Glen thanks parents, aunt, God for degree

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With his family (from left) Apeh Kasil, father Dominic Daugil, Glen Mola Daugil, Sgt Kasil Kerenga and mother Elizabeth Daugil. – Pictures courtesy of Da Vinncii Photography

By JOSHUA MANI
GLEN Mola Daugil, 27, is dedicating his Bachelor in Business Management degree to his “hardworking” parents Elizabeth and Dominic Daugil, and his aunt pursuing a doctorate in New Zealand.
“They (parents) are hardworking. I am also blessed to have my aunt in New Zealand who is studying for a PhD. She is my mentor. Even though we are thousands of miles apart, we still manage to communicate through social media. She has been of tremendous help and a source of motivation for me.”
Glen’s parents are from Chimbu and Jiwaka. He is the third eldest in a family of five. He has two brothers and two sisters.
Glen was born in Port Moresby in 1993 and started his education at the Waigani Christian School. He moved to Mt Hagen in Western Highlands but returned to the June Valley Primary School in Port Moresby to complete grades seven and eight.
“I can’t recall the exact dates. I have been traveling back and forth between Port Moresby and Hagen.”
After completing Grade 12 in 2013 at the Togoba Secondary School in Western Highlands, he was unfortunate not to be accepted by any tertiary institution.
He still recalls the advice his dad gave him: “Son, you don’t need a degree to be successful in life. But you need to have a degree anyway because I only completed university half-way.”
Glen set his sight on getting a degree. He enrolled at the Port Moresby Technical College where he pursued electrical programmes. He also upgraded his grades through the University of Technology.

“ I am happy I have done my family proud. Now I am setting my sight on the next chapter to see what more God has in store for me.”

In 2016, he was accepted by the University of PNG to pursue the business degree.
Today he is employed by the audit and tax advisory company KPMG (Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler) as a graduate consultant.
He qualified for the KPMG graduate programme while in his final year of the degree programme last year.
Glen will never forget the prayers and hard work his parents put into supporting him through university and eventually getting a degree. A goal achieved.
But it was no walk in the park surely. With extracurricular activities such as rugby league and student leadership roles to deal with, “the thought of giving up and throwing in the towel crossed my mind at times”.
Glen thanks God for providing the support and encouragement he needed at time.
He is always guided by the Bible verse in Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians (4: 13): “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
“I am happy I have done my family proud. Now I am setting my sight on the next chapter to see what more God has in store for me.”