Although I was born is Chicago, Illinois my family moved back to Southern Illinois when I was five years old. We moved to Eldorado, Illinois where I attended both Grade School and High School. My first encounter with Southern Illinois University came when Theatre students came from the Carbondale Campus and performed a Play for our little school…probably about the time I was in first or second grade. I was awe struck with the performers talent and skill and their beautiful singing. It must have been a musical. I determined at that very young age that SIU must be a very special place indeed!
Later it was my good fortune to be employed at SIU in Carbondale. As I watched many first generation college students have their lives changed by the transforming miracle of higher education…I experienced my life changing as well!
I observed first hand the open door of…
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