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Name: Mike Sandlin Job: Clinical associate professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology Qualifications: graduate of University of West Alabama and University of Alabama, received doctorate from Texas A&M University. Mike Sandlin wears groovy socks. Tuesday he sported a zebra print, and one can only guess what he’ll wear today. But one thing is for sure: this health and kinesiology professor loves his job.
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Q: I heard you wear goofy socks. How long have you been doing that? ◗ Oh, I’m thinking probably 10 years now (hiking up his khakis to model white and black zebra socks). Life is boring enough. I’m pretty mild today. I’m guessing one day I had a groovy pair of socks on and one of my students said: “Hey, nice socks,� and then I just kept on doing it. Q: You won Teacher of the Year for health education in
May. How did you feel about that? â—— I was really humbled. We have so many great teachers in our department. They must have miscounted. But it motivates you to want to do better the next year. There are not many days that go by when I drive to school and forget what a privilege it is to teach here. Q: What is your best advice for students? â—— My advice is if you want
to succeed in college: go to class. This is my 33rd year of teaching. I can’t think of one student who didn’t make it if they came to class every day. Q: And for success in the future after college? ◗ Develop your good habits here at A&M. It’s not like they hand you your diploma, and you’re suddenly responsible. Start developing those things here before you leave Q: What’s your favorite class to teach? ◗ This sounds corny, but I really like ‘em all because it is such a variety teaching different classes. Q: Why do you think what you teach is pertinent to students’ lives? ◗ One of the things I do besides being a teacher is I work as a paramedic. It’s amazing: so many times you get to a scene and no one is doing anything. So I stress to students the importance of learning things like CPR. It can really mean the difference between life and death. Q: What do you like about teaching at A&M? ◗ From the faculty’s side of it, when you see the quality of the students, how can you not get fired up about teaching here? If you can’t be passionate about teaching at A&M, then there’s something wrong. What’s really nice is being married to an Aggie; it’s nice sharing the same values. Q: What do you love about A&M? ◗ Little things that you notice: people opening doors for each other. That doesn’t happen everywhere else. And the spirit, the respect for one another. For example, with our women’s basketball team, I thought they were just so classy. I’ve had some of the players in class and they are just classy girls and so smart. It’s a special place. There’s no other place like it. And thank goodness. Interview by Katie White, photo by Josh McKenna
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