Back to School for IBEW Retiree
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If you were looking for the union label at Penn State University’s recent graduation ceremonies, you likely would have spotted Regis Kingera. The 72-year-old retired Electrical Worker (IBEW), who earned his Bachelor of Science degree after enrolling at Penn State following his 1998 retirement, was sporting the IBEW logo on his mortarboard.
Our friends at IBEW.org have posted a fascinating look at Kingera’s post-retirement accomplishments and how his union electrician’s career provided his family with a good middle-class life, helped shape his children’s values and supported his retirement goals.
Read on.
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The American philosopher and education reformer John Dewey once coined a phrase that has echoed through universities for decades: “Education is not preparation for life–education is life itself.”
That maxim rings true for 72-year-old IBEW retiree Regis Kingera. On May 16, he walked across the stage to receive his diploma at Penn State’s College of Liberal Arts commencement ceremony. But far from being a checkered flag at the finish line, Kingera humbly sees this accomplishment as one more stone on the path of his life.
