Melody Ormond proudly walked the stage at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s graduation ceremony and it was even more special because of a classmate who was graduating with her …her grandma. Pat Ormond attended college with her 22-year-old granddaughter and at 75, she earned her degree, too.
It was Melody who encouraged Pat to go back to school after she was retired and admittedly bored. She says she told her Nana that as matriarch of their family, she has a responsibility to stay inspiring to the other women in the family. And when Pat found out the college only charges folks 65 and older $70 a semester, she agreed to go. After a few years of classes, Pat earned her degree in anthropology and Melody got hers in psychology.
Pat says she couldn’t have done it without Melody, adding, “She gave me the push when I needed it.”
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