Meet Dr. Iverson

Dr. Benjamin Charles Iverson

Graduated May 30th, 2013

Ph.D. in Business Economics

Harvard Business School

 Hip, Hip, Hooray!

After five years, he's finally done!  

"We did it!"

 That's "Mrs. Dr. Iverson," to you!  

 Henry missed three days of school that week.  One day was to attend Ben's graduation.  I think watching his dad walk across the stage was pretty darn educational.

(whale watching - also pretty darn educational - was one of the other days Henry missed school) 

Thanks to this smart couple for encouraging and supporting Ben from the day he was born!  Aren't they a good-looking bunch?

My parents also attended, but they didn't make the cut on the pre-lunch photo session.

We had a birthday/graduation party with our parents and friends after all the Harvard festivities.  This carrot cake cheesecake must be repeated! 

 Our friend Tim created an awesome HBS quiz, complete with cool Harvard prizes for all of the winners!

Some of the girls I love: Stephanie, Laura, Christy, Jamie, and Becky... 

 We never want our conversations with the Wilsons to end!  They stuck around to the end of the party.  We have a special bond with them, as Becky, Ben and I are all from the same hometown, and Becky was one of the first people I saw at church when we moved to Boston.  Ah, this is where we started thinking about missing people . . .  :(

Ben's Instagram Apr. - Jun. 2013

Really really ridiculously good looking. #bluesteel #chipofftheoldblock

And here's Sam just being really really ridiculous.#notyouraverageeasterpic

I'm pretty sure that in heaven cinnamon rolls will have lots of nutritional value. Either that, or broccoli will taste like cinnamon rolls. #conferencebreakfast #thanksjenn

This is what I'm going to remember from the Boston Marathon today, not the bombs: the last wheelchair racer, straining up Heartbreak Hill at a snail's pace, while the whole crowd urged him on. #thankfultobesafe #faithinhumanity

Super quiet out there. Was really hoping they would have caught the guy by now. Looks like we might be cooped up for a while. #Watertown

This is the new chalkboard quote that Jenn just put up. I think she might be trying to tell me something, but I'm not sure what it is exactly...

This looks pretty official. #189pages #5years

After a trip to the library, Henry made it nearly a whole yard in the door before diving in to his book.

hese cool cats are going to fit right in in California this summer. #overgram #readyforavacation

Sam found the tape dispenser and put most of the roll to good use.

5 years' worth of dead batteries and light bulbs. I've been meaning to recycle these for at least 3 years.

4-course dessert night at Finale Desserterie. Happy birthday to me! #sugaroverload #mmmmmm

At the Harvard Harry Potter convention.

Playing "dice-controlled mansion," a game Henry invented and made for me for my birthday. It's actually pretty fun! Maybe Henry is related to @friff14 ? #waybetterthancandyland

Found this toy in the nursery at church today, and I'm dumbfounded as to what kind of animal it's supposed to be. Horse? Dog? Bear? Lion? You make the call.

One more graduation celebration with my adviser and Jenn. Those of you in the Cambridge area, I'd highly recommend this place. #moredessert

Our house could be on fire, and Sam would not budge from the marble tracks. #purehappiness #hooray!

Sam turfed it in Acadia, but took it like a champ. His dad's not too fond of blood, though. #bloodynose#bodygoingfasterthanhisfeet

Hiking at Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park. Ellis loves riding in the backpack. #soreshoulders#happyheart #latergram

That pioneering merit badge has come in handy more often than I ever expected it to. #neededalongerrake #takingdowntheswing

Adieu, HBS.

If you've never been to the RV Hall of Fame, you've never been to Indiana. #1974winnebago

All moved in...to the house. Now the fun really begins! #elliscantwaittoopenalltheboxes #kindoflikechristmas #morelikework

Okay, what on earth are we supposed to do with all this packing paper? It's going to take weeks to for it into our recycling bin. Any ideas? How can we compress it more?

Next up, on Hoarders: the Iversons seem like a normal family on the outside, but their paper and cardboard fetish is literally forcing them out of their own home. #stillunpacking #progressisslow

Going through stuff, I found this list

of names Ellis used to call Sam when he was a baby.  I remember he used to just start calling him a new name, and it would last for an hour or a day or a couple of weeks.  These are the names:

My African Baby
Bap
Rachel
Marca
Richard
Evilin
Lock
Red
Hutson
Laura
Ball
Jellybeans
Crystal Light
Candy Bar
Pepper
Parent
Balloon
Bubble
The Guy Who Munched a Crunch
Present
Elder Texiera
Map

This is the Thesis that Ben Wrote

Please read this aloud.  Preferably as a bedtime story for a future or current grad student.

This is the thesis that Ben wrote.

Chapter 1: Get in Line: Chapter 11 Restructuring in Crowded Bankruptcy Courts

Chapter 2: The Ownership and Trading of Debt Claims in Chapter 11 Restructuring

Chapter 3: Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence from Prize-linked Savings Accounts

These are the words 

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the computer 

that typed the words 

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the data 

that vexed the computer 

that typed the words 

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the program, all 80's and dated, 

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the code, formatted and shaded,

that ran the program, all 80's and dated,

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the brain, ELATED! deflated,

that wrote the code, formatted and shaded,

that ran the program, all 80's and dated,

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the office, quite isolated,

that housed the brain, ELATED! deflated,

that wrote the code, formatted and shaded,

that ran the program, all 80's and dated,

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

These are the professors, some helpful, some jaded,

who visited the office, quite isolated,

that housed the brain, ELATED! deflated,

that wrote the code, formatted and shaded,

that ran the program, all 80's and dated,

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

This is the class, all lectured and graded,

that stressed the professors, some helpful, some jaded,

who visited the office, quite isolated,

that housed the brain, ELATED! deflated,

that wrote the code, formatted and shaded,

that ran the program, all 80's and dated,

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

And this is the idea, so long awaited,

that began in the class, all lectured and graded,

that stressed the professors, some helpful, some jaded,

who visited the office, quite isolated,

that housed the brain, ELATED! deflated,

that wrote the code, formatted and shaded,

that ran the program, all 80's and dated,

that crunched the data

that vexed the computer

that typed the words

that formed the thesis that Ben wrote.

Patterned after This is the House that Jack Built.