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You're never too old to learn, and to push the envelope when it comes to educational advancement.
That's what William H., 73, a student with nearly two degrees via distance learning, believes. And he continues to strive to meet his personal educational goals.
Name: Bill Hurd
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Children: Five
Current Location: Oklahoma
Personal Quote: "The best thing [about distance learning] is the ability to work on the lessons at my own time and place of choosing."
School: Northcentral University
Target: Ph.D. in Business Administration, 2007
The Oklahoma resident is studying to get his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Northcentral University, located in Prescott, Arizona. William, who is married with five children, expects to complete his doctorate in late 2007.
He already earned an online Master of Business Administration degree in Leadership from Baker College in Michigan, which he has utilized working at a newspaper. At the newspaper, he works as an assistant in the business office, tracking newspaper subscriptions and writing reports, as well as assisting the publisher in preparing the annual budget and business plan. Previously, he served in the United States Air Force as a navigator and pilot, and also has worked as a staff officer at the Pentagon.
Currently, he is also an adjunct professor at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, where he teaches economics and statistics. And while one may think it's being a teacher in school that inspired him to take on the highest-level degree, he says his motivation to learn was already present before he began teaching.
For him, getting an education has always been paramount; not only useful for career advancement—but for personal interest, too.
We caught up with William to see what makes distance learning so valuable to him, how he finds the motivation to pursue the highest degree possible, how he manages his time and extensive school work, and see if he had any words of wisdom to offer prospective distance learning students.
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