-: So Ball State to me,
Ball State was,
Ball State was one of the best
periods of my life.
When I left, I don't know that I was quite ready to leave.
I enjoyed the school.
I actually got a master's degree directly after
my undergraduate because I wasn't quite ready
to enter the work force.
But what Ball State did for me was
it took,
myself coming from a small town
middle of nowhere Indiana
I walked out of here with the tools
and the experience and the background I needed
to be successful in my career
but also to push forward.
I always felt, especially in new positions,
I felt like I had a bit of an advantage
and I really think Ball State was the reason
that education gave me that confidence,
the background that I needed to succeed.
So Ball State has been a huge part
of my professional career
as well as my educational career.