WDIV-TV

84-year-old graduates from Wayne State University

By Paula Tutman

WDIV reporter Paula Tutman provided on-site coverage of Wayne State's commencement ceremonies focusing on 84-year-old Lois Bendler who received a bachelor's degree in theatre. Bendler first attended Wayne State in 1946.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/84-year-old-graduates-from-Wayne-State/25761184

 

WWJ Newsradio 950 AM

84-year-old great-grandmother to graduate from Wayne State

A nontraditional student to say the least, 84-year-old Lois Bendler has been active in local theatre for over half a century. But her degree dreams were deferred long ago after meeting her husband in the aftermath of World War II. Today, the great-grandmother is finally graduating from Wayne State University.

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