Herminia Lopez is a woman of many hats. However, as a recent graduate of ASU West with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Lopez didn't get to wear her mortar board on graduation night. Instead, the Glendale Community College Academic Advisor chose to attend her son's graduation at Glendale.

Herminia accomplished her academic goal while working full-time, attending college full-time, working on two internships, and raising a family. She completed an internship with Maricopa's Creative Pathways program at Phoenix College, and worked as an Administrative Assistant at Arizona Women's Education and Employment (AWEE) for the ASU West internship.

Herminia's son graduated from GCC with an AAS degree in Automotive Technology the same night as she graduated from ASU West. Although Herminia chose to attend her son's graduation ceremony, she did attend the Hispanic Convocation at ASU Main. Herminia is a first generation college graduate.

Her plans are to attend NAU and earn her Master's degree in Educational Leadership and eventually work in an educational management position.

797 students graduated from Glendale Community College this spring.