Taitung vegetable seller awarded honorary doctorate for lifetime of philanthropy

Taitung vegetable seller awarded honorary doctorate for lifetime of philanthropy

2025-06-11

Chen Shu-chu has spent her life serving others, donating tens of millions of her proceeds from selling vegetables over the years. For her kindness, National Taitung University recently awarded her an honorary doctorate. At a recent graduation ceremony, she encouraged graduates to face their challenges head-on and thanked the school for not giving up on her. As a humble grandmother who sells vegetables by the side of the road, she said she almost fainted when she heard she was getting a degree.

Wearing a graduation gown and cap, 74-year-old vegetable seller Chen Shu-chu receives an honorary doctorate from National Taitung University, emotion written across her face.

Chen Shu-chu
NTTU honorary doctor
Thank you to the university president. All the teachers, professors, and students, no one gave up on this vegetable-selling grandma. When I was asked to come receive this honorary doctorate, I almost fainted.

At first she declined the offer, but the school persuaded her by saying it was for the sake of spreading the love and using her own experience to inspire students.

Chen Shu-chu
NTTU honorary doctor
You’ll encounter difficulties in this life and things that aren’t as good as you’d like them to be. But you just need patience. If you make it through, the world’s your oyster.

After graduating from elementary school, Chen’s mother passed away, so she left school and started selling vegetables to help her family. She worked hard every day, yet still insisted on giving back to her community. She gave money to build a library and sponsored hospitals, donating tens of millions over her life.

Wang Chih-hui
Taitung County Deputy Commissioner
No matter how advanced AI gets, it will never overtake the brilliance of humanity. What Grandma Shu-chu has been able to do far surpasses what AI is currently capable of. Although Grandma Shu-chu is only an elementary-school graduate, I think in everyone’s minds, she has the greatest intelligence of all.

Even though she lacks academic qualifications, Chen sets the best of examples for future generations with her wisdom and kind heart.

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#ChenShuchu #philanthropy #vegetableseller #Taitung #kindness #honorarydoctorate #NationalTaitungUniversity

獲頒台東大學名譽博士陳樹菊:聽到時差點昏倒

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長年來關懷社會，捐出千萬善款的賣菜阿嬤陳樹菊，獲頒台東大學名譽博士，典禮上，勉勵畢業生勇於面對困難，也感謝學校不嫌棄她，是路邊賣菜的阿嬤，還說聽到消息時，差點昏倒。

穿上博士袍、戴上畢業帽，今年74歲的賣菜阿嬤陳樹菊，獲頒台東大學名譽博士學位，滿臉感動。

[[國立台東大學名譽博士陳樹菊]]
“感謝台東大學校長，所有老師、教授、學生，大家不嫌棄我這個路邊賣菜的阿嬤，請我來擔任榮譽博士，我聽到時快昏倒

一度婉拒這份榮耀，但校方用”讓愛傳出去”為理由，讓陳樹菊終於點頭，用自身經歷勉勵學生。

[[國立台東大學名譽博士陳樹菊]]
“人生會遇到困難，還有不如意的事情，您要忍耐度過，只要熬過就是你的”

陳樹菊國小畢業時，母親過世，因此放棄升學，開始賣菜養家，天天辛苦工作，也堅持回饋社會，不只捐錢蓋圖書館，也贊助醫院，長年下來捐出千萬善款。

[[台東縣副縣長王志輝]]
“AI再怎麼進步，它永遠沒辦法有人性的光輝，而樹菊阿嬤，她所能夠做到的事情，是遠遠超過我們現在人工智慧，雖然樹菊阿嬤只有小學畢業，可是我想在所有人心目當中，她卻是擁有最大的智慧”

沒有高學歷，卻有最深的智慧與愛心，陳樹菊用善心溫暖，為下一代樹立榜樣。

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