Edward D. Hess - Teachers Make a Difference

The speaker reflects on three influential teachers who shaped their career and personal life. Coach Charlie Grisham encouraged them to become an athletic trainer, leading to a scholarship. Professor Charlie Davidson inspired a legal career on Wall Street. Doctor Lilbourn supported a shift to cognitive science and remained a lifelong mentor, even introducing the speaker to their spouse.

What role did Coach Charlie Grisham play in the narrator's life?

• He was the narrator's math teacher.

• He introduced the narrator to his future wife.

• He helped the narrator become an athletic trainer.

• He was the narrator's college professor.

How did Professor Charlie Davidson influence the narrator's career?

• He introduced the narrator to cognitive science.

• He enabled the narrator to practice law in New York.

• He helped the narrator get a scholarship.

• He encouraged the narrator to become a football coach.

What was unique about the narrator's response in Professor Davidson's class?

• He gave a typical lawyer's response.

• He recommended a direct solution to the CEO.

• He avoided answering the question.

• He asked another question instead.

What was Doctor Lilbourn's role at the University of Colorado?

• He was a business professor.

• He was the chairman of the Psychology Department.

• He was a professor of law.

• He was the head football coach.

How did Doctor Lilbourn continue to impact the narrator's life after leaving the doctoral program?

• He stopped communicating with the narrator.

• He remained a mentor and friend.

• He discouraged the narrator from writing books.

• He moved to a different country.