A Tribute to Mrs. Pat

by: Madison Imbusch

Mrs. Pat Ebrahimi is retiring after 33 years of service to the University of Montevallo.  She is the administrative assistant for the Department of Communication.  Her day-to-day tasks include scheduling events, scheduling meetings, budgeting, purchasing equipment, helping students and getting people paid for their services.

Her legacy is much bigger than her job.  Some students consider her a home away from home.  Jordan Ashley Fore, student worker and Mass Communication student, said, "I call her my Mass Comm mom because she's just a wonderful mother figure to have."  Amos Hollinhead, Montevallo Mass Communication alumnus, in a Facebook post called Ebrahimi "the heart and soul of a place I called home."

Ebrahimi is known for teaching students life lessons by the way she lives.  A couple include "No matter how much you have going on, relax and be patient" and "Love yourself, and take up for yourself."

For more information on the Department of Communication at Montevallo, you can go to their website.