Beth Giacomo

(Photos by Christi Mathis)

March 30, 2011

Ten questions with ... Beth Giacomo

Job on campus/department you work in: Clerical assistant in the Underserved Fellowship Office

How long at SIUC: 1½ years

Hometown: Carlinville but I live in Pinckneyville now

When you were a youngster, what did you want to be when you grew up? Veterinarian.

People don’t know that you…Have two older sisters.

What is something you still want to accomplish in life? Graduate with my master’s.

What is one random fact about you? I grew up on a farm and have a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture.

Cats or dogs? Dogs.

What is your favorite food and why? Pizza, because my mom makes the best homemade pizza.

Who has inspired you, and how? My parents -- they have always been there for my sisters and me and have supported us with whatever decisions we have made, bad or good. They have had to work hard for everything they have in life.

What would you like your gravestone to say about you? Beth lived life to the fullest and enjoyed it.