Virginia “Ginger' Hislop earned a master's degree in education from Stanford University this weekend at 105 years young. She is the oldest graduate in school history.
Virginia "Ginger" Hislop earned a master's degree in education from Stanford University this weekend at 105 years young. When she was given her diploma on Sunday, the Palo Alto native climbed gingerly up the podium stairs and beamed a smile while accepting her hard-won certificate, closing an educational journey she began in 1936. "My goodness," Hislop said. "I’ve waited a long time for this.
"I felt that she could learn to cook at home and it was more important that she learn more academic skills at school," Hislop told Stanford.Anne Hislop Jensen and her husband, Doug Jensen, both earned their master's from Stanford's Graduate School of Education as well. "The biggest lesson I’ve taken from her is that you never really stop learning," Doug Jensen told Stanford. "She’s a voracious reader, and at 105 she’s still actively moving and shaking.
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