Sharp, Cynthia Quadriplegic graduate at ECU William "Buzzy" Pierce graduated from East Carolina University Friday. Buzzy has a difference as compared to the other grads. He is a quadriplegic, and the first with such handicap to graduate from the university. Buzzy was stricken with polio when he was six and has no use of his arms and legs. Dressed in his cap and gown, and powering his electric wheel chair alongside other grads--Buzzy graduated. 741.45.f 15139 779 1970 1979 1970-1979 eng still image photographs United States North Carolina Pitt County (N.C.) Greenville (N.C.) East Carolina University Students Commencement ceremonies North Carolina Greenville Quadriplegics North Carolina Greenville Forrest, J. Thomas creator Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.) contributor The Daily Reflector Image Collection reflector ECU History ecuhistory 0741 Quadriplegic graduate at ECU William "Buzzy" Pierce graduated from East Carolina University Friday. Buzzy has a difference as compared to the other grads. He is a quadriplegic, and the first with such handicap to graduate from the university. Buzzy was stricken with polio when he was six and has no use of his arms and legs. Dressed in his cap and gown, and powering his electric wheel chair alongside other grads--Buzzy graduated. Forrest, J. Thomas Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.) 1970-1979 StillImage photographs J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 15139 United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.) East Carolina University--Students Commencement ceremonies--North Carolina--Greenville Quadriplegics--North Carolina--Greenville local, filename 15139.0001 4042624 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 905f8a815f5b3efec5663af98fe28b52 ecu:digital_collections 1710 2354 Grayscale BlackIsZero mm mm 20100719 Epson Perfection 4490 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 1 internal