Phyllis Turner
Phyllis Mary Turner (c. 1913 – 24 June 2009)[1] was an Australian woman who was the second oldest person to have received a master's degree. Having left school at age 12, Turner returned to study at the age of 70, to study Anthropology. Turner was awarded her Medical Science master's degree, at the age of 94, from Adelaide University in August, 2007.[2]
See also
[edit]- Nola Ochs, who became Guinness World Record holder as the world's oldest college graduate in 2007 [3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Obituary in the Adelaide Advertiser, 27 June 2009
- ^ McGuirk, Rod (2007-08-03). "94-year-old graduates with master's degree". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14.
- ^ "95-Year-Old Woman Graduates from College", ABC News. Retrieved October 14, 2008
- ^ "Woman, 95, set to be oldest college graduate", NBC News, Associated Press, 27 April 2007.
- ^ "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.