Spring Break
Former student oversees MSC plans
Work as an associate vice chancellor involves contruction projects
By: Matt Woolbright
Issue date: 2/27/09 Section: News
"One of the more fun things we did was get a Black Awareness Committee set up," Gay said.
It was at one of the Black Awareness Committee meetings that Gay met his wife, Cynthia.
Gay said it was raining outside, so he brought an umbrella to the meeting, and Cynthia, who was still in high school at the time and attending the meeting with her sister, kept kicking it over.
"Finally I turned around and was like 'who is that that keeps knocking down my umbrella?'" Gay said. "So I saw her and we started talking. I knew her sister so her sister introduced us. We started talking, and eventually one thing led to another, and four years later we got married."
Gay's experiences have left him with strong feelings toward the University.
"The experience of being an Aggie, coming here and getting an Aggie ring is something that just becomes part of you," Gay said. "Regardless of the good moments and the bad moments you know from day one [A&M] is a special place. We're not a university that you come to and go away from without having any emotional tie to, it's the traditions, it's the way people are, it's the Aggie network, it's all of those things."
It was at one of the Black Awareness Committee meetings that Gay met his wife, Cynthia.
Gay said it was raining outside, so he brought an umbrella to the meeting, and Cynthia, who was still in high school at the time and attending the meeting with her sister, kept kicking it over.
"Finally I turned around and was like 'who is that that keeps knocking down my umbrella?'" Gay said. "So I saw her and we started talking. I knew her sister so her sister introduced us. We started talking, and eventually one thing led to another, and four years later we got married."
Gay's experiences have left him with strong feelings toward the University.
"The experience of being an Aggie, coming here and getting an Aggie ring is something that just becomes part of you," Gay said. "Regardless of the good moments and the bad moments you know from day one [A&M] is a special place. We're not a university that you come to and go away from without having any emotional tie to, it's the traditions, it's the way people are, it's the Aggie network, it's all of those things."
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