Eaglet - Travis Collins

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Jan & I were volunteers at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, when a young man tapped me on the shoulder and told me that he was the brother of one of our former basketball managers named Travis. He proceeded to tell me a story about his brother which I had not yet heard.

Travis was a young man who appeared to be an average student. Early in the spring of his senior year, he decided he wanted to do something special with his life. He went to one of his counselors at school and told her he wanted to attend Georgia Tech, as no one from his family had ever gone to college. The counselor laughed at Travis and stated, "With your grades, you can't possibly get into Ga. Tech. You might be able to get in a small trade school." After applying to GT, and committing himself to study & work as never before, he graduated early--with Honors! Travis was offered an opportunity to develop some new ideas with a new gadget called a "computer". After taking advantage of this opportunity, he took his experience & ideas, and formed his own company. A few years later, he sold his company for a large sum of money, and was set, financially, for life. He wanted to give back to young people, and he served for several years on the County Board of Education, including being elected as Chairman of the Board. He and his wife, Rose, have given back to their community in many ways, including establishing & funding scholarships for local students. His high school counselor had not recognized that Travis Collins was "an Eaglet"! (Pictured is Travis & Rose presenting scholarships to worthy students.)