80-year-old works toward another milestone: A Mercer degree
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 18 -- Mercer University posted the following news:
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80-year-old works toward another milestone: A Mercer degree
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E. Gayle Barnett is proof that it's never too late to go after a dream. For decades, the Northwest Atlanta resident wanted to go back to college to finish her degree and become a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., an organization dedicated to service, scholarship, sisterhood and social action . . .
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80-year-old works toward another milestone: A Mercer degree
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E. Gayle Barnett is proof that it's never too late to go after a dream. For decades, the Northwest Atlanta resident wanted to go back to college to finish her degree and become a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., an organization dedicated to service, scholarship, sisterhood and social action . . .