When George Cox had an initial conversation with Tiffany Taylor (HA '07), he asked her about her college plans. She indicated she was looking at a few schools near where her mother lived in Georgia or her father in Mississippi. George asked, “Have you ever considered something beyond the Mason-Dixon Line?” Tiffany said, “Oh, no!” and indicated she wanted to be near her home. However, on second thought Tiffany decided to look elsewhere. “After I talked with Mr. Cox, I thought, ‘well, there really isn't any reason I shouldn't look around.” And so she did.

 After reading about the University of Chicago, Tiffany decided that it was the school for her. She not only was accepted, but received a full-tuition scholarship to attend! Said Cox, “It's not a question of where a student goes, it's a question of whether or not the student has looked far and hard enough. I had no idea my few words had such an impact until she thanked me at this year's Seattle Leaders Academy week.” Sometimes it only takes a few well placed words to make a difference.