As professor of finance at Athabasca University, I have experienced and enjoyed the full spectrum of what an academic can do: having published research papers in academic journals, edited a special issue for an academic journal, won faculty wide research award and professional association sponsored education award and federal government community enhancement award, sit as a trustee for faculty staff pension plan for two terms and being called back for more years of service, advised students to the championship round of the CME commodity trading challenge (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017). I am going to continue doing what an academic would do: to grow my wisdom and knowledge, and to serve with wisdom, knowledge, and diligence.