Some might say that at 90 years old, Joyce DeFauw is graduating ... Joyce, I’d argue, is getting her bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University right on time. And when she walks ...

A 90-year-old woman will finally walk across the ... Joyce DeFauw, then Joyce Viola Kane, started her freshman year at Northern Illinois University in 1951 with a plan to graduate with a degree ...

But that’s what it took for 90-year-old Joyce DeFauw to complete her bachelor’s degree in General Studies from Northern Illinois University, a milestone nearly seven decades in the making.

A 90-year-old mother, grandmother and great-grandmother became a college graduate on Sunday. Walking across the stage to receive her college degree from Northern Illinois University, was a moment ...

CHICAGO -- In just a few days, Joyce Defauw will finally wear her cap and gown and officially cross the stage at Northern Illinois University. It's a journey that began in 1951. "I went 3.5 years ...

Joyce DeFauw will get to wear a cap and gown and cross the stage at Northern Illinois University, where she enrolled in September 1951, WLS-TV reported. DeFauw, who turned 90 on Nov. 7 and has 17 ...

GENESEO, Ill. — A local 90-year-old woman is set to graduate from Northern Illinois University after near-70-year hiatus from school. Joyce DeFauw, from Geneseo, will be receiving her Bachelor's ...