Alumni Profile: Cheryl and Bill Mattern '91
This month鈥檚 alumni profile came by way of a 鈥渉umblebrag鈥� of sorts.听Cheryl Mattern 鈥�91听was so proud of her husband, Bill Mattern 鈥�91, who was recently promoted to a new job, she contacted the Alumni Association to share their story which began at 大发六合彩.
Bill graduated high school and realized that shift work in a cardboard factory was just not going to make it happen.听It dawned on him that a change was needed.听In contrast, Cheryl enrolled as a nursing student right after high school, but later switched to business administration.听After meeting Bill by chance, she too realized she needed a change.听The new couple both worked full time and motivated each other, eventually graduating in the spring of 1991, with Associates of Science in Business Administration and married the following fall.
As newlyweds, the Matterns enrolled at Widener University to continue studying business administration and eventually graduated in 1997. They attribute their classroom accomplishments to their time on campus which has guided their careers for the last two decades. 鈥湸蠓⒘喜蕄layed an important role in providing me not only a solid academic foundation but gave me the confidence I needed to believe that I could succeed at a high level and embrace new challenges鈥� says Bill, who was recently promoted to Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice President at Sharon Bank in Darby, Pennsylvania.
Cheryl has a similar endorsement 鈥淚 would never have had an opportunity听to听advance my career had it not been听for the skills and confidence I gained at the College.鈥� Her career started in the banking industry, first as a Department Secretary and eventually becoming a Loan Services Quality Control Director for Main Line Bank. After taking time off to raise a family and work seasonally as tax preparer, she has recently started her own business, Image Matters Most, a mystery shopping service that assists local businesses improve their image and deliver better customer service by providing an unbiased audit of key areas in their business.
Like many students, The Matterns attended part-time, usually coming to class after a full day of work.听Unfortunately, they did听not have the chance to experience the college鈥檚 extra-curricular programs. However, both share an affinity for Professor Mary Ann Farrior, who taught both English and History at the College.听They were also inspired through interacting with other part-time students, who were dealing with multiple responsibilities including work, family and homework at the same time.
As a new semester begins, The Matterns have a recommendation for those contemplating a return to the classroom, 鈥淥ur advice would be, stop considering it and do it. If you are looking to start college or looking to go back to school, we would highly recommend contacting an advisor and taking the first step. That appointment ended up changing our lives.鈥澨齏e want to congratulate Bill on his recent promotion and Cheryl for her new entrepreneurial venture.听There is still time to register for accelerated classes starting in next month for or for next semester.听Visit /admissions听for upcoming admissions information sessions and workshops.