Dr. Judith Haislett, the Vice President of Student Affairs at Eastern New Mexico University came from Black Hills State University. After 13 years in the black hills of South Dakota, she was ready for a change of scenery in 2007. While she heads up many different departments, such as residence life, student activities, the career center, financial aid, the registrar's, TRiO, Upward Bound, health services and food services, for Dr. Haislett it is the students that make her job worthwhile.

Since then, Dr. Haislett has spent much of her time securing State and Federal funding for Training and Exercise sessions which will benefit all three ENMU campuses. Since the three campuses are spread , throughout  New Mexico, the Training challenges have been many, however have paid big dividends.

In the past two years, Dr. Haislett has facilitated all levels of training within the Incident Command System, as well as revisited campus policies and procedures, and increased awareness throughout the staff, student body, and parents as well.

 "I'm here for the students. If I had to sum my job up in one sentence, that would be it. I want to make sure that they have access to all of the services and support available to succeed in the classroom and in their goals," Dr. Haislett said.

The idea for this statue was instantaneous when I was informed that the foundation for the World Trade Center was accepting design bids for the memorial in 2002. After learning that the current style of design was geared more towards benches and gardens, I put aside my idea for several years.

In the summer of 2009 the concept of the probable chaos in the stairwell came back to me while talking to trusted friend Brian Rinke. His encouragement along with the same from my wife, Marlene, led me to make a brave decision, one that defines the American dream. Namely, I decided to take a big risk with no guarantees.

Marlene found the fine arts foundry of Elliot Gantz who referred us to sculptor Carter Jones. Carter's studio is located just several blocks north of Ground Zero. In late 2009 Carter and I started creating "A Day of Service". Since I have trouble drawing stick figures, I was unable to illustrate my ideas. It was a slow process to explain my vision to Carter and for him to sculpt it. Together we created the statue which combines 50 or so individual figures and groups, as well as numerous bas reliefs.

As I mentioned in the DVD, I believe this creation is greatly needed and is for everyone regardless of your race, religion or politics. Every aware individual was involved on September 11, 2001 and every one of you has your own story and need for reflection. I hope this piece brings it to you.