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Nola Ochs (née Hill) (November 22, 1911 – December 9, 2016) 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.
Elisabeth Kirkby was a trail-blazer, famous in Australia long before she became the country’s oldest college graduate at the age of 93. In WWII she served in the British army. In Malaya, she wrote, produced, and directed for radio and the arts.
The 10 (plus one) college graduates spotlighted here prove that you’re never too old to stop learning. One by one, they all are extraordinary people, thirsting for knowledge and refusing to spend this segment of their lives in quiet reflections of the past.
14 de may. de 2007 · 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 degree.
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.
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 ...
20 de dic. de 2019 · Donzella Washington, 80, graduated from Alabama A&M University on Dec. 6 with a bachelor’s degree in social work. Not only did she graduate magna cum laude, but she also received a 4.0 GPA in her final semester.
