My Beloved Daughter,

Some of the professors at TRCC had more influence on my than any professors that I have had since.  My English Comp I professor, Carol Lewis, was a brilliant woman who spoke eloquently and always managed to make her lectures enjoyable as she would act things out while speaking and giggling in front of her classes.  She also made me re-learn the rules of writing, stating that what I had learned in high school English was often inaccurate.  I went on to take American Literature and Old Testament Literature with her.

Judy Scott was my World Literature and New Testament Literature professor.  A genteel southern belle, her manner of speaking was so different than Professor Lewis’s and, yet, anyone who knew her could never doubt the woman’s keen intellect.  Her humor was more subtle but definitely present.  I took a picture of her one time and, as soon as I had done so, she advised the class that she had once been told that she looked like Mrs. Doubtfire.

Larry Speight taught one class that I took, Expository Writing.  During that semester, I had to keep a running journal of my life that would lead to him assigning me a final paper that tied in to that journal.  I think that the theme of the final paper ended up being “dating.”

It’s important to note that the Old Testament and New Testament classes were set up to only discuss the Bible as literature and they were not to be considered religion classes.  Fortunately for me, being so impressionable in my spiritual views at that time, both professors were devout Christians who did not use the classes to try to discredit the Scriptures.  Indeed, I often gained a sense of wonder at what I read, understanding the Theme that ran through the sixty-six books of God’s Word.

After I changed my major to English, I still needed a Science lab.  I took Physical Science with Dr. Kwan Lee.  Hailing from South Korea, he and his beautiful wife had come to the U.S. as atheists.  By the time that I had met him, they were devout Christians.  He wasn’t even afraid to discuss his faith in class and to use his beliefs to tie Christianity and the Laws of Physics together.

I had other professors, obviously, but these four had the most influence on my growth at that time.  While going to this college, I discovered a new hangout spot for my fellow geeks and myself.  Next week, we’ll discuss The Reading Corner.