Dear Professor,

Thank you! Thank you for making me enjoy your class. Thank you for not making things more difficult to understand than necessary. Thank you for helping me when I need it the most. Most of all, thank you for being my friend.

The truth is, you have made my life a lot easier. You have seen me at my best, and my worst. You have let me cry in your office, let me be a total drama queen, and even helped me understand the lectures. You have not gotten annoyed with how often I visit your office, which is practically every time the door is open. I appreciate you being much more than the person that teaches my class.

You have helped me personally by listening when I have had a rough day, and those happen more often than I would like. You have been a great mentor to me and someone that I will never forget. You have enhanced my college experience more than you will ever know.

I know that you care. I know that you want me to succeed, and you want me to do well in this life. Not every professor cares. In fact, some don't seem to care anything about their students or what they are teaching, and that is very sad. But not you. You work as hard as you can to try to show each student the love and care that they deserve and need. Your hard work shows. If you don't think it does, you are wrong. College is hard because a lot of us are far away from our homes. You, however, have become a leading figure to your students, have made our transition, and our college experience much easier.

If you ever think that what you are doing doesn't make a difference, think again, because I promise it does. You may not see it everyday. You might have one student that begs for your help, but never comes to your class. There may be some problems that someone has that you just can't fix, but I notice. We notice. You make a huge difference in everyone's life whether you know it or not. In fact, you may be the only reason that someone is still in college. I have never known a better teacher, mentor, or adult. For that I thank you.

I thank you on behalf of everyone who has ever had you. You have made and do make a difference at Ole Miss, and every college needs more people like you.