90-year-old great-grandmother graduates from New Hampshire college 50 years after finishing degree

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90-year-old great-grandmother graduates from New Hampshire college 50 years after finishing degree
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Some people may have thought there was a celebrity in the building at Southern New Hampshire University's graduation on Saturday. Annette Roberge certainly felt like one as she crossed the stage to get her diploma at 90 years old.

MANCHESTER N.H. - Some people may have thought there was a celebrity in the building at Southern New Hampshire University's graduation on Saturday. Annette Roberge certainly felt like one as she crossed the stage to get her diploma at 90 years old.'I'm still on cloud nine,' Roberge said. 'I can't even put it into words. It was exhilarating, it was awesome, it was beyond anything I could've possibly imagined.

'If I started something I just have to finish it,' Roberge said.But it wasn't until recently that Roberge's daughter began poking around and learned her mom had earned enough credits for an associate's degree in business administration. Barring some health challenges, Roberge finally walked across the stage on Saturday to the roaring cheers from her fellow graduates and a standing ovation.

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