Nola Ochs
Nola Ochs | |
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Born | Nola Hill November 22, 1911 |
Died | Dodge City, Kansas, U.S. | December 9, 2016 (aged 105)
Alma mater | Dodge City Community College Fort Hays State University |
Known for | World's oldest college graduate |
Spouse | Vernon Ochs (m. 1933–1972; his death) |
Children | Four |
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]
Personal life
A native of Jetmore, Kansas, Ochs was born in 1911 and took her first college class from
She was predeceased by two sons, one of whom died in 1995[6] and another, Marion J. Ochs, died on March 15, 2016, at the age of 72.[8]
World record
On May 14, 2007, Ochs became a Guinness World Record holder as the world's oldest college graduate when she received her diploma at Fort Hays State University (FHSU) in Hays, Kansas.[7][6][3] She earned a general studies degree with an emphasis in history, graduating alongside her granddaughter, Alexandra Ochs, who was 21 years old at the time.[3][4]
Media appearances
Among her accomplishments, Ochs was named the 2007 Kansas Woman Leader of the Year and was given her diploma by
After taking time to help with the family wheat harvest, Ochs started pursuing her
See also
- Phyllis Turner, the second oldest person to have received a master's degree
References
- ^ Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco, Obtaining Birthdays in One Step (birthdatabase.com)
- ^ "Oldest graduate | Guinness World Records".
- ^ a b c d e f "94-year-old travels thru most of century toward FHSU degree" Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, Fort Hays State University, 11 August 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g American Profile: The World's Oldest College Graduate" Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 14, 2008
- ^ a b "Meet A True College Senior, Nola Ochs Is Earning Her Bachelor’s At 95 Years Old—Alongside Her Granddaughter", CBS News, 11 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Woman, 95, set to be oldest college graduate", NBC News, Associated Press, 27 April 2007.
- ^ a b "95-Year-Old Woman Graduates from College", ABC News. Retrieved October 14, 2008
- ^ Staff (2016-03-18). "Marion Ochs Obituary". Dodge City Daily Globe. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ Corcoran, Nicole. History Being Made by Kansas Women Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, 13 March 2007.
- ^ "95 Year Old College Graduate Nola Ochs, Jay Leno", 21 May 2007.
- ^ "Nola Ochs Turns 100", Retrieved February 17, 2013
- ^ "Oldest FHSU graduate Ochs dies at 105". Juno Ogle. The Hays Daily News. December 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2016.