Mother, 43, and daughter, 21, graduate from university on the SAME day after studying at the kitchen table together over lockdown
- Vicki Lawlor, 43, and daughter Hannah, 21, completed their degrees this week
- Pair, from Tullibody, studied Management and Primary Teaching respectively
- Said it was a ‘complete coincidence’ they graduated together and helped each other study together in lockdown
A mother and daughter are celebrating graduating together – after studying at the dining table together during lockdown.
Vicki Lawlor, 43, and her daughter Hannah, 21, completed their respective degrees in Management and Primary Teaching and graduate from the University of Stirling this week.
The pair, from Tullibody, Clackmannshire, are hosting a double celebration to mark their hard work after spending lockdown studying at the dining room table and cheering each other on.
Vicki Lawlor, 43, (left) and her daughter Hannah, 21, (right) completed their respective degrees in Management and Primary Teaching and graduate from the University of Stirling this week
Vicki, a PA and office manager, who has worked at the university for 20 years, started her part-time degree in 2015.
‘It is a strange sensation to be graduating,’ the mum-of-two said.
‘While I’m pleased with my own achievement, seeing Hannah graduate makes me feel so incredibly proud of her.
‘It will be an emotional day for lots of reasons.
The pair, from Tullibody, Clackmannshire, are hosting a double celebration to mark their hard work after spending lockdown studying at the dining room table and cheering each other on. They are pictured graduating
‘It is absolute coincidence that we are graduating together.
‘I studied part-time while working, and took a year out at one point, so it has taken me a little longer than Hannah to complete my degree.
‘It hasn’t been an easy journey but it has been amazing to have Hannah by my side and to share similar experiences of meeting deadlines and completing assignments.
Vicki, a PA and office manager, who has worked at the university for 20 years, started her part-time degree in 2015. She is pictured with Hannah when Hannah was a child
Vicki will receive a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Management while Hannah will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Literacy. The pair are pictured when Hannah was a child
‘We made a good team and cheered each other on, especially during lockdown and towards the end, when we were both frantically finishing our dissertations and didn’t move from the dining room table.’
Vicki will receive a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Management while Hannah will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Literacy.
They will celebrate with a garden party at home.
Hannah, pictured as a baby with her mum, will take up her first teaching job at Menstrie Primary School, Clackmannanshire, in August. She said her friends couldn’t believe her mum was also set to graduate.
Hannah, who will take up her first teaching job at Menstrie Primary School, Clackmannanshire, in August, said her friends couldn’t believe her mum was also set to graduate.
She said: ‘They were really surprised when I told them we would be graduating together, I don’t think they realised she was studying here too.
‘It is amazing for my grandparents to be able to see not only their granddaughter reach this milestone, but their daughter too, and on the same day.’