Kurt Huenemann
Associate Vce President for Information Resources
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
I have two sons, both live down in Gahanna on the east side of Columbus. The thing is, I still think I’m 26-years-old. I never imagined that getting older happened so fast. Seriously, so it’s getting harder and harder to convince people that I’m 26 when my one son is 30 and they have a 2-year-old child. So, we spend a lot of time going down and getting to see them and visit all the families together. Having a 2-year-old around is a very interesting thing; she is every bit a 2-year-old, just turned 2 in November. Christmas, they’re all coming up to our house this year so that’ll be fun. They all have in-laws so everybody has to schedule like, you get them for Thanksgiving, you get them for Christmas, so as it turns out this year everybody is going to be here.
Having my granddaughter around hasn’t diminished how glad I am to see both my sons’ families. They’re all very interesting people, in their own right. Two of them are school teachers, one works in IT, one is a musician, so there’s just always something going on in their lives. The thing is, when you put a 2-year-old in the middle of a room of two, four, six or eight people, she’s pretty much going to be the center of attention whether you want it to be that way or not. She’s a great kid, Abigail, my granddaughter. You see, when I was a kid my grandparents lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, so we saw them at Christmas and typically sometime in the summer. Now, my granddaughter will FaceTime with us a couple times a week. It’s no big deal. You just, you know, call on FaceTime and five minutes of conversation so it’s not six-month intervals between conversation. That’s just a great way to staying connected with them and her. I mean, I stayed in touch with my grandparents by writing letters. Now, she can call during dinner and she’s in her highchair and Kristen will say, “Oh, she decided she wants to talk to Grandpa today.” That’s just the coolest thing.
Kurt graduated from Heidelberg University in 1983 and received his master’s degree from BGSU in 1989. In addition to his job as the associate vice president for Information Resources, he is also an assistant professor of computer science. He recently taught courses including Data Communication and Networking, Operating Systems, Software Engineering and System and Network Administration. He and his wife, Lynn, have two son sons, Jeff and John, and one granddaughter, Abigail.