Meet...Sylvia
Name:
Sylvia Strickland. 
Department:
University Human Resources.How long at MUSC: 19 years.
Where were you born: Munich, Germany.
What book(s) are currently on your nightstand: Bible and Bible study materials.
Favorite room in your house: Living room—peaceful, uncluttered and quiet.
Least favorite chore: Ironing.
What one item can you not go without in your purse: My identification.
Most special place in the world: San Antonio, Texas, where I met my husband.
Fondest childhood memory: Climbing trees (you’re on top of the world then) and going to my aunt’s house in Olanta.
Bad habit: Interrupting my husband all the time, or so he says.
Pet peeve: People who pretend to be a friend, but are not, and people who do not know what the truth is.
Biggest challenge: Keeping weight off and trying to lose the other few pounds.
First job: Working in tobacco and cotton fields/barns.
Most rewarding thing about your job: The interaction with people all over campus.
Favorite quote: My mother would always say this when I would get down, “There is a time for everything: time to laugh; a time to cry; a time to live, and a time to die. There is a season for everything.”
Friday, Sept. 29, 2006
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