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Nola Ochs (née Hill) (November 22, 1911 – December 9, 2016) [1] was an American woman, from Jetmore, Kansas, who in 2007, at age 95, graduated from college and was certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world to become a college graduate, until Shigemi Hirata in 2016. [2]
14 de may. de 2007 · The Associated Press. HAYS, Kan. — At the age of 95, Nola Ochs is now the world’s oldest college graduate. But her studying days might not be over just yet — she’s considering a master’s...
At the age of 98, Ochs earned her diploma, and Guinness World Record holder named her as the oldest college graduate at the time. Princess Cruises hired her as guest lecturer on one of their cruises to the Caribbean. Not done with college yet, Ochs also earned her MA and went on to become a graduate teaching assistant.
12 de may. de 2007 · May 12, 2007 -- On Saturday in Kansas, a 95-year-old woman will become the world's oldest college graduate. Nola Ochs, who began taking college classes more than 30 years ago, has become a ...
Eventually, Ochs went on to earn her master’s degree at age 98, making her the oldest recipient of a master’s degree in history (as of this writing). 1. Leo Plass, 99. Plass dropped out of college in 1932 when he was just 20.
The oldest graduate is Shigemi Hirata (Japan, b. 1 September 1919) who received a Bachelor of Arts degree aged 96 years 200 days, when he graduated from the Kyoto University of Art and Design, in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, on 19 March 2016.
13 de dic. de 2022 · Ninety-year-old woman is oldest person to graduate from Illinois university. Joyce DeFauw of Illinois has given a whole new meaning to the term super senior, used for students who take longer than ...
