Department of Computing
Jeff Vernon - Alumnus
- If you could change one thing about ETSU or your time here, what would it be?
- I wish I had pursued social activities more. I sort of went to school every day and then went home.
- Why did you come to ETSU?
- I already lived near Johnson City and it was a good university.
- What is your greatest hidden talent?
- Creative writing, but I don't do much of it anymore.
- What is your hometown?
- Johnson City (actually Boones Creek)
- How old are you? How old do you feel?
- 53. 43.
- If you were to do a celebrity endorsement of one Johnson City business or local product, which would you choose?
- Carl Little Construction Company. He builds great houses and is my brother-in-law.
- All-time favorite book:
- Bible
- When you were 10, what did you want to be when you grew up? How about now?
- Professional baseball player. Retired.
- The best way to spend a free afternoon in the Tri-Cities area is:
- Hanging out with my family eating some good food and laughing.
- What is your favorite bumper sticker?
- Jesus is Coming -- Look Busy!
- Favorite outdoor activity:
- Hiking.
- What is the biggest accomplishment in your life up to today?
- Still happily married after almost 25 years.
- What is the most unusual job you have ever held?
- Newspaper reporter.
- Do you participate in any sports?
- Is walking a sport?
- If you had to choose right now where you would spend the rest of your life, where would it be and what would you do there?
- This is a hard question. I love where I am (Tucson, AZ), and I love what I am doing (developing software a Raytheon Missile Systems), but the rest of my life is hopefully a long time. Part of me still longs to be back in the hills of East Tennessee. I still have lots of family in the Johnson City area.
