Faculty, students remember UTD’s oldest student who passed away earlier this month

Faculty, students remember UTD’s oldest student who passed away earlier this month

Helen Small, one of UTD’s oldest students, passed away on May 4, 2017 at 97 years old. Small graduated from UTD in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and in 2010 with her master’s in clinical psychology at the age of 90. Small first began her education in the...

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Head Start, Late Finish: Alumna oldest in UTD history

Head Start, Late Finish: Alumna oldest in UTD history

Helen Small’s experience at UTD was a decidedly unconventional one. At her graduation, former president David Daniel held his arm out and walked her across the stage to get her diploma. Her family — which, 29 in number, is decidedly not small — came out to support her in mass....

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Golden years spent learning, volunteering

94-year-old alum receives bachelor’s at 87, master’s in psychological science at 90 UTD alum Helen Small had always dreamt of getting a college education. By 2010, she had walked across the stage twice to receive her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, having finally achieved her goal — 72 years after first...

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