Meet An “Amazing” Who Enjoyed A “Granddaughter And Me” Graduation

Pat Ormond, at 74, not only finally earned her long coveted B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, but did so on the very same day as her 22 year old granddaughter, Melody. Pat, who had taken her first college course 42 years ago, had forsaken her college education to work as an accountant and raise her family. Pat had always longed to go back to school. Once she retired, she was encouraged by her family to do so.

What a special delight it was to share her university experience with her beloved granddaughter--especially given the particular challenges of the pandemic, which meant their classes all took place online instead of on campus, with the occasional bumping joyously into each other. Although they pursued different degrees, Melody’s being psychology, they were able to graduate on the same day, socially-distanced and masked, but “live."

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