I said I’ve always wanted to graduate from the U.

Shortly after that lunch, she enrolled in classes at the university.

A lot had changed at the U of M since Sandison was last a student.

Betty Sandison, Pictured with Her Family at Graduation

That computer business almost did me in, she admits.

I spent a lot of time at IT.

What is she feeling in the face of this inspiring achievement?

Betty Sandison Graduating from the University of Minnesota

Just pure joy, pure joy, she says proudly in a video interview withCBS.

Pure satisfaction that I had attained my goal of walking across Northrup.

you oughta do what you want to do or what your goals are, she says.

Betty Sandison as a Nursing Student in the 1950s

Sandison, second from right, as a nursing student at the University of Minnesota in the 1950s.

Don’t let anybody stop you.

Still, she never gave up on her goal to graduate with a degree.

Sandison, second from right, as a nursing student at the University of Minnesota in the 1950s.

Watch the video below to hear more from Sandison about her story.