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Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6271 or 1.866.521.GRAD (4723)
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Georgia ivie '09: Master of Arts student graduates at age 71
Ms. Georgia Ivie is a grandparent and earned a Master's degree in art education; her second at UNCP. She overcame health and other issues to be the oldest graduate at the fall commencement at age 71.
"A staff member at UNCP challenged me by asking 'what have you got to lose?'" Ivie said. "I love art, and it was a challenge at my age."
Ivie worked hard and thrived. Today, she teaches art to visually impaired students.
"Who helped me?" she said. "The list is long: (Dr.) John Labadie, Ann Horton-Lopez, Paul Van Zandt, Ralph Stephens and Dr. Olivia Oxendine, who is a great mentor."
Ivie is moving on to her next challenge and issued a challenge to others.
"My blind students really try," she said. "You have to try, and you have to want to learn.
"We've got to get these kids educated, and parents and teachers have to be responsible," Ivie concluded. "We're only a generation away from failure in this nation."
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