I like many others, I paid 100% of my BGSU expenses (8 semester). Pledged ΘΧ Gamma Mu Chapter my second semester freshman year. I had no car, lived in Rodgers dorm first year, eat in Commons Dining Hall and moved to ΘΧ house for last 3 years and worked in our kitchen for my board. Moved after graduation on June 5, 1965 to hometown parents and childhood home My college work experience consisted of working on house kitchen crew 6 semesters, old gym basket room 2 freshman semesters and built and ran “Student Blotter Service” for 6 semesters by selling ad space on the printed (both sides) blotter (24” x 36”). On time graduation (’65), some say I graduated “On Warning”, no debt, still no car, no job, Army draft notice in the mail and my Junior ΔΓ pin mate of 2 years is now going out with an undergraduate ΑΤΩ, who she married! How does that grab you?

Enrolled full-time, full-load at KSU for 3 quarters (’65-’66) to hold off military draft and joined Transue & Williams, Inc. (steel forging company) in home town Alliance, OH (Jan ’66) as a “union” steel forging grinder (think “Flash Dance” movie)! Commuted to KSU in the morning with brother Tom, worked 3 to 11pm shift and lived at home and moved to an apartment and finally bought a brand new ’67 VW bug! No money for enrollment at East Carolina College’s MBA School Spring acceptance for Sept. ’66. Soon draft notice arrived and volunteered for USMC OCS in Jan. ’67 Class in Quantico, VA., after many USN/USMC training schools received orders for South Vietnam (’68-’69), as Company Commander, Northern I Corps. Mustered out of USMC a Captain,  and immediately married a career US Foreign Service Ambassador’s daughter (’70) and after 3 months of honeymoon in much of Europe, enrolled in GSU MBA Program, Atlanta, GA (’72),  First real job out of GSU Business School (’72) was with Pfizer Labs as sales representative in Salina, KS and promoted to Hospital Sales Representative in Wichita, KS and on to Pfizer World Headquarters in NYC as a Marketing Manager after 4 years in the field. Missy born in Salina and Mandy in Wichita! Built a house in each town!!! Why there? Pfizer & my DM loved to hire former military officers. Great start with no money in bank!! Only in KS! Pfizer, Inc. North Jersey Coast train commute to NYC hdqrs mktg (’72-’81), Many healthcare companies’ marketing & sales VP/Director positions in Northeast and “out” to Fla (’04). Lots and lots of great times, stories, 2 wives and it was “one hell of a party” (see “Lonesome Dove” Augustus McCray quote). Hope to see you soon. Warmest regards, Bob

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