Story Highlights
• World's oldest college graduate, Nola Ochs, is 95
• Nola "wouldn't be surprised" if she found herself pursuing a master's degree
• Kansas Board of Regents urges people to follow in Nola's footsteps
HAYS, Kansas (AP) -- At the age of 95, Nola Ochs is now the world's oldest person to receive a college diploma. But her studying days might not be over just yet -- she is considering a master's degree.
However, none of the other graduates will be entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest person receiving a college degree. The former record holder was Mozelle Richardson, who earned a degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2004 at the age of 90.
Ochs is the matriarch of a family that includes three sons -- a fourth died in 1995 -- along with 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
"Follow (in) the footsteps of people like Nola ... never give up," said Lykins.
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