Roderick Hubbard and his mother Yolanda Hubbard walked across the same stage and earned graduate degrees.
Mother and grandmother Dorothy Hubbard said this about her family,
“We are very proud of our daughter and grandson for their achievements,” “I can’t say enough about the Hubbard family’s belief in lifelong learning and education. They both continue a long legacy within the Hubbard family of obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees from Albany State University and accomplishing great things.
“We come from a long line of ASU graduates, and it is important to me that our children, their children, and their children’s children see these accomplishments so they may earn their degrees from ASU as well.” said Dorothy Hubbard.
Yolanda Hubbard received a master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in human resources.
Roderick Hubbard graduated with the university’s highest degree offered, the educational specialist degree in Educational Leadership.
Roderick is the assistant principal at Morningside Elementary School and He said he hopes to become a principal, move on to district leadership, and teach at ASU. Yolanda works at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
