I went to Francis Marion University on scholarship to play soccer, and I ended up running track and cross country as well. It was fun. I enjoyed it, and I had a great time. Dr. Whiteley, who was the cross country coach, was awesome. He cared about my athletics, but he cared more about me as a person. He saw potential and asked me to come, and the next thing was I was on scholarship. He involved me in a lot of things, and he was a good guy. The biggest thing was FMU gave me an opportunity in any realm that I wanted. I played three different sports, and if I advanced in the student council side, I was in a national honor society. What I liked about FMU was that it was a small group. I had great professors in the Math Department, Business Department, and in every aspect. The grounds were impeccable, and it was a clean and pretty campus. I was an accounting major in my first three years, and I switched to chemistry and math. I was a double major, so I went on and got a master’s in polymer chemistry. FMU prepared me not just for the academic side but also for the things that I did not realize until later in life.