Graduation...Checkered flag to an undergraduate career.

Well, it is finally in the books.  With the completion of my last final exam, it was the proverbial white flag.  Graduation this last Saturday from the University of Illinois Springfield was the checkered flag to my years of studying.  Racing, among other things, are partly responsible for my success.  I have met many wonderful people who I have formed great friendships with that I still have to this day.  I want to take this moment and thank everyone who has had a positive influence and helped guide me and help me become the person I am today.  I am eternally thankful.  I shared some parallels in my journey to a degree that racers do to win.  I faced adversity, overcame at times situations that were far from favorable, put in long hours and sleepless nights to get to where I wanted to be.  Now, the preparation for the next stage in my life and/or education begins.  What track my life ends up at next is one I don't know yet, but hopefully it's one that is racy and one I can thrive at.