Vicki Wiesen:  

9/5/23--See update below 5/31/11--I've gone full circle and have been up and down and over and out--but hey, I'm still standing! It's been a great ride. I started working for the phone company right out of high school, earned my bachelor's degree from TCU, was promoted to St Louis, Missouri, got married, and was promoted a few more times. I left the Bell System and worked as President of a company that did pre-employment testing/screening, turned that company around and then got into academe'. Along the way, I earned a Master's degree and a doctorate (yes, now I'm a DOCTOR!--woo-hoo!). Hey, it comes in handy when making a restaurant reservation and saying it's for "Dr. So-n-so." Why, I'm always able to secure a great table--right by the kitchen! (Ha). Anyway, I also had two daughters, Emily (age 25) and Alison (age 23). They have blessed me with 3 grandchildren--Aubrey (2 1/2), Parker (10 months) and Adam (3 weeks). Professionally, I've been a college administrator for the past 20 years, from Campus President to Dean of Academic Affairs to my present position as an adjunct professor teaching graduate education courses online. I've had the privilege to travel throughout the US and Europe in my various positions. Personally, my husband of 29 1/2 years and I parted company a few years ago and 2 years ago I married Don, who's an angel. Way back in 2001, I had accepted a position as a college dean in Austin, Texas. At the time, my daughters came kicking and screaming (from St. Louis). Now you couldn't drag them out. Anyway, after my marriage dissolved, I took a position in Chicago (a great place to visit but living there is another story). I learned all there is to know about online learning and when I first met Don (also a Texan from Lubbock but living in Illinois), I said I was going to move back to Texas, so if you want to be with me, get ready to move. He said, "Let's go!" So in 2009, we married, I resigned my full-time position, and in 2010,...Expand for more