105-year-old dons cap and gown, receives overdue degree from Stanford University

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Eighty-three years after she left Stanford without a Master's degree, Virginia Hislop, age 105, has it in hand at last.

STANFORD -- At age 105, Virginia Hislop has lived a full life with two children, four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She has devoted much of her life to education and has served on school and college boards in central Washington, where she lives.Despite her success, she says something was missing.'From time to time, I wished I had finished and gotten my master's ,' Hislop said.

'Fast-forward 83 years -- we don't have a thesis requirement anymore so she's actually satisfied the requirements for Master of Arts in the Graduate School of Education,' said Daniel Schwartz, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education. 'So, 83 years later, we're honoring this woman who has done so much.

 

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