I have a question that I would like to ask an Admin directly, is there any way to do that. I suddenly realized that I have an account on here that I made in 2008 and used while I was in College in Alabama. I have a few questions about this and would appreciate being able to PM an admin, but not sure who they are. Thank you!
I only read three words of your post............So "Roll Tide" or "War Eagle"?
I have to tell you... Growing up, I was a Notre Dame fan... HATED Alabama. So, you can imagine my chagrin when I was assigned to work out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and photograph Alabama football. Well, I left the newspaper business after getting married and had a studio for several years (Really, more of a media production company) and decided to go back to school. My ex, the "mean woman", told me if I could find a way to finance it, I could go. The next day, I came home with a full ride to... you guessed it... The University of Alabama. I had high enough scores on my SAT (that I had taken many years earlier) that I qualified for a Presidential scholarship. In class, I was the elephant in the room, being 45 years old. I was a "4.0" student and graduated with honors. I again applied to Alabama for my Master's degree and was given a $96,000 fellowship and again completed that with honors. The instructors I dealt with at Alabama were first rate, and were genuinely magnificent to me. They encouraged me even when I didn't think I could do something. So, I love Alabama. No doubt about it. I can't imagine where I would be today had they not believed in me, even when the person I was married to didn't. Now, I am in China, teaching photography, re-married to a spectacular woman that I just adore. My life could not get any better and I give the credit to those amazing professors at Alabama for my success. I think about this daily, and thank God for each of them coming into my life. In my work now, I try to emulate them and use them as my example and try to mentor where I can.
My brother, on the other hand, went to "That other state school"... enough said. Some things are thicker than blood.
Be well, Smoke and thanks for making me laugh!
Cordially,
Mark
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