Matt Essieh ’82 MBA ’84 came to SOU as a young student unaware that his academic experience would lead him to find his true purpose in life. Matt grew up in a small rural farming community in Ghana where many did not have access to education. As luck would have it, he was chosen from 40 students in his class to attend a high school supported by three Peace Corps volunteers. Upon completion of that education, one of those volunteers—whose family lived in Grants Pass—facilitated his travel to southern Oregon where he enrolled at SOU.