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Many faculty and staff constantly juggle multiple, diverse projects. Shirley Glover is no exception, and since coming to the university in 1981, she has managed to do it cheerfully. In that time she worked her way from a program coordinator position to being the associate dean for the College of Health Sciences.
Her responsibilities include everything from helping students to assisting faculty and staff to marketing and recruiting. Basically, she does whatever needs to be done, whenever it needs to be done.
"I used to make a list at the beginning of each day of what I had to do," she said, noting that at the end of a busy day few things would be crossed off. "Now I make a list at the end of the day to note what I've done."
Each day Glover relies on one of her most cherished gifts - creativity. She tries to apply it to every aspect of her life, particularly when a creative solution to a problem can make a difference in the world around her. For example, in the early 1980s, when the Lady Monarchs were bringing women's basketball to national glory, she discovered that the city of Norfolk wasn't offering any program for girls because, as the organizers told Glover, they didn't have any girls teams.
"Well, we will start them," Glover told them, and she did, with the help of Judy Bowman, now Old Dominion's assistant vice president for undergraduate affairs. That year the two coached an 11-to-16-year-old girls team. Glover later started a girls soccer team.
She continues to apply her "can-do" attitude every day at Old Dominion.
- Elizabeth V. Harders
Birth date: Nov. 5, 1950. This year for my birthday I want the higher education bond referendum to pass.
Hometown: Kenbridge, Va.
Education: Mary Washington College, 1969-1970; Longwood College, 1970-73, B.S. in health and physical education; ODU, 1986, M.S. in adult education and training
Family: Husband, Gordon, an ODU graduate who is a mortgage broker; son, Michael, 23; and cats, Bryce and Lacy
Pet peeves: Dishonesty and computers
Favorite places on campus: Silver Stream in Webb Center and the Field House
Most memorable campus experiences: The five-minute meeting with President Marchello as president of the Women's Caucus and JoAnn Gora's going-away skit
Most treasured possessions in your office: Crystal ball, Women's Caucus Award and "troll award"
Whom do you most admire at the university? Lindsay L. Rettie for her creativity, ability to work with people, positive attitude and problem-solving skills, and Anne Savage for her vision, humor and survival skills
Last books read: "Protect and Defend" by Richard Patterson and "Emotional Intelligence" by Hendrie Weisinger
Favorite movies: "ET" (for its simple message), "The Sound of Music" (for its music and love story), "Star Wars" (sci-fi) and "Enemy of the State" (for plot and mystery)
Favorite quotations: "There are no mistakes, just lessons to be learned"; "All things in moderation"; "What goes around comes around"; "Consider the Source"; "Never Say Never"
Greatest accomplishments: Raising my son and starting girls basketball and soccer teams
Favorite songs: Anything I can sing or dance to! "If I Could" by Barbra Streisand; "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack; "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers; "Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson
Your idea of the perfect day off: 70 degrees, 30 percent humidity, sunshine and digging in the dirt
Hobbies: Singing, gardening, sewing, bridge, pottery, tennis, traveling, golf
Favorite TV shows: "Seinfeld"; anything on Home and Garden TV; "Dharma and Greg"; "Walker, Texas Ranger"
Favorite meal: Steiny shrimp or most any spicy, Oriental food
Vices you'll admit to: Procrastination
Favorite sports: Women's basketball to watch and tennis to play (Due to aging and peer pressure I am learning golf.)
Last vacation: Visiting my son at Yosemite National Park
Favorite area restaurant: Trellis
Last smart thing you did: Suggested my son go out West after graduation.
Last dumb thing you did: Suggested my son go out West after graduation
Worst job: "Teaching" 4-year-olds in a day care center
What profession, other than the one you're in, would you like to attempt? Professional shopper
What would you want your epitaph to be: She broke the code and enjoyed life
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