Five Things You Didn't Know About Dr. Kirk

Liz Strauss at Successful-Blog.com has tagged me...I've been asked to share five things about myself that others don't know. So...

1.  I used to be an accountant before I became a college professor and started teaching management courses.

2.  I have two cats: Growltiger and Chairman Meow Tse Tung.

3.  I'm writing a novel (I know, I know...everyone's writing a novel).  I have 15,000 words so far and am aiming for 50,000 or so.  It's the story of four generations of bizarre but interesting Southern women (my life thinly disguised).

4.  Last spring, I marched with two of my best friends (Laura and Cindi) in a parade in Jackson, Mississippi, as a Iowa Blues Sweet Potato Queen.  Rumor has it that there are photos...

5. In February 2006, on one of those gray cold snowy days in Iowa, I decided that I would spend my next winter in a warm place.  The next day I asked my dean for a one year leave of absence, put my house up for sale, found a place that I wanted to live in Florida, and then set off my resume to all the universities in the Tampa Bay area telling them I was available.  The good news is that the University of South Florida-St Petersburg hired me as a visiting professor.  Yes, I am a risk taker...

OK, my turn.  I tag Patti Digh, Mike Wagner, Tim Johnson, Kenneth W. Davis and Cuileann McKenzie. Tell us five interesting things about yourself that most people don't know.

 

Comments

[John]

Dr. Kirk,

I wonder if you would write a bit more about your road to teaching. I have spent 20 years in software development and have thought many times about teaching (although not in SW). Would you care to share your story of the transition from accountant to professor?

[Delaney Kirk]

Thanks John for asking. I'll post on my path to teaching in the next couple days. It was the right decision for me as I love being a college professor!