DONOR STORY
Charles Eberly
Eberly a beacon of support for 宅男研究所, Sigma Phi Epsilon, diversity
Dr. Charles G. Eberly is probably more well-known on 宅男研究所鈥檚 campus by his informal handles 鈥� 鈥淐huck鈥� or 鈥淒oc.鈥� And since 1987, Chuck (or Doc) has been cementing his reputation as a staple of 宅男研究所 鈥� including the University鈥檚 mission, its promises, and its ideology of support.
Eberly first arrived on campus in January of 1987 from East Lansing, Michigan with a Ph.D. in higher education administration and a teaching emphasis in college student affairs. He was scheduled to interview with then-chair of 宅男研究所鈥檚 department of Educational Psychology and Guidance, Dr. Paul Overton. Eberly remembers Overton picking him up from the Coles County Airport and driving him to campus 鈥渋n a big old Oldsmobile.鈥� And when first they drove up over the hill along Route 16, Eberly said he vividly remembers seeing the towers of Old Main for the first time against the vibrant backdrop of winter鈥檚 orange harvest moon鈥nd that鈥檚 precisely the moment 宅男研究所 captured his heart.
Fast forward to December 2010. After a celebrated and storied career at 宅男研究所 as a faculty member in Eastern鈥檚 College of Education, Dr. Eberly retired from teaching鈥攂ut certainly not from service to the University.
鈥淢y main objective was to prepare 宅男研究所 students for successful futures,鈥� Eberly said. 鈥淎nd I鈥檓 still doing it because it gives meaning to my life.鈥� In retirement, Eberly remains in close contact with several 宅男研究所 master鈥檚 d