Andrews shared the remarkable story of deciding to pursue a doctoral degree at the age of 50 — an age when most people are settling into established careers. Having already raised a family and established herself as an artist, she felt a hunger for a new intellectual challenge that led her to academia. The humor in comparing the 'doctor' title to actual pain resonated with the graduates, many of whom had just endured their own grueling academic journeys. But beneath the joke was a powerful message about lifelong learning and the courage to reinvent oneself at any age. Andrews went on to earn her Ph.D. and used it to launch an entirely new career as a researcher and author, producing the definitive texts on peppers that earned her international recognition. Her story was living proof that it's never too late to start something ambitious.