Mother, father and daughter to graduate from same Texas university together

Texas Lutheran College senior Ashley Adams is gearing up for commencement this month. However Adams’ dad and mom will not be within the viewers cheering her on — they’re going to be graduating too.

For the primary time within the college’s historical past, a mom, father and daughter from the identical household can be incomes their levels on the identical time, the varsity mentioned in a information launch.

Adams is majoring in training, whereas her mom, Robyn Adams, is incomes a grasp’s diploma in accounting and her father, Greg Adams, is majoring in enterprise.

Whereas it isn’t a typical faculty scholar expertise, Ashley Adams mentioned she loved having her dad and mom learning on the identical campus as her and was supportive of their choices to pursue greater training.

“My dad and mom did not get to complete their training as a result of they needed to begin a household and there have been higher alternatives on the time to acquire that purpose,” Ashley mentioned within the TLU assertion. “I keep in mind how proud I used to be after they determined to return to highschool at a area people faculty.”

Greg Adams, a retired Military veteran and first-generation scholar, and Robyn Adams had been initially pursuing their levels at Northeast Lakeview School, however after visiting TLU throughout their daughter’s admission course of, they fell in love with the campus and requested if she was okay with them attending the identical faculty as her, TLU mentioned.

Ashley Adams mentioned she was blissful to have her dad and mom be part of the Bulldogs household. Regardless of being surrounded by youthful classmates, the dad and mom have made essentially the most of their time on campus — with Robyn Adams serving as a supplemental teacher for an accounting course and Greg Adams becoming a member of the golf workforce.

Robyn Adams mentioned she is trying ahead to celebrating her household’s achievements at commencement.

“I’ll be watching my husband and daughter and it may be surreal,” she mentioned. “I am so very happy with Ashley, however to get to look at from a behind-the-scenes perspective is de facto neat and one thing I’d by no means quit.”

Ashley Adams hopes to grow to be a math instructor sooner or later, whereas Robyn and Greg Adams have accepted jobs at CPA agency Forvis and the Randolph Air Pressure Base, respectively, the college mentioned.

“Going again to highschool and getting a level after 22 years within the Military. Taking the time to be a supplemental teacher and assist your classmates whereas getting your bachelor’s and grasp’s levels. I simply can’t specific how proud and impressed I’m,” Ashley mentioned of her dad and mom.

TLU’s graduation ceremony will happen Saturday.