 So Purdue Engineering definitely prepared me for my giant leap into education. I'm a teacher at McKinsey Center for Innovation and Technology in Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. I was named Indiana State Teacher of the Year for 2019. It's been a very interesting ride and has given me a platform to speak on behalf of the teachers in the state of Indiana. Every year we have a Washington Week for all of the state teachers of the year. The state teachers of the year include all of the states as well as U.S. territories. So a very large group of educators all gather together in Washington for a week to celebrate our accomplishments. This is truly a dream come true. I'm able to teach engineering each and every day to our future engineers. I know that one day the students that I teach, many of them will be the inventors and innovators that we need to have this come full circle and be able to use my foundation, my experience, my love for learning that was established at Purdue University. Now in my classroom and pass that on to my students is essential. This is a long-term game education. We don't always see the benefits of what we pour into each and every day immediately. But just today I had two students come back and visit me. One is at Purdue in civil engineering and the other is in architecture at Ball State. And that just reassures me that I am definitely making footprints in the lives of my students in instilling a love for learning, instilling work ethic and just striving to achieve their dreams. So my time at Purdue really prepared me for everything that I've encountered as an adult professionally as well as personally. We were kind of raised to a higher standard and I believe that I carry that into my classroom now. I have a lot of fun with my students but at the same time I'm no-nonsense. And I get that from my foundation at Purdue in engineering. That was Tamara Markey. Look for more stories at purdue.edu.