Comments on: 94 year old graduates with Master’s degree

By: Wedding Favors

Wedding Favors — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:39:39 +0000

Wow! That is inspiring! I am 46 and have been considering getting another master’s degree, this time from a more prestigious program. Now I have no excuse. That she would keep going is genuinely impressive. Many people over 50 just kind of give up but she kept her joie de vivre (hope I spelled that right!). I know many people over 70 who are just content to take their government check and do nothing but watch TV all day long.

Best regards,
GR

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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:54:21 +0000

[...] 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12 just got a master’s degree! We need more people like this to help eliminate many misperceptions of [...]

By: Kristen Kuhns

Kristen Kuhns — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:00:13 +0000

hi Elizabeth, would love to feature her on our website if she’s interested (we’re updating the home page to include Featured People within the next few days). Please let me know if this might be of something of interest? She founds fiesty & fascinating. -Kristen

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:46:24 +0000

This story has kept a smile on my face for days. Apparently Phyllis didn’t get the memo that says at a certain age (say, 65 or so) you are supposed to disappear from the public arena and quietly await death.

Back in the 70’s, I went to law school with a guy who was 70 at graduation. He said, “I won’t have a long career, but I plan to have a little fun as a lawyer.”

Those of us (me included) who were about 30 at the time had no idea what he was talking about.

Now that I’m past 60, I begin to understand.