Eric Jakubowski:  

So many miles to go.....where to begin. During my dreadful high school years, I was dual enrolled at Dekalb CC. However, I really was not academically prepared and it seemed as if I were spinning my wheels going no where fast. In 1981 I joined the Air Force Reserves and trained to be a Jet Engine Mechanic. Loved it. However, that was short lived because the unit closed down and I was put on inactive status. So, it looked like back to school for me. This time around, I was a bit more driven to excel and move forward. Consequently, I finished at Dekalb CC in 1985 with my AA in Informational Systems and Business Management (yeah, I had that many credits) and I transferred to University of Georgia (GO DAWGS...Woof, Woof, Woof). I finished in 1987 with my BS in Mathematics Education and I taught math for a couple of years then decided to go back to graduate school. However, I also met my wife at UGA and we got married in the summer of 1987. We moved to Tallahassee and I attended Florida State University and received my Masters and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Design. Shortly afterwards, I started to teach at Troy University, then went to Valdosta State University. However, I tired of the publish or perish mentality in the Ivory Tower World So, I wound up at North Florida Community College and I taught Instructional Technology for a few years. I was a Cisco and Microsoft Certified instructor and loved what I did. However, I developed some health issues (probably from all that liquor I drank at Parkview) and I unfortunately ha...Expand for more