Saying "Thank You"

Well, I'm packing today, and I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks to Chancellor De la Garza and to the Board for offering this opportunity. Thanks to my colleagues Chuck Hope and John Perkins who sent me to study at UNT, and to my professors at UNT--Drs. Morris, Stern, and Turner--who informed and inspired this trip. Thanks to good friends Mark Coley and Jeff Nelms who supported the effort and to campus administrators Dr. Judith Carrier and Josue Munoz who advised on the application. A special thanks to Ivan Mino who taught me a little Spanish over the summer.

And, of course, a thank you and farewell to all my family--especially to my parents, and Elaine, Kathleen and Jonathan who helped get me ready. And Thanks to Dianna who is letting me go on this trip--you toiled over all the details. Wherever I go, you are always with me.

I'm a pretty thankful and lucky guy to be surrounded by so many people who share their gifts with me.