In college we used to have a stud of the month award. It usually consisted of the most outstanding guy we could think of. We would stick his picture, (taken from the ward directory) blow it up, and stick it on our fridge with big wording announcing to the world that this was our stud of the month. Well, that is how it worked in theory. In reality, Will was "Stud of the Month" for almost an entire year. And to be honest, I wouldn't have changed it either. He was the studliest of all studs, the most helpful of all guys - he brought us boysenberry pie for crying out loud! If you needed anything, he was there. And not just for our apartment, but for everyone. It wasn't until I served a mission that his constant attitude of service made any sense to me.
Well, why let an old tradition die right? The stud of the month for this month is a bit more abstract than the ones we had in college because...I've never met him. But he has been nominated by a one person committee for a reason; he is an entrepreneur. He dreams it, he makes it happen.
His father, Gary Neeleman was a tenant of ours in the company I used to work for. I LOVED visiting his space because he and his wife were such neat people and so cool to talk to. They spoke Spanish and traveled all over (this is noted in the article as well). His father worked for the associated press. The thing that really impressed me about their family is this entrepreneurialness (and yes, I realize I made that word up). His brother started an insurance company. When you get a whole family of entrepreneurial people I start to wonder if there is something in the way the family functions that breeds kids like this? The extent of what they do does not end there. My old roommate Cynthia used to work for Jetblue. My sister Ginette worked for Zion Ponderosa, a get-away close to Zion National Park - also started by one of these Neelemans, (David I think). Anyway, to find entrepreneurs is a rare breed and the Neelemans seem to have a whole bunch of them in their family. But today I highlight David Neeleman in particular as "Stud of the Month", (see attached article for details).
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/business/27cnd-air.html?ex=1364356800&en=1ed3ceaa4ca0de35&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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"Stud of the Month" is a little embarrassing when you compare it to my title of "Stud of the Millenium."
Yea, I came really close to being the stud of the month at one point...I think it was the "boysenberry cobbler" that demoted me.
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