“It’s because of my grandpa I’m here,” Alyannah Buhman said. “He was my biggest fan.”
Buhman, now a Juris Doctor graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, said law school always felt out of reach.
“Despite my fascination with the legal and justice system, I didn’t grow up with money. I was raised by a single mother for most of my life. I didn’t have the connections I thought I needed, and I’m a woman of color,” she said. “But he believed in me. He was always chirping in my ear that I’d end up in law school.”
The path to ASU Law looks different for every student, but the destination remains the same — graduation. For Buhman, that walk across the stage carried extra weight. Her grandfather died the semester before she completed her bachelor’s degree.
“Part of the reason graduating from ASU Law is so special for me is because of my grandpa,” she said. “We were so close. Not having him here on this journey really sucks, but it makes this accomplishment that much sweeter. A part of this is for him specifically.”
This May, more than 500 students across five degree programs joined the growing ranks of ASU Law alumni. Whether their goal was to advocate for marginalized communities, pursue a judgeship or drive policy change, each student walked in with a dream and walked out with a degree.
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