It is hard for me to find the words for such a great professor that has challenged my thoughts and perspectives on life and how I see myself in this world. It is crazy the other day I was just saying “did you ever take Professor Mack at Howard for Anthropology?” “He had to be one of the hardest professors I ever took.” Professor Mack pushed me so hard at Howard University I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown sophomore year. Professor Mack’s Biological anthropology class propelled my thought process beyond measures. He was the only professor I know who would give us 50 pages to read in a night and expected us to present as though we were the professor, write a killer research paper which is probably the longest I have written to date. I remember before class we would sit in the room before he came in asking each other who read and if they had questions ready to cover for the others who did not read, so Professor Mack would not get upset that we all did not read. (LOL). Knowing Professor Mack he knew we all didn’t read but he was nice enough not to get on us every class. I spent more time when it was my turn to present looking up the words in the dictionary and rereading the material to be able to present well enough to not get torn apart when critiqued. He also expected us to know the name of all the bones in the body for an oral final…who does oral finals was my though. Do you know how many bones are in the body…206, and Professor Mack expected us to know all the names. It may sound intimidating, but words cannot express what Professor Mack’s class has done for me as a student and a professional. From having taken Professor Mack’s class I now look and see things differently in my work as a social worker that my colleagues do not see nor understand. Professor Mack had high expectations of his students that instilled a work ethic and drive in me that has contributed to my success in life. I knew if I could pass biological anthropology I could do anything and pass anything. Despite all the work Professor gave he always had an open door policy that he was willing to work with you if you were willing to work hard for him and better yourself. I feel privilege to have know and been taught by such a passionate professor who believed in his students, the work that he has done, and the potential that we all have inside to be great contributors to anthropology and society.