Patty Kitchen

Full Name: Patty Lynn Kitchen Office position, duties and responsibilities: NSU-BA Student Financial Services, Counselor Years at NSU: Almost 3 years Education (where did you attend, degree earned): NSU, BBA in Marketing; pursuing MBA at NSU Birthday: November 23, 1966 If married, name of spouse (or significant other) and years married: Children: KayLynn, 8 yrs Patrick 5 yrs

What is something about you that people would be surprised to know? I would love a chance to drive a race car at 100+ mph, with no fear of wreaking!!! In my immediate family, I am the first college graduate, I only have 4 first cousins out of a total of 28 on both sides of my family who graduated with bachelors.

If you weren’t at NSU right now, where would you be? I have always wanted to work in advertising and/or own my own business.

What has been your greatest accomplishment in life? My children

What is your “life motto” (words that you try to live by)? “If you don’t know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?” And when life becomes challenging: “There is inevrey woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.”

What is your earliest childhood memory? Standing on a porch seeing my uncle moving furniture into ur new house. I was 4.

Where/what is your favorite vacation destination? United Kingdom – I took a bus tour of England, Scotland, and Wales. I stayed 4 days on London and went down to the coast and saw the white cliffs of Dover. I was just 20 at the time.

What is the biggest lie you ever told? (pulled off or busted) I plead the fifth.

Where did you have the wildest spring break? Why was it “wild”? All my spring breaks were uneventful. I guess that could be good or bad.

What kind of music do you listen/dance to? & what’s the best concert you’ve ever been to? I love country, bluegrass, some rock/pop. I can not stand rap. I enjoy country dancing, 2-step, line dancing and I can country “swing” some. The best concert was Garth Brooks in Stillwater Fall of 1990.

What is one goal you have set for yourself that you haven’t yet reached? Several goals are to play a musical instrument expertly, learn Spanish fluently, record my family history, write a best selling book