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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. ....
Army Col. Rob Barnes, along with Samford Office of Professional Studies director Bryan Gill and associate director Nicole B. Otero with keeping her on track. “I felt like I wanted to quit at times, but they were behind me 100%,” she said. “They kept pushing me.” Cunningham spent 29 years working as a custodian and then as the head of the mailroom for the Alabama Power Company before retiring in 1992. She then used the company’s tuition reimbursement program to earn an associate degree in paralegal studies from Virginia College, but wasn’t satisfied. “AARP tells us to take some classes and do something instead of just sitting down and being retired, so I kept going,” she said. ....
78-year-old Alabama woman graduates with bachelor s degree By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published 78-year-old Alabama woman graduates college Vivian Cunningham graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 8 after pursuing her Liberal Studies bachelor’s degree for six years, according to the university (Credit: Samford University via Storyful). BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A 78-year-old Alabama woman is proving it s never too late to finish what you started after graduating with her bachelor s degree. Vivian Cunningham took courses decades ago through a tuition reimbursement program when she was employed at the Alabama Power Company, but never had the time to earn a bachelor’s degree until she retired. ....
78-Year-Old Woman Graduates From College With Degree After Six Years On 5/11/21 at 4:51 PM EDT Earning a college degree is an impressive feat for any student in higher education. But for one 78-year-old graduate, finally earning her bachelor s degree after several decades of putting off her schooling has been all the more special. Vivian Cunningham, 78, was among the 553 students graduating in the Class of 2021 at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday. According to a statement from the university, she spent a total of six years earning her bachelor s degree in Liberal Studies. There were some times I wanted to give up, she said in a statement to Samford University News. Despite the challenges over the better part of a decade when she thought to herself, I m not going back I m just tired, she just [kept] on going. ....