89-year-old woman receives her master's degree
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"I was afraid to try college," Donovan said.
FLORIDA (Web Desk) - An 89-year-old Florida woman had something extra to celebrate during the holidays when she received her master s degree.
Joan Donovan donned a cap and gown for a private graduation ceremony outside her Florida home to celebrate earning her master s degree in creative writing from Southern New Hampshire University.
Donovan said she graduated high school at age 16, but her family didn t have the money to send her to college. She took some post-graduate courses at her local high school, but education fell to the wayside after she got married and started a family.
Donovan went back to school to earn her associate s degree after her children moved away from home, and she graduated with a bachelor s degree from a four-year university at age 84.
"Then I said, why not keep going? " Donovan said in a news release from SNHU.
She determined she wanted to earn her master s in creative writing, but her college didn t offer a program. She ended up enrolling in SNHU s online program to pursue her goal.
"I was afraid to try college," Donovan said. "So I say, try things. If you fail, try it again ... but just keep trying."
