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Q. What is one thing you hope your students will take away from having you as a teacher? A. I would hope that they would come to realize that what I had to share with them was “Reality.” Not only did they need to know the content of what we study in our coursework, but also to understand that Society and Life has expectations from all of us. I hope that they understand that as difficult as I may have graded them on work, that no one will be any more strict than their future employers.
Q. What do you like most about Delta State? A. I like the size of the school.
I love my students.
Q. How would you encourage a prospective student to attend Delta State? A. As I’ve said, I’ve been here 25 years, and I’ve had the opportunity to have students tell me why they came to Delta State. It is difficult to find a better answer for that question than to listen to the students that have attended DSU. They do like the small class size and the ratio of teacher-to-students. They do like that they get to know their teacher on a person-to-person basis. They do like that the teacher knows them by name. Just a few weeks ago, I was walking down the hall here in Broom and I ran into a former student who now works in Admissions. She was escorting some potential students around to meet teachers and to see the facilities. I stopped to interact with them, and the mother of a young lady made a great comment which was along the lines of “I like that you stopped to talk to us. You didn’t even know us. This speaks highly of Delta State.” In addition, I would encourage them to contact former Delta State students who are now in Business and Life and have them talk about the role that Delta State played in their successes.
Winter 2014 • Delta State Magazine • 25