Out of the blue last week I was notified by the Zoology Department at Weber State University that I had been nominated by the Dept. Chairman for their “Friend of Zoology” award.

Although I had never met him before, we had talked several times when he had students that he wanted to send to WRCNU for a work experience internship. This is one of the side projects I am in charge of – I onboard and mentor the students for the 3-4 months they commit to and the benefit for us is that, due to the fact they are earning credits, they have to show up or it reflects on their grade.

They had a nice reception and awards presentation for the noteworthy department students and me at the end … I even got a $50 gift card! Then a group picture after which Joel commented that I was the only gray hair in the group. Can’t take him anywhere!