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Great-Great-Grandma Gets Masters Degree |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 6:57 pm |
| Tags: international education, australia, masters degree, phd, school |
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Great-great-grandma Phyllis left school when she was 12 years old to help her mother care for her siblings because her father had left them. 82 years later she received a Masters Degree in Medical Science from University of Adelaide.The Guiness people say they have a category for the oldest master's graduate but they don't have anybody filling it.94-year old Phyllis Turner may soon take the spot.It is not unusual to live to the 90s or even past a hundred anymore. But, for a mind to be fresh enough to complete [ Full article ] |
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