May 13, 2021 : By Ryan Klinker - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Adrianna Eagle participated in Tuesday’s School of Nursing degree ceremony at Williams Stadium. Her grandparents who raised her, Stan and Carol Eagle, were there to cheer her on.
Many Liberty University graduates are celebrating their accomplishments with family members this week as in-person degree ceremonies take place on campus. But for one nursing graduate, sharing the milestone with her grandparents is extra special.
Nursing graduate Adrianna Eagle was raised by her grandparents, Carol and Stan, since she was 6 months old. They formally adopted her at age 14. The lessons they taught her in childhood are invaluable, but it’s what she’s learned since the age of 15, when Eagle became the caretaker for her grandfather a double amputee below the knee with additional health issues and her grandmother that influenced her the most. Through caring for them, her desire to serve others as a Christi