Congratulations to Robert Titus, An 80-Year-Old Graduate with an Online Marketing Degree! Robert Titus, an 80-year old graduate with a bachelor’s degree in marketing management from W.G.U. Texas, a nonprofit online university created in 2011, said, “I wanted to get it while I was young, so I can start off on a good career.” But Mr. Titus has no illusions about getting hired, and he is just fine with that. After more than a decade of retirement, he is happier than ever. So why pursue the degree? “I promised my mother many, many years ago that I would get my degree,” said Mr. Titus, a former salesman who lives in Houston. “To me, it was a major, big, big, huge accomplishment.” By a wide margin, Mr. Titus was the oldest member of the inaugural graduating class from W.G.U. Texas, a nonprofit online university created in 2011 with an executive order by Gov. Rick Perry. More than 440 students have graduated from W.G.U. Texas. The average age in that group is 39, and the average time to earn a degree was about three and a half years. Question: Well done, Robert Titus! Any comments for this recent grad?
