In this undated photo provided by Tennessee State University, Darlene Mullins poses at the university in Nashville, Tenn. Fifty-five years after she cut short her college education when she fell in love, Mullins has finally graduated. Tennessee State University says Mullins, a 72-year-old grandmother of four, participated in the school's undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Tennessee State University via AP) (The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fifty-five years after she cut short her college education when she fell in love, Darlene Mullins has finally graduated.
Tennessee State University says Mullins, a 72-year-old grandmother of four, participated in the school's undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday.
Mullins was a TSU student and a budding track star in 1962 when she met John Mullins. A courtship developed, and they married. John graduated in 1964.
Mullins moved from college student to caring for their home and raising a family. They lived in several states and had two children, but she yearned for a college degree.
In 2013, she went back to TSU to pursue a degree in interdisciplinary studies. She graduated summa cum laude.
Mullins says she's happy to graduate: "I just knew I had to do it."
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