After six eventful years, it’s sadly time to say goodbye to Rose House’s beloved dean and House Professor. You may ask why he’s leaving after only six short years for which I will tell you it’s because they are making him due to a six year term limit. During this final Rose Cafe of the school year Professor Blalock took us for a little trip down memory lane with some of his greatest hits throughout the years. In my opinion, his greatest achievement would have to be the development of the Rose Scholars program with the help and guidance from Dr. Anthony. The backstory behind the program was a lot more interesting that I would have expected. The program was designed to choose the 100 Rose House residents that would be allowed to return to Rose House the following school year. Prior to the scholars program, a lottery system with a random number generator determined the fate of all 380 Rose residents. Professor Blalock knew there was a better way to choose who should remain a member of the Rose community, and boy did he find it. All five years the program has been used, not one student has been denied entry from it. It definitely seems like the 100 students that will remain in Rose House for the following term actually want to be a part of the community that comes with it. If it weren’t for Dr. Anthony though, Professor Blalock would have been getting 100 slips of paper under his door each week! I think the blog is a much better medium to reflect on. Pencil and paper are so old school. I guess it is time to say goodbye to the old. Thank you Professor Blalock for all that you have done for the Rose House community. But as we say goodbye we can also welcome the new so say hello to our new house professor Rosemary Avery! Welcome to our home!