Paul has had a varied career that included a college degree in corrections, eight years of dairy farming, raising a family, and 22 years working for the Post Office. When he retired at age 60, he returned to Madison College for late career training in the form of a nursing degree. After working at Meriter for three years, Paul applied this training and experience to medical missions. Since then he’s been to Haiti five times for the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin, and to Guatemala five times for the Guatemalan Medical Resource Project. Once the pandemic risks are reduced, he hopes to continue this work.
In a study group at Madison College, Paul met other returning students whose viewpoints impressed him greatly. At the John Lewis memorial, someone recommended a scholarship program in honor of George Floyd. These connections and influences moved Paul to help found the Social Justice endowment in support of the George Floyd scholarship started by Dr. Daniels. Paul’s intent is to support returning Black students in the pursuit of their goals.
At the end of his life, his Roth IRA will transfer to the Social Justice fund in support of this intention. Paul summed it up with this thought: “Any contributions to the Social Justice fund are a tiny step toward repairing longstanding racial inequalities.”
