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L. Rawlin Bagnall - 1993 Alum

Rawlin is currently the Arapeen District Executive for Boy Scouts of America. (点击这里 to see an article about Rawlin.)

你的爱好是什么??

I enjoy so many things, it is hard to pin them down! I really enjoy being a dad, and spending time with my kids. 我有 a love for reading that my father passed on, and when I can carve out the time, I love to escape into a fantasy or sci-fi novel. I am an artist, and have become a professional miniature painter over the years. 我是 also a caricature artist, and will sneak out and draw at a rib-fest or carnival under the pseudo-name “Lou Rollins”. I love the outdoors, and spending time camping, hiking, 和侦察.

What is your most memorable moment at 雪的大学?

There are so many, it is really had to pick just one; so many opportunities for fun to be had, and for people to serve. I suppose it would have to be the wonderful experience of participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for what is now the Greenwood Student Center. I was serving as the Student Body President, and President Carlston was serving as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at that time. My Aunt, Colleen Larsen (sister-in-law to Katie Jean Larsen, who served on the Executive Council several years before), was in the area visiting family. We all were able to participate in the momentous occasion of turning dirt for what was a major undertaking for the campus at that time. 这是 heart-warming and has left an indelible impression on me. Look at where we are now! And the campus continues to grow under Dr. Carlston’s direction and vision.

What was your professional path from student at Snow, to your current position?

I started working for the Church Educational System upon graduation from Southern Utah University, as a Religious Educator and absolutely loved it! 我在那里工作 1996 to 2011 and then left the Seminaries and Institutes program to start a career in the 金融服务 Industry as a Financial Consultant with Northwestern Mutual. I eventually decided to specialize in retirement planning with Banker’s Life and Casualty. But I missed teaching, and found myself wanting to influence educators who struggle with reaching peripheral students who have different learning rhythms. 所以，我获得了认证 with the National Center for Teacher Effectiveness as an Educational Consultant, and started working toward finishing up my Educational Doctorate in Curriculum & 指令 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Then, this last summer, a good friend of mine, Jim Bethel, who has been a professional scouter for more than twenty years, informed me that the Boy Scouts had need of a professional in the area. While it was a significant cut in pay, I jumped at the opportunity to move back “home” to Sanpete County! 我有 received such a warm welcome coming back, it has been a deeply moving experience.

How did 雪的大学 contribute to your accomplishments?

So much of what I learned at Snow has been pivotal in my life experience, and President 卡尔斯顿和卡尔斯顿博士. Neal Cox, along with so many others, have contributed (and keep contributing) to help me learn so much as an individual and as a professional. My mother used to have a sign hanging up near my bedroom which read, “Try not to become a man of success, but rather… a man of value!” Behind the quote, there was a picture of a grandfather fishing with his grandson. 我有 never forgotten that. 它燃烧着 a trail in my heart that has led me to where 我是 today. The reason I share it, is because the “warmth” of 雪的大学 and the culture that is cultivated here, presented an environment for me years ago as a student to put that principle into practice, and it has forever changed my life!

What advice would you give current 雪的大学 students?

雪的大学 is truly a magical place! It really is “the warmest Snow on Earth” and there will be so many wonderful opportunities and experiences that you will have while attending here that you will never forget! Take advantage of the intimate settings, and get to know your professors. They are so unique and amazing, and they want to 帮助你. I can’t tell you how many times 我有 bumped into alumni from Snow, in my world travels, and they never seem to mention where they received their undergraduate degree from, but they never fail to mention that they are a 雪的大学 Badger! Be proud of your school, because it will stay with you for the rest of your life!

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