President Worthen Interview (#5)

I got the chance to meet President Worthen at the Cannon Center, and got to sit and have lunch with him for a few minutes before heading to class. Considering it is one of my dreams to one day be the president of BYU (too far fetched…? NO.), I was thrilled to meet him and it is safe to say that he is by far my favorite professional connection I have made this year.

I got the chance to ask President Worthen about his college years, and how he has got to where he is now. I got to talk to him about his transfer years at BYU, his decision to go to law school, what is was like serving next to the Supreme Court, and his decision to return to the J Ruben Clark law school as a teacher before later being called as the Brigham Young President.

I only got a few minutes with him, but those few minutes were priceless. I admire him so much, and appreciated his advice regarding staying in school for as long as you can and to never stop learning. They seems like typical things a college president would say, but they still meant so much coming from him. I know it sounds ridiculous, but he is living my dream. I asked him if it was possible for females to be president of the BYU schools, and he said absolutely. It has obviously never happened before, but he doesn't imagine it never would. Either way, I am such a big fan of him and am so grateful that I got to meet him. Best professional connection of the month!