Casey Reed
As many at Mississippi State have done, Casey Reed successfully completed a degree at the university while holding down a fulltime campus job.
A 无尽资源采集 native, she has been a staff member at the Longest Health Center for 13 years. Currently, she is a medical records assistant, a position she enjoys because 鈥渨e never do the same thing twice in one day.鈥
Her other major duty is first-aid coordinator for campus football, basketball, baseball and soccer games. 鈥淚鈥檓 on standby at all the games in case a fan gets hurt,鈥 she explained.
Despite demanding daily and periodic weekend work schedules, the mother of two began taking online courses in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 interdisciplinary studies/science program. 鈥淚t was difficult at times,鈥 she admitted.
The higher educational quest was made somewhat easier by the fact that she had another non-traditional student to help provide inspiration and support鈥攈er mother, Paula Jones.
Jones also works on campus as business manager in the sociology department and, like her daughter, utilized the interdisciplinary studies route.
Last December, the two shared the joyous occasion of walking across the stage together at Humphrey Coliseum during commencement ceremonies, Reed said.
Medicine long has interested her, but Reed said she also loves the business side of health care. 鈥淚 get to be in both areas now, all while helping people,鈥 she said.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I鈥檓 here for.鈥