Andy Lyke
A rich childhood in Long Island, New York, with frequent visits to relatives in “upstate” New York, gave me the gift of appreciating the varied blessings of healthy environments as well as the destructive forces of unhealthy surroundings. I spent a lot of time in the woods and on the ocean as a youth, and have carried my love and reverence of nature into my adulthood. Having grown children aged from 33 to 39, and two grandsons (one of whom benefitted richly from attending the first Boys' Rites of Passage), I am passionately interested in developing “real men”, who can feel reverence and awe and love for their fellows and nature. I've been married for forty one years. My life experience includes a rigorous engineering education at Cornell University, service in the US Army from 1967 to 1970, and 30+ years of professional experience in engineering and corporate management. I am currently professor of electrical engineering technology at Georgia's Southern Polytechnic State University. My community service has included raising guide dogs for the blind, adult leadership positions with Boy Scouts of America, work with Habitat for Humanity and various degrees of governance and participation in religious communities. I've lived in Germany and 6 of the United States. I am honored to be able to contribute to the Boys' Rites of Passage program. |