Mom Receives Honorary Degree after Attending Every Class with Son From: NBC Nightly News - 05/24/2017 For two years, Judy O'Connor went to every class with her son, Marty, to help him earn his MBA from Chapman University. The university surprised her with an honorary degree on Graduation Day. The mother of a quadriplegic graduate student who accompanied her son to every class and took notes was recognized with a surprise honorary degree at his graduation ceremony on Saturday. Marty O'Connor, 29, was paralyzed in a tragic fall in 2010. Watch the video (1:40) at: http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/mom-receives-honorary-degree-after-attending-every-class-with-son-952687171986 http://www.nbcnews.com/widget/video-embed/952687171986 Link: Mother of quadriplegic Chapman grad gets surprised with honorary degree http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/20/mother-of-quadriplegic-chapman-grad-gets-surprised-with-honorary-degree Mom of quadriplegic grad student surprised with honorary degree http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/05/23/mom-quadriplegic-grad-student-surprised-with-honorary-degree.html Mom surprised with honorary degree after helping quadriplegic son complete his MBA http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/mom-surprised-honorary-degree-helping-quadriplegic-son-complete/story?id=47609006