Travis Day - Personal Info
I'm from Morehead City, NC
and grew up enjoying all there is to love while growing up at the
beach...surfing, sailing, boating, fishing, water skiing, scuba diving, beach
volleyball, horseshoes, camping on the Outer Banks islands, and befriending the
numerous people who visit our hometown during the summer. In addition to being a certified diver, I
also have my Master Captain’s License (U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, for 50-ton
vessels). But I primarily just enjoy
boating around the N.C. Outer Banks Islands with my friends, family and faithful
lab Tate (short for Tater Tot…the name my daughters came
up with!)
I came to Chapel Hill in 1989
as an undergraduate, where I was on the UNC varsity wrestling team, played club
& “beach” volleyball, mountain-biked, played racquetball, sky-dived, hung
out with friends, relatives & fraternity brothers, frequented Franklin St.
establishments, attended a gazillion home sporting events...and simply enjoyed
life as a Tarheel.
I graduated from
Kenan-Flagler's BSBA Program (with a concentration in finance and a
mathematical sciences minor) and from Kenan-Flagler's Executive MBA Program
(concentrating in finance), and have worked for Kenan-Flagler ever since I was
a UNC undergrad. I worked as a Systems
Administrator & Computing Consultant for the business school,
and have been teaching business computing classes since 1997. (I’ve taught close
to 10,000 students.)
My wife, Mary, is also from
Morehead City and was a UNC undergrad (…and a Carolina
cheerleader, cheering the Heels on to a 1993 National Championship in
basketball and a Peach Bowl victory).
She graduated from UNC’s Dental School. Since both of our immediate and extended
families are from Morehead City (and we love the beach), we decided to move
back "home" to Morehead in 2005.
I currently teach my classes primarily online and travel back to Chapel
Hill periodically throughout each semester.
In addition to teaching, I am the business manager for my wife's dental practice and I'm also
"Mr. Mom" to our two daughters, Dylan
& Anderson. I coached both of my
daughters’ rec volleyball teams, love watching them play on our high school and
middle school volleyball teams, and love playing volleyball
myself. I also keep busy serving in the
District 4 Seat of Carteret County’s Board of
Education.
I feel that it is important
to live life to the fullest -- working hard allows you to play hard, or just
chill, depending on what you’re in the mood for. Time is my most precious commodity...it seems
like we never have enough. I take
advantage of technology to use my time as efficiently as possible, and I like
sharing with others how to do the same.
