The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University.
Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care for his family and the family farm following his father’s death.
He received the degree during a ceremony that included K-State President Richard Myers and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.
In his letter to Cuomo, Ruhnke said the mask was left over from when he used to farm and requested that it be given to a nurse or doctor.
Cuomo read the letter during his daily news conference and praised Ruhnke for his selflessness.
The original story about Ruhnke’s letter can be found here.
