Alumni Q&A
Alumni were given 12 questions and asked to answer five. Meet two alumni each month and discover how them distinguish themselves!
JULY 2008
Garet Turner (BA, 2008, Political Science)
Director of Development, President's Council
Purdue University
Q. What is your favorite Purdue memory?
A. My favorite Purdue memory is Homecoming. Since freshman year I was apart of the Purdue Student Union Board committee and wa the Director sophomore year. It will always be a reminder of the great things at Purdue and will continue to be something I participate in.
Q. What quality to you most admire in a person?
A. The confidence to be honest - in everything that they do, and with everyone that they meet.
Q. What accomplishment are you most proud?
A. Completing my degree on time, even after some set-backs, and still getting my dream entry level job.
Q. What is your favorite quote?
A. "Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of." - Charles Richards
Q. What piece of advice would you give to current Purdue students?
A. Never give up. Perserverence goes a long way in all facets of life, and people respect it.
Emilia Exum (BA, 2007, Movement and Sports Science)
2nd year student at Northwestern University,
Physical Therapy
Q. How are you using your degree today?
A. I am using my degree today to pursue a professional degree in Physical Therapy at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
Q. What piece of advice would you give to current Purdue students?
A. The piece of advice that I would give to current Purdue students would be to ask as many questions as you can to as many different people as you can. This campus is a wealth of information waiting to be accessed. There is more than one way to get to your end result, you just need the right information.
Q. What is your favorite quote?
A. People do not plan to fail, they just fail to plan.
Q. Who was your favorite professor, why?
A. My favorite professor was Dr. William Harper in Health and Kinesiology. He was my favorite professor because of his kindness and passionate nature for athletes and sport. Every story he told sounded like a personal story from a chapter in his life that had a profound effect on who he is today. I can say that his teaching has had a profound effect on me as a student, human-being and former athlete.
Q. What quality do you most admire in a person?
A. The quality that I admire the most in a person is perseverance. There are many situations that occur in life and decisions that we make that can cause setbacks in our path. Those who can use the situations as stepping stones are the ones that will achieve their goals in life.