Veteran walks graduation stage at 78
Kathy Floyd
Billy Wade Parsons cried as he walked the stage at Kay Yeager Coliseum May 1 to receive his Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree from Midwestern State University. Not because of his accomplishment, but two weeks before graduation he had buried his 98-year-old mother. She had been his biggest cheerleader.
Parsons’ mother also inspired him to consider a second career at this stage in his life. He is 78 years old and is among the oldest to earn his degree from MSU Texas, if not the oldest.
“She took on raising her grandchildren when she was in her 70s,” he said.
Texas State Technical College Offers Path to In-Demand Jobs
Texas is home to many companies that employ industrial engineering technologists and technicians, giving students in Texas State Technical College’s precision machining program several options for where to live and work.
May 20, 2021 • (TNS) From smartphones to the hubcaps on vehicles, precision machining is a critical component of our lives. (Many human-made things would) not exist without a machine and its components, said Nathan Cleveland, acting statewide lead in Texas State Technical College s Precision Machining Technology program and associate provost at TSTC in Marshall.
Cleveland said high school students need to be more exposed to what precision machining is, along with its career stability and income potential. He said most students who enter TSTC s Precision Machining Technology program usually know someone already in the industry. The program s classes at the N
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