I was fortunate enough during my freshman year in college (St. Louis University) to be taken under the wing of Prof. Edward Brooks, who was the son of the founder of the AMS. I was always fascinated by all the mementos of Charles Brooks at the AMS headquarters in Boston, near my hometown of Reading, and saying, gee, it was his son that really helped me out. It instilled in me this desire that one thing I should always try to do throughout my career was to mentor other young scientists and students. I’ve kept that as an absolutely rewarding, and fascinating goal throughout my entire life.