Personal Reminders of Perseverance

If you know me, you hopefully know that my greatest core value in life is perseverance. To me this, this drive is rooted in a hope or vision for the vision that things can and will get better. My personal email address incorporates this value – jeff.doyle.923@gmail.com Where does the number “923” come from? Mark 9:23 – “Everything is possible for the one who believes.”

I don’t want to get mixed up on competing with others with what they have overcome – I know my successes pale in comparison to people who have risen from poverty, overcome long-term sickness, achieved great leadership roles, and touched thousands of lives. That being said, I hope you will not judge me too harshly for being proud of persevering, while being inspired by many friends and mentors, in order to reach the personal goals below. This list below is not what I want to remembered for – my greatest achievements in life are actually people’s lives that I have positively impacted. This list is to remind me that if I believe something is possible, and I put my mind and my heart into it, and I create action plans that remained focused on, I can achieve things I might have thought difficult.

Eagle Scout
High School Co-Valedictorian
2X MVP of Swim Team (in high school)
2X MVP of Cross Country Team (in high school)
2X best player on Church League basketball team
Completed 33 college credits in high school (including Calculus I, II, & III)
Completed pre-med curriculum in college with 3.8 GPA
Tried out 3 years before making college’s Men’s Club Volleyball Team for 2 years
Awarded Phi Beta Kappa junior year in college
Scored in top 5% of the National Board of Certified Counselors Exam – served as Nationally Certified Counselor for 10 years
Won the Virginia association of student affairs’ New Professional of the Year
Ran a marathon at age 25 at 7 min 45 sec/mile pace
Earned a Ph.D. in 3 years
Won the North Carolina Housing Officers award for service to profession
Invited to teach doctoral courses in higher education administration in multiple subjects
Became a dean of a major university at age 40
Guided the design, construction, and program for 1 of 3 21st Century Residence Halls (per ACUHO-I)
Served on committees for >20 students who defended their doctoral dissertations
Had >75 proposals reviewed and approved for presentation at conferences
Had >35 articles reviewed and approved for publication