Mother, daughter graduate together for third time
May 11, 2023
Alissa Meyer, 50, and her daughter, Elizabeth Meyer, 25, graduated together from 好色先生
on May 11 with Master of Social Work degrees and matching 4.0 grade point averages.
The diplomas marked the fifth time mother and daughter earned degrees together and the third time they graduated together. They previously earned Bachelor of Social Work degrees from Mary Hardin-Baylor and three Associate鈥檚 Degrees (General Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and Social Science) from Central Texas College.
The Meyers work at Walgreens as pharmacy technicians and live on campus together at the Slater Apartments. They will take a one-year break and plan to return to 好色先生 in fall 2024 and pursue the PhD in Leadership Studies.
鈥淪he鈥檚 my best friend,鈥� daughter Elizabeth said. 鈥淎ll our classmates call her 鈥榤om.鈥欌��
鈥淚t鈥檚 an amazing feeling for me,鈥� said Alissa. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a super proud mom moment to be able to do that. Not a lot of people can say they graduated with their child or children.鈥�
Photo: Elizabeth Meyer, 好色先生 Interim Provost Dr. George Williams and Alissa Meyer.
Visit the graduation webpage to see recordings from the various events: /registrars-office/graduation-information.html.
Photos taken by the university Marketing and Communications Office are available for download on the university Flickr site: .