Walking, Talking History

Nola Ochs, at age 95, became the oldest person ever to obtain a bachelor's degree. She received her general studies/history degree from Fort Hays State University in Kansas, from Governor Kathleen Sebelius:

Asked why she studied history, she replied: "Because well, I've seen a lot of history, you know, and I'm interested in it".

Ochs lived the life of a farm housewife for years in Jetmore, Kansas, and began taking university correspondence courses at the age of 67, after her husband died.

"I was a farmer's wife. Then my husband died and my children were grown and I just sought outside entertainment, pastimes, something I like to do," she explained.

After a time learning by mail wasn't enough. She moved onto the campus of 4,500, living side by side with students who could be her great-great-grandchildren.

"I am very happy to say that students accepted me on the campus as just another student. They call me by my first name," said Ochs, who still drives herself around town.

Good for her.