Forty-six years of learning, experiencing, and enjoying work with Larry Royster

Abstract

It was late August 1973, on my first day as an undergraduate student, when I meet my academic advisor—Dr. Larry H. Royster. As I crammed 4 years of education into the next 5 years Larry was always there to provide counsel and guidance. Then I started grad school and it turned out he also had a research assistantship available to study occupational hearing loss. Two years later I completed my graduate program under Larry's direction. My professional career started in 1980 at Standard Oil Corporation of Indiana. Eight years later I decided to become a consultant in occupational noise, which I remain to this day. Throughout my career Larry continued to mentor me. We worked together on many different ventures from teaching professional development courses, working on machinery noise control, hearing loss litigation support, to co-authoring publications. My talk will describe many of these professional experiences. However, it is the personal relationship and fun I shared with Larry that I cherish the most, and I am pleased to share with you, too. To say Larry shaped my professional life is an understatement – overuse of hyperbole not withstanding meeting Larry was the turning point in my life.