88-Year-Old Graduates From College - as part of the news series by GeoBeats.
Don’t tell Howard Hurwitz you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
This 88-year-old, World War II veteran is graduating from the Atlantic Technical Center in Coconut Creek with a degree in medical coding and billing.
Hurwitz, a native of the Bronx, was self-employed for years prior to deciding to enroll in college. He began researching a new career path for himself after making the decision to stop operating a janitorial supply company. The last time Hurwitz was inside a classroom was in 1947 and trying to find his high school transcripts from 1942 proved difficult, but were finally found in an old warehouse.
In 2011, 88 year old Albert Liebman received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago after beginning his studies in biological sciences in 1939.
Earning a degree from Pittsburgh State University, 88 year-old Lola Ide decided to finish what she had started before marrying and raising a family in 1941.
An inspiration to young and old, these graduates shows us that it is never too late to try something new.
