William E. (Bill) Meek:  

Life After CHS, I earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State, then entered the Army with a 2 year contract through the MSU ROTC program. Had such good assignments (actually used my degree while in uniform!), I stayed for an additional year and a half. After my time in uniform, I became a rocket scientist working for a defense contractor in San Diego. After 2 years of that, went to graduate school in NJ, then returned to MS and worked in the power industry. Five years later, went from making kilowatts to designing the facilities that generate them. The nuclear and conventional power industry was good to me, and I spent 30 years with the same company that specialized in designing generating and transmission facilities worldwide.I retired at age 60 as VP of Engineering, having led an organization with 1200 engineers, scientists, designers, technicians and support staff. I did some interesting things, designed/built plants all over the globe, met a lot of great people, made a lot of money and saw a lot of this planet. Retiring at age 60 was the smartest thing I ever did, and I recommend it to everyone. I still do some occasional ...Expand for more