However, Dykes never gave up. In 1996, she started back to school part-time. Then, with the help of receiving three years' worth of back taxes, she was able to stop working and became a full-time student. In this way, she instilled the value of an education in her daughter. UofL provided her and other adult students with night classes and a great support system.
Dykes thinks that a business education is very important for women.
Sharing some advice, Dykes has a few words for those who have yet to complete their degree or go to school. Leslie A. Rowland is a senior at Murray State University and an intern at Today's Woman magazine.