Quad View: As seen from the Alumni Office

I grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia and our local Accu-Weather anchorman used to refer to the hot summer days as HHH - hazy, hot and humid.   We are definitely in the HHH days here.  It’s been in the 90s this week, which means everyone is moving a little slower, with that certain glow that comes from the sweat you break walking from your car to your building.

It’s Summer Sports Camp time at WFU.  This is a wonderful series of programs that brings local (and not so local) kids back to campus to attend camps with our outstanding coaches.  Next week is overnight basketball camp, and I must confess that part of me wants to sit out at the pick-up/dropoff spot in hopes that I can catch a glimpse of my all time favorite Demon Deacon, Randolph Childress.  I had the distinct pleasure of spending some time with him and his family back in 2005, when he graciously agreed to come to campus to be involved in a shoot for an inauguration video for Dr. Hatch.

You are never going to meet a nicer person than Randolph.  Unless you meet his wife, the lovely Jenai.  Or their two boys, who were incredibly polite and well mannered for little boys.  Meeting Randolph was an absolute highlight of my time at WFU.  The day that I finally met him (which I had been lobbying to do for the previous 6 years) I said that I quit, because there was nothing left to hope for in my job : )  Anyway, the Childresses are a delightful family and perhaps now I should just shift my great hope to the goal that one day he comes back to WFU to work here. 

So in the coming weeks of basketball camp, if anyone sees the great #22 on campus, your job is to alert the Alumni Office right away!