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Creating Dan Foote Hometown: Madison, Ohio Current residence: Allen, Texas Attended Milligan: 1979-1981 Current Employment: Cartoon illustrator, children's book writer, Isaac Bros. Bible Bobbleheads Short but sweet. Dan cites his two years at Milligan as by far the most influential in his life. It was at Milligan where Dan received the necessary encouragement to seriously pursue a career as an illustrator and cartoonist. "Looking back," he says, "my contributions to The Stampede stand out as highlights of my college experience." The colors of success. Since his time at Milligan, Dan has been involved in various successful ventures, with companies such as The Boston Globe, Dr. Pepper, The Dallas Times Herald, FritoLay, Kimberly Clark, The New York Times, NewsWeek, and The Washington Post National Weekly. His editorial cartoons received awards from the Dallas Press Club and the Fischetti Committee, and were syndicated through Pen Tip International Features. He has also illustrated cartoons for Focus on the Family, Gospel Light Publications, Standard Publishing, and Strang Communications. In addition, Dan has written and illustrated several children's books, including The Cobbler, The Princess, and The Newborn Kingand A Knight in the Forest. Milligan's guiding light. "Although I never received a degree from Milligan, I know I got out of the school what most people go to college for in the first place: for guidance and direction. Having grown up in the church, it wasn't until my two years at Milligan that I took off my spiritual training wheels and began to test the heritage of faith that I was gifted to by my parents. Milligan College offered the freedom to test my faith, to fail (which I did frequently), and to experience an atmosphere of grace to heal my spiritual skinned knees. The friends I made at Milligan continue to be my closest and dearest friends today." Love at first sight. While many students experience love at first sight with the campus, Dan also experienced it with Amy Hysell, now his wife. "I met Amy during freshmen orientation and fell in love almost immediately. I saw her from across the roller skating rink during a freshman off-campus fellowship event. My heart leapt into my throat when I saw her. She was beautiful. I was staring at her -- and she was staring right back at me. It was a moment -- one of those defining moments you know you will be telling your grandchildren in years to come. We stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity, our eyes locked together, separated only by the fifty feet of benches, pinball machines, and other Milligan freshman. Then, she turned away. I decided at that moment I was going to ask her out. Months later, after we had been dating, I brought up our first night at the skating rink. I told Amy about what a moment it was for me and asked if she had experienced the same feelings that night. It was then that I learned: she hadn't had her contacts in that night. She couldn't see five feet in front of her -- let alone across the skating rink! Ah! Love at first sight!" Home | About Milligan | Admission | Academics | Student life Spiritual life | Athletics | Alumni & friends |
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