I sent Cameron a picture of our tour of Memorial Stadium in the fall of 2019 with the note “Who would have thought six years ago when we went on this tour that going to the stadium would now be an average Tuesday?” Cameron laughed and sent back “And Thursday.” That made me smile. He was right. Cameron and I have talked many times about his journey with IU athletics and what an important part of his life they have been. They have not only added to his social life, but have taught him work skills as well. Next week, Scott Dolson, IU’s athletic director, will meet with SAB to talk about not only his journey in the Hoosier’s athletic department, but also give them specific tips on networking in the business world.
An added bonus of Cameron being a part of IU’s athletic department both as an intern and as a SAB director has been the media exposure that he has received. At the last football game, a woman behind me screamed when she “finally” saw her daughter on the Jumbotron for the first time. I had already seen Cameron three times in just that game and realized that I had taken for granted that he would be on the big screen while the Hoosiers were on the field.
Even on television, we have seen Cameron at almost every IU athletic event that he has attended since last fall. A lot of those have been on Big Ten+, but he has gotten big market exposure as well. Wearing the red coat and sitting in the front row this year has only increased his time on the screen. Last weekend was probably the most impressive airtime he has received as he and his friend Jazlyn were featured in the newest Big Ten football national ad. I couldn’t believe it when he showed me. Even Cameron was impressed with that. I know it’s all an average Tuesday (and Thursday) to him now, but one day Cameron will truly appreciate how impressive his journey with IU athletics really is. The nice part is that he will never get a big head from all of the attention. He has Cal and Meg to keep him grounded.
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