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17-Year-Old Chicago Teen Celebrates Earning a Doctorate Degree from Arizona State University

At 17, Dorothy Jean Tillman is a typical teenager in a lot of ways who just happens to have a new title.

Tillman recently earned her Ph.D. in integrated behavioral health from Arizona State University, adding another phenomenal accomplishment to a life already full of accolades.

"When I was going to ZooLights it asked for my title, and I put in 'doctor' for the first time, that's when it first set in," Tillman told NBC Chicago.

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