Ted Roberts:  

School I don't think I've quit going to school since 1988. I went to UT for the 88-89 school year. That was both one of the best years and worst years of my live. Truly a best of times/worst of times beginning to my adult life. I joined the Air Force in 1989 as much to get away from Portland and my family as to just get out on my own and make my own life. While assigned to the USAF Honor Guard in Washington DC, I made a great friend or two and learned a lot about life in the process. I applied for and got an appointment to the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs where I graduated in 1996 with a BS in Engineering. Following graduation, I went to Montana where I met my wife. We have two beautiful girls. We're continuing our Air Force journey with a new assignment to Vandenberg AFB, CA Reflecting on my time at G-P, I have fond memories, but am amazed at the amount of stuff I endured from other students while there. I guess that's all part of the growing up process. To this day, I still firmly believe that my high school math teacher, Mr. Larry Kalich, is the best teacher I ever had. He was a real difference-maker in my life during my high school years. Maybe one of these days, I'll be able to appropriately thank him. The Air Force world is really small. I'm still running into folks I worked with in 1990-92 and even a high school classmate. Some of those people from my early Air Force years are already retiring. College I started my college adventure at UT-Austin in 1988. After both one of the best and worst years of my life, I decided to get ...Expand for more