Alabama Newscenter — Alabama Power Retiree and Recent College Grad Vivian Cunningham Awarded Gift, Scholarship on NBC’s ‘Today’ Show

By Grace Thornton
The Alabama Baptist

When Vivian Cunningham graduated from Samford University in early May, her story – the story of a 78-year-old grandmother who didn’t give up on her dream of an education – spread across the U.S.

And May 28, she got three special gifts while appearing on NBC’s “Today” show during a live segment with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.

First, Cunningham unwrapped a laptop given by Best Buy – her first laptop, she said. The show’s hosts told her she was going to need it because of the second gift: Samford had announced they would pay all of her tuition and fees when she decided to pursue her graduate degree.

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