Although most people believe that scientists have no life outside the lab,
nothing could be further from the truth.
I am one of those people who happen to enjoy a great number of activities - music, reading, sports, gardening, and the arts.

Top on my list of favorite things is laughter.
I just really love having a good time.
 

(Friendly hint to my students: If you really don't know an answer, but you come up with something original. You just might get a point or two if it makes me laugh when I am grading your exam.)

One of my passions in life is sports:


Top on that list, of course, is playing VOLLEYBALL!!

Volleyball is by far my favorite sport in which to participate. However,
one might find me on the softball field, the basketball or racquetball court, the dance floor, or even in the bowling alley.

As a spectator, I enjoy college basketball (GO DUKE!!), professional hockey, professional football, and of course VWC teams.
  While growing up in New Jersey, I became a fan of both football and hockey.

Most Sundays from September to January, you can find me in front of the television
set cheering for the New York Giants (actually, it should be the New Jersey Giants). 

There are few things in life more exciting than watching the match up between the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils. These two teams have been rivals for years and the intensity of play is always high when these teams
meet on the ice. GO Rangers!!

One of other passions in life is music:

As an auditioned member of the Virginia Handbell Consort, I ring handbells three to five hours every Saturday morning year round and perform in approximately 18 concerts per year.  Over the past 15 years, I have directed handbell choirs at four different churches in three different states. Before being introduced to handbells, I played flute, oboe, and bassoon. 

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