May 13, 2021
Here s today s feel-good story:
Vivian Cunningham has a lifelong passion for learning, and it led her to a moment she would never forget: receiving her college diploma from Samford University.
The mother of two, grandmother of three, and great-grandmother of three has been working toward her liberal studies degree for six years since retiring from the Alabama Power Company. I say follow your dreams, don t let anyone tell you it can t be done, keep pushing and keep God in the plan, she said.
May 13, 2021
Here s today s feel-good story:
Vivian Cunningham has a lifelong passion for learning, and it led her to a moment she would never forget: receiving her college diploma from Samford University.
The mother of two, grandmother of three, and great-grandmother of three has been working toward her liberal studies degree for six years since retiring from the Alabama Power Company. I say follow your dreams, don t let anyone tell you it can t be done, keep pushing and keep God in the plan, she said.
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May 13, 2021
Here s today s feel-good story:
Vivian Cunningham has a lifelong passion for learning, and it led her to a moment she would never forget: receiving her college diploma from Samford University.
The mother of two, grandmother of three, and great-grandmother of three has been working toward her liberal studies degree for six years since retiring from the Alabama Power Company. I say follow your dreams, don t let anyone tell you it can t be done, keep pushing and keep God in the plan, she said.
78-year-old woman earns bachelor s degree after years of pursuing higher education
Samford University
and last updated 2021-05-13 16:13:18-04
After a remarkable journey, a woman graduated from an Alabama university at the age of 78.
Vivian Cunningham received her bachelorâs degree in liberal studies at Samford Universityâs commencement ceremony last week.
The road to her degree wasnât an easy one. Cunningham first worked as a seamstress in Atlanta before moving to Birmingham as a single mother of two in the late 1960s, according to a profile published by the university.
At one point, Cunningham traded her sewing career for a custodial job at the Alabama Power Company in order to provide for her children. Over time, she worked her way up to the power companyâs mail room, eventually managing all the external mail.