governors voted Friday to approve a posthumous degree for Michael Habel.
Habel had enough credits to graduate with a bachelor's degree when he died as a junior.
According to the Fort Collins Coloradoan (http://tinyurl.com/ohuqqzy ), his mother, Karen Habel, says the posthumous degree will give the family a bit of closure.
CSU's College of Engineering graduation ceremony will take place on May 15.
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Information from: Fort Collins Coloradoan, http://www.coloradoan.com
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