[ Mr Wereley ]

I’ve always credited Mr Wereley, my high school physics teacher, for encouraging my engineering degree decision. Though I wonder. My father was an accomplished seismic geologist; we lost him in a car accident when I was very young. My mother, an English teacher, then married a wonderful civil engineer. He’s a respected retired professor at the University of Calgary and a well-known concrete expert. There must’ve been some influence there.

But I distinctly remember Mr Wereley saying to me, “Don’t be a scientist… get an engineering degree! You will do so much more in the world with an engineering degree”.