David Bryant:
CLASS OF 1967
Gainesville High SchoolClass of 1967
Gainesville, FL
David's Story
It is difficult to briefly outline what has been a life full of unexpected opportunities and experiences, some wonderful and some not so much. For many years, with a four-year hiatus in the mid-1970s, I was pursuing an education in Gainesville, Arkansas, Texas, and New Jersey. The four-year break was in Wichita, Kansas. My classroom education ended after I had earned a Ph.D. (finished the dissertation in late 1985 and received my diploma in 1986). In fall 1985, I took a job as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Eckerd College, in St. Petersburg, where I still teach as Professor of Religious Studies. Eckerd has been a wonderful environme...Expand for more
nt for pursuing an academic vocation -- good students and supportive colleagues.
On the more personal front, my first marriage ended in 1989, and I remarried in 1991. We have two sons, born in 1994 and 1996, who constantly challenge me and keep me young (at heart, anyway).
My family life and work do not give me much time for leisure pursuits, but I enjoy reading good fiction, watching certain sports (and playing when I can), and doing things with my family.
Perhaps it is a product of growing older, but recently I have thought about my high school years more than I ever have since leaving GHS. I remember many friends and acquaintances fondly.
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