Class of 2000<\/em> If you had asked Larry Mowry\u2019s high school teachers in Loudonville, Ohio, they would not have predicted that he\u2019d address hundreds of thousands of people on camera every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was to some degree a shy kid,\u201d says Larry. \u201cValpo was a place where I could really discover myself and feel like a part of many groups, instead of just settling into one little niche.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Immediately after graduating from Valpo with a B.S. in meteorology and a minor in mathematics, Larry found work as a broadcast meteorologist in Erie, Pa. His solid grasp of the scientific methods and technologies of weather prediction, combined with the superb storytelling skills that help him communicate the forecast to viewers, made him a standout broadcaster. He soon moved from Erie to South Bend, Ind.; from South Bend to Chicago\u2019s famous WLS; and from WLS to Orlando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When he became the chief meteorologist at KTVT, the CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth, Larry was just 29 years old \u2014 and running the meteorology department for a network affiliate in the nation\u2019s fifth-largest media market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since his move to Texas, Larry has won nine Lone Star Emmy Awards, and he was named best weathercaster in the state for three of four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere Valpo really helped me most was teaching me how to build relationships and connections with people \u2014 the sense of making good friends and interacting with people from different backgrounds and really learning how to be a communicator,\u201d Larry says. \u201cThat comes from the wide range of experiences I had at Valpo, the variety of courses I could take, and the diversity of people I was able to meet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Larry says that meteorology sparked his interest when he was in high school, but he wasn\u2019t certain that he wanted to pursue it until he visited Valpo\u2019s campus. Valpo, especially the geography and meteorology department, \u201cfelt like the right place to be,\u201d he says. \u201cEverybody seemed to know everybody, the professors were really friendly; it was a very welcoming environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cValpo was the ideal place for me to flourish,\u201d Larry says. \u201cI loved the department, and I also became involved in a bunch of campus organizations outside of meteorology. Every one of those interests I pursued helps me make connections with new people I meet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s important, Larry says, in a field that requires an expert to communicate complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand and inspires trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe weather here in Dallas-Ft. 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