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catlover79 · 05-11-2010, 12:10 PM

http://www.fox8.com/news/nationworld...,6526514.story

By Associated Press
11:58 AM EDT, May 11, 2010

HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who at age 95 became the world's oldest person to graduate college is about to top that accomplishment three years later.

Ninety-eight-year-old Nola Ochs (Oaks) will receive a master's degree from Fort Hays State University in Kansas on Saturday.

Ochs, of Jetmore, set a short-lived record in 2007 when she graduated from Fort Hays with a bachelor's degree. A 96-year-old man in Taiwan broke the record last year.

The Hays Daily News reports that Ochs will reclaim top honors when she receives a master's in liberal studies with a history concentration on Saturday.

Ochs says she intends to apply for a graduate teaching assistantship in Fort Hays' history department for next spring.

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Information from: The Hays Daily News, http://www.hdnews.net

MickeyMac · 05-11-2010, 12:50 PM

This should be inspiration for everybody that you can accomplish your dreams.

catlover79 · 05-11-2010, 01:18 PM

Well said!!

One question - what incentive does she have to pay back her student loans?

Adamantium · 05-11-2010, 01:32 PM

This is nice, I guess. Seems kind of silly though. She's 98!

catlover79 · 05-11-2010, 01:33 PM

I think they just meant the oldest woman to graduate college and get a master's.

Adamantium · 05-11-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I think they just meant the oldest woman to graduate college and get a master's.

I figured that after I re-read it. So I changed my statement. My attitude is still the same, though, lol.

OH Nuts! · 05-11-2010, 04:17 PM

Good for her! You never stop living, loving or learning. I think she rocks.

Marvo301 · 05-11-2010, 06:05 PM

I wonder if she is going to go for her doctorate? I hope she does!!

sara · 05-12-2010, 01:35 AM

Wow that's awesome good for her.

HuntingtonM15 · 05-12-2010, 01:55 AM

My freshman year of college, I had a professor who was 85. She was the sweetest woman ever. She started her college career in her 50's and went on to get her doctorate. She loved telling a story about a woman who got her master's at 90, and joked that she wanted to travel a bit before going for her doctorate.

catlover79 · 05-12-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I wonder if she is going to go for her doctorate? I hope she does!!

That would be awesome.

05-11-2010, 12:10 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	World's oldest woman to graduate college earns master's degree at age 98! http://www.fox8.com/news/nationworld...,6526514.story By Associated Press 11:58 AM EDT, May 11, 2010 HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who at age 95 became the world's oldest person to graduate college is about to top that accomplishment three years later. Ninety-eight-year-old Nola Ochs (Oaks) will receive a master's degree from Fort Hays State University in Kansas on Saturday. Ochs, of Jetmore, set a short-lived record in 2007 when she graduated from Fort Hays with a bachelor's degree. A 96-year-old man in Taiwan broke the record last year. The Hays Daily News reports that Ochs will reclaim top honors when she receives a master's in liberal studies with a history concentration on Saturday. Ochs says she intends to apply for a graduate teaching assistantship in Fort Hays' history department for next spring. ___ Information from: The Hays Daily News, http://www.hdnews.net
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sara Member Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2002 Location: grandville michigan Posts: 2,296	Wow that's awesome good for her.
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05-11-2010, 12:50 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	This should be inspiration for everybody that you can accomplish your dreams.

05-11-2010, 01:18 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Well said!! One question - what incentive does she have to pay back her student loans?

05-11-2010, 01:32 PM	#4
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	This is nice, I guess. Seems kind of silly though. She's 98!

05-11-2010, 01:33 PM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I think they just meant the oldest woman to graduate college and get a master's.

05-11-2010, 04:17 PM	#7
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Good for her! You never stop living, loving or learning. I think she rocks.

05-12-2010, 01:55 AM	#10
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,061	My freshman year of college, I had a professor who was 85. She was the sweetest woman ever. She started her college career in her 50's and went on to get her doctorate. She loved telling a story about a woman who got her master's at 90, and joked that she wanted to travel a bit before going for her doctorate.