Our family friends, Laurie Hartmann and Brenda Hartmann, received their Masters of Arts Degrees in Human Resource Management from Concordia University in St. Paul, on a perfect afternoon today. It's been a long journey, but the sisters did it together. Following several years of hard work, waking up at 3 a.m. to write papers, lots of night classes (both have full-time jobs) and a study trip to Beijing and Shanghai, it's definitely time to grasp the sheepskin and celebrate. Congratulations to this incredible pair. Their late parents, Lawrence and Harriet Hartmann of Prior Lake, would have been very proud, as are we!