32 years later, mom finishes degree — with daughter — in a pandemic
Sophie Williams (right) graduates with her mother Penny Williams Saturday, May 1 during a commencement for Southwest Community College at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. (Ziggy Mack/Special to Daily Memphian)
Thirty-two years ago after quitting nursing school in her final semester, Penny Williams earned her RN degree in one of the first in-person commencement exercises in Memphis in more than a year.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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