As President, I get to experience a lot of special things. Yesterday was one of those very special days for me and my staff when Mr. Randall Boyd, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School music director, brought the AEP Choir by the 16th floor to sing several Christmas carols. These students are excellent by any measure and we all really enjoyed the Christmas carols they sang for us. Special thanks to Mr. Boyd and Dr. Joanne Hood, AEP Lab School Director, for bringing these students by for a visit and for helping to get our final week before the Christmas holidays off to a great start. Click on the image above and enjoy the AEP Choir as they sing “The Christmas Song.” (Please note that this may take a little while to download.) Last night, Kathy and I hosted our Leadership Team and their spouses at our house for a Christmas dinner. We always look forward to this time to get together and deepen our friendships as well as show our appreciation for the tremendous leadership that this group provides for the institution. I invited one of our MBA students and accounting graduate, Brandon Parker, to play background music for us before and during the dinner. Brandon is a tremendous talent who loves playing the piano and we always enjoy hearing him work his magic on the ivory. Special thanks to Brandon for the wonderful entertainment. Click on the image of Brandon to enjoy his rendition of “Have a Merry Little Christmas.”