From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2006 - 05:03:26 ART
Howard, the proctor, was a really nice guy. I only
had question he answered it very quickly, without
giving away anything.
The guy did everything he could to make everyone feel
at ease and comfortable. I bet he a psychologist or
something.
He told soothing stories before the lab and durng the
lunch that were light-hearted, relevant to whatever
was going on and generally very upbeat and relaxed.
I thought this man must be a either a natural
comunications expert or he has been trained/seasoned
very well.
In any event, he was simply masterful.
Everything from the shorts/sandals, to the story about
the how the rain demolished his retaining wall, and he
was pelted by hail the night before in an effort to
calm his horses.
Love that guy. One of my classmates from NMC-1 said
he was like that with everyone.
I do not know where anyone ever got the idea that RTP
was a cold place with EVIL PROCTORS... Maybe they got
someone else. Tomwas there too, I did not speak to
him but for a few minutes at the end. He was both
very courteous, polite, and professional.
I even had the misfortune of having a worm crash my
computer, and Howard came literally running to the
rescue, (I think he hopped over the desks?). He wa
there quick.
I only had 1 minute from the time it popped up to
quickly save my screens (just in case) and run to get
him and for him to come immediately to the rescue and
still have about 10-15 seconds to actually see it.
Again he was very calm, professional, and reassuring.
Wow! Now that is a very professional gentleman.
Never lost his cool, never saw him sweat. I was
impressed at how he handled the whole thing from the
moment he introduced himself till he left for the day.
My compliments, Howard. You made things easy for
everyone. More than they had to be.
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