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Meet...Roy


Name: Roy Dingle.

Department: Business Services (Finance and Administration).

How long at MUSC: Two years.

Family: Wife, Blanche; son Lee, 21; daughter Camille, 19; and son, Matthew, 6.

Favorite book: The Bible.

Favorite food: Cheesecake.

Favorite chore: Lawn care.

Favorite comic strip: Xmen.

Pet peeve: People who make excuses.

What do you find most rewarding about your job? Helping others realize their potential.

What is your biggest personal challenge? Competing interests and values.

Accomplishment you are most proud of: Raising a family.

Funniest thing you have seen on the job: Watching a fellow worker being chased by a kangaroo.

Fantasy dinner party guests: Colin Powell, Maya Angelou and Bill Gates.

Vehicle that best matches your personality: Dodge “Integra.”

Dream vacation: A trip around the world.

Most important in my life: My wife.

Something people don’t know about you: I served 22 years in the Air Force; I lived in Australia, Japan, Germany….

In which country did you have the best experiences? In Australia.

What struck you the most when living abroad? The lack of crime in Japan: people leave their cars running while they go into a store, do their shopping and when they come out, the car is still there!

Words of advice: “A little something over a long period of time amounts to something very big!”