Peter Kassig's parents, Paula and Ed, accepted their son's Butler University diploma, awarded posthumously on Saturday.
Butler University in Indiana posthumously awarded a political science degree to Peter Kassig, the American aid worker who was beheaded by ISIS.
Peter Kassig atended Butler University as a political science major from 2011 to 2012, when he found his calling as an emergency medical technician in Tripoli, Lebanon.
Peter Kassig is shown with his parents, Ed and Paula Kassig in this undated family photo.
Butler University Spring Commencement 2015. Butler University in Indiana posthumously awarded a political science degree to Peter Kassig, the American aid worker who was beheaded by ISIS.
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An American aid worker beheaded by ISIS last year has been posthumously awarded with a college degree from the Indiana university he attended before becoming a humanitarian.
The proud parents of the 26-year-old Peter Kassig, who was brutally decapitated last November, accepted their son's diploma on his behalf Saturday during Butler University's graduation ceremony.
"We wanted to honor him," Butler spokesman Marc Allan told the Daily News. "He was an incredibly hard-working and thoughtful person. We'd like to send a message that he's not forgotten."
Kassig attended Butler University as a political science major from 2011 to 2012, when he found his calling as an emergency medical technician in Tripoli, Lebanon.
The altruistic Indianapolis man, whose full name was Abdul-Rahman Peter Edward Kassig, also served as a Ranger in the U.S. Army.
He had started his own small aid organization and began bringing supplies from Turkey into the Syrian war zone.
Kassig was captured in eastern Syria while making one of those trips on Oct. 1, 2013. ISIS militants released a gruesome 16-minute video of his death in November 2014.
“His actions of compassion and self-sacrifice embody the highest ideals of Butler University,” Jay Howard, the dean of the college of liberal arts and science, said Saturday during the ceremony.
Loved ones quickly noticed Kassig's name in the commencement program, along with 914 other graduating seniors.
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"@Butleru awarded Pete Kassig a posthumous degree today. From his friends: thank you," @thevenow tweeted.
"Very touching gesture by Butler University to confer a posthumous degree to Abdul-Rahman Kassig, an ISIS victim," graduate @stlCupofJoe wrote.
His parents, Paula and Ed Kassig, could not be immediately reached for comment.
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