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His office environment was particularly conducive to keeping up with schoolwork. Though he is extremely busy covering a region that includes Texas, Florida and up to Virginia, he is flexible.
Name: Owen Harmon
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Current Location: Georgia
Advice to Online Students: "Pace yourself. You can't take online learning for granted."
School: Indiana Wesleyan University
Target: MBA, 2006
"We make our own hours. It's a soft schedule." His extensive business travel afforded ample opportunity to catch up on work after hours, so that when he returned home he was able to spend time with his family.
His efficiency, and the ability to stay on task, came in handy when he had to make the third big move of his life while attending school.
His first was at age 12 when his family was forced to flee Liberia after tensions between Americans and the indigenous people resulted in a coup d'état. He graduated from high school in the United States and attended St. John's University before it was deemed safe enough to return. He came back to the States after college graduation to take advantage of better opportunities, though he eventually wants to return to West Africa.
His last move was very different though. He changed geographic locale, but he did not have to change schools.
The fully on-line degree program enabled him to achieve his goals despite the demands of his personal and professional life. "There was no residency requirement," he says of his alma mater.
"It was truly cyberlearning. With my business travel schedule, there was no way I would have been able to attend class even once a week."
Amid boxes, bubble wrap, and packing tape, he kept up with the workload. "I would move something, take a break, and log on," he remembers.
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