Mrs. Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson

    Mrs. Nancy Wilson has been an inspiring part of Texas State for the past 21 years. Even teaching large classes, she works hard to make every student feel like she is teaching directly to them. This is why Mrs. Nancy Wilson is a Bobcat Hero.

    Working in the writing center since 1987, Mrs. Wilson went on to start her master's degree in 1989. Today she is working on her PhD. Mrs. Wilson describes herself as the luckiest person in the whole world because not only does she get to read great books every day and teach something she loves, but she constantly gets to learn and grow as a person. She says that even students change her mind about things all the time.

    The most fulfilling part of her job is working with students one-on-one. Professor Wilson describes that when you stop and talk to someone, you learn how much you have in common and the differences you do have are facinating. "You should not judge prematurely," Mrs. Wilson states. This piece of knowledge may be why she feels that the world is so open to her.

    Mrs. Wilson says that the hardest part of her job is putting grades on papers. She explained that it's easy to put As and Bs on papers, but when you know a student worked really hard, it is very rough to give them a D.

    When asked what the changes that Professor Wilson has seen through her time at Texas State, she has wonderful things to say about the activity of the student government and the university itself. When I ask what one thing she would change, her answer came without any hesitation, "all classes should be smaller", relating to me that there are too many students in her World Literature class, around 350 students.

    Attributing to her success, Professor Wilson lights up when she talks about her wonderful husband of 25 years who has not only been a caring mate, but also an encouraging mentor through the years. Also a credit to her success, Mrs. Wilson cites her two wonderful children and the supportive people that she surrounds herself with every day. They have helped her become the Bobcat Hero that she is today.