I arrived at SMU in July 2008 when I was hired as Executive Director of SMU's Student Media Company, Inc. -- publisher of The Daily Campus and the Rotunda yearbook. In my position, I have had the opportunity to work with and mentor hundreds of outstanding college journalists who have chronicled this dynamic period of growth and transformation in the history of SMU. My years at SMU (which have included the Centennial celebration of 2011-2015 so far) are among the most memorable in my professional career to date.
After graduating from Richardson (TX) High in May 2012, my son Ryan joined me on The Hilltop as a student. Ryan entered SMU as a transfer student, but quickly acclimated to his life as a Mustang by working at the Dedman Rec Center, the Hughes-Trigg Student Center and in working as a photographer (and subsequently a photo editor) for The Daily Campus. As Ryan concludes his junior year at SMU, I cannot imagine a father being any prouder of a son than I am of Ryan.