Show If i Faculty Staff 7 j Dedicated De to Students tu 1 Brian Perkins Staff Editor Gary Campbell is laid back like a Cadillac on spin- spin nin fin rims Many people on campus consistently give a pound of flesh for the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents here at Salt Lake Community College and he heis heis heis is one of them Campbell is a native of Salt Lake City and has been a apart apart apart part of the family since 1994 He spent three years on the east coast working working working work work- ing on his surfing skills stalls but buthis buthis buthis his heart has always been in inthe inthe inthe the Salt Lake Valley According to Campbell the surfing in North Carolina beats California hands down The water is warmer wanner and the waves are better said Campbell Plus the East Coast of the Unites States has the added benefit depending depend depend- ing on your perspective of occasional hurricanes The week before the hurricane hits is really the best time to go But it has been some time since this math teacher has battled the elements to hang ten Recently Campbell undertook the monstrous challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge of setting up and coordinating coordinating coordinating the three computer labs located in the Technology Building on the Redwood campus This includes obtaining obtaining obtaining obtain obtain- ing the equipment setting it it- up lip to the specifications of of the Technology Department and training the very helpful and knowledgeable lab assistants In addition to this responsibility ity he teaches two online r R a Y r rw w fl l tJ I c I c VI VIIU la IU E Gary Campbell has taught in the Math Department at since 1994 math courses and a classroom- classroom based course Sure its it's difficult he said But the harder you work at something the easier it gets Spoken like Uke a true pher Campbell is the proud father of three children the youngest of which is planning on getting married soon When asked how he is handling han- han the e stress of that life altering everything lse else rte ibis answer was simply a smile When in the same room as someone who enjoys his work as much as Campbell it is dif dif- dif dif- to be anything but comfortable comfortable comfortable com com- a feeling he tries to spread in the classroom But not everyone can be as calm and collected under stress as Gary Campbell The strangest thing I ever saw in a classroom he said was this year old woman She brought her kids to class alot They were kind of chatty chatty chatty chat chat- ty but it wasn't really a l lem m. m One day they ey were er a little J. J extra extra ettra chatty hatty and md 1 Ii guess gues guess the she he had enough because she turned around in her chair and threw a pencil at one of them and nailed him right in the head From across the room she hit him in the head I didn't didn't didn't did did- nt know what to say Surely an action like that would stop any lecturer in mid But Campbell is not just any lecturer He has been awarded certificates by bythe bythe bythe the college for his dedication to excellence on two occa occa- I guess they like me he said with a gri grin i Indeed he is a likable felloW fell fel- fel l 1 loW W. Ib KtE E takes fakes his their students nt e r edu education tion an and every aspect of his job here at with the utmost seriousness seriousness seriousness seri seri- and dedication |