Interview 

• Schools you are an alumnus of:  ETSU, Cumberland University ,UT

• Grade and Subject you teach:  All grades; Library Media

• Someone who has inspired or encouraged you in your role as an educator: My family, Dr. Robert "Jack" Higgs, Dr. Leslie Perry, Jean Rymer, and one second-grade student after another second-grade student throughout the years

• Hobbies/Interests: Reading, UT football & basketball, music, Iditarod & Yukon Quest

• Name someone you would like to meet: My great-grandparents and their families, Gideon Riggs, Lewis Grizzard, Ruth Graham

• Favorite book(s) and/or author(s): Jan Karon, Patricia Cornwell, Scott Turow, Max Lucado, Elizabeth George, Nicholas Sparks, Charles Martin, Phillip Gulley, Cynthia Rylant, Homer Hickam, Patricia Polacco

• Advice to students:  Have compassion towards others & strive to do your personal best.