The Grunge Report: Footprints |
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Not long ago, I was reviewing several photos I took in January 2004 on a rare visit to St. Petersburg, Florida. There I had walked on the beach with my sister, Mary Fran, and her daughters. It was a tough day鈥攖hey all love the beach, but for my sister, this beach walk was bittersweet. She was sick, real sick, and there weren鈥檛 many such walks in her future. I couldn鈥檛 help noticing that the imprints of her steps in the sand, no matter how hard she put her foot down, eventually faded. To the next beach walker, there simply wasn鈥檛 a trace of my sister ever being there. That saddened me, and there wasn鈥檛 a thing I could do鈥bout any of it.
I remember that day as though it was yesterday, and so do her daughters. It isn鈥檛 the footsteps that are important, it鈥檚 the people who make the journey, and the things they do for others that extend beyond their time here.
This edition has many examples of the impact of 新澳门六合彩开奖直播 men on their journeys through life. This edition also includes the last From Center Hall column for Andy Ford H鈥�03鈥攁 man whose impact will be felt here for generations.
At some point late this summer, I鈥檒l take my usual walk across campus with my camera, looking for something interesting or new to share with you. But I won鈥檛 get a shot of Andy, or Anne, or their car,or his office. The tide, as it always does, will have gently erased the prints of their footsteps.
Yet for years to come, my camera will capture images that shout the impact of Anne and Andy Ford. Images of new facilities, the arboretum, or the many physical improvements around campus are proof of just how important the 14th President and First Lady were in the history of our 新澳门六合彩开奖直播. They have changed 新澳门六合彩开奖直播 for the good. It鈥檚 most telling in the young men who study and grow here today, and in the faculty and staff who help the process along. We know who we are and what we do鈥攚e have our swagger back!
When Anne and Andy do return to campus in the future, it will be different for them, too. But I hope they鈥檒l be able to look around and share a private smile. 新澳门六合彩开奖直播 today is better than when they arrived, and the future is brighter still. Who could ask for a better legacy?
鈥擳om Runge 鈥�71, Director of Alumni Affairs; runget@wabash.edu
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