EMPLOYEE PROFILE

Name:

Title: Educational Resources Center Assistant, Blount County Center

Major responsibilities: They include charging and discharging books for the students, faculty and staff; assisting patrons in the use of the available library resources at Pellissippi State; and assisting them with their various needs when working with computers. I also take care of the Blount County Center Web page.

Length of service at the College: Since March 2001

Place of birth: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Family members: My husband, Sam, and son, Zach. We also have several koi and goldfish. The largest koi is Sarge at 16 inches.

Something no one knows about you: When I was a toddler, we lived in my father’s hometown of Greeley, Colorado. One weekend, my family, along with my grandparents and an uncle, went to a friend’s ranch in the mountains. While there, we chased the cattle, wild mustangs and buffalo that he raised. I can remember shouting that I wanted to ride the horses and buffalo.

Greatest achievement or proudest moment: My greatest achievement is being able to go back to college to complete my undergraduate studies. With three associate’s degrees, it was time to get my first bachelor’s degree.

Favorite things outside work: When I have the time, I like to sit with my family beside the fish pond in our front yard and listen to the gurgling fountain. I also like to sew, do counted cross-stitch and watch old movies. This past summer, I began researching my family tree.

Most rewarding part of your job: Helping students learn something about the computer, their classes or college.

Most influential person in your life and why: Besides my parents, husband and son, my aunt Peggy had the most influence. She graduated from nursing school around the time I was born. She was also the first person in the family to go to college. Around the time I graduated from high school, she went back to school. While working fulltime as an ER nurse and taking care of my invalid grandmother, she earned honors in graduate school. We would spend hours talking about her classes and my classes and critiquing books that we had read. When she died in 1995, several of her coworkers started a scholarship in her name at a community college near where she lived and worked.

Favorite quote: “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” Margaret Thatcher