katie madigan here? grady Ãbstand up a second. [applause] i wasn't the best student in the world. told her we talked a few years ago and i kinda thought she would say, you weren't that bad, just like me she said you really worked. edited apply myself as much as i should have. so i was taking french from katie we were getting ready for the region's final and she said, she looked at me and said eddie you're not in the past the final. i said i know. she's a listen, if you write a paper on the french author, french artist, anything french, three-page paper. she said i will exempt you from the final. i said, kate that's great she said wait, there's one more stipulation, what is it? but i will write the paper she looked at me and said, the last stipulation is not to promise me you will never take another french class. [laughter] i never took another french class. and katie is the one who pushed me to go to st. john fisher college she was a big impact and i think teachers are realized the impact they have on kids when they are having the impact on them. i know i talk about mr. Ãwho was a