John's Dissertation

People are always asking me when John is going to finish with his PhD. I guess they must think it's taking a long time too. Well, he started in Aug 2004 and it's a 4 year program. If all goes well (and so far, Thank God, it is!) he will be finishing in May 2008. Right now, he is working on submitting a proposal on his dissertation by May 30th. He hopes to defend the proposal in August before he goes on the job market. What does that mean? Well, Universities start the hiring process a year in advance. So, by August this year, he will start submitting resumes to various universities. I am hoping that we land something in the midwest, so that we can be closer to his family. John will travel to Seattle, Philadelphia and Phoenix between Aug and December to present papers and hopefully have some interviews as well. I don't know how he does it all - with school, work and family - but two things I do know is that 1)he loves to learn and he has a talent for school and 2) he doesn't compromise on his commitment to family, no matter how stressful things get. I also know that he'll make a great professor because he loves to teach and I've heard that his current students think he's a great professor. John's on the right path!