Meet...Gale
Name:
K. Gale O’Neal.
Department:
University Human
Resources Management.How long at MUSC: 4 months.
Least favorite chore: Finding a dead bug and having to get rid of it.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Hazelnut coffee creamer.
Fondest childhood memory: Waking up before sunrise on Christmas morning with my siblings and running into a trap my dad had set up (pie tins on a string blocking the hallway) so that we would run scared back to bed for a while—it worked.
Biggest challenge: Remembering that things are not purely black or white–there are many shades of grey.
If you could trade places with someone for a day, who would you be: The president of a philanthropic organization.
Memorable trip: Being awakened from a sound sleep at 3 a.m. while on safari by a hippo rubbing against my tent.
Personality trait you admire in others: Remaining calm and collected under fire.
Interesting fact about myself: I’ve lived in France, been to Africa many times, and was in the miniseries, “North and South.”
Historical event you would have like to have witnessed: Watching the Allied Forces march down the Champs Elysee in 1944.
Best thing about working at MUSC: My HR colleagues and the staff with whom I come into contact.
Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
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