My best friend asked me for a letter of recommendation. Joke’s on her, I wrote it.
Dear Sir or Madam,
It is with the utmost pride and confidence that I take this opportunity to recommend Mrs. Maria Brunson for consideration to serve as an adjunct instructor with Troy University. For the last ten years I have had the pleasure of being acquainted with Mrs. Brunson in both learning and working capacities. In that time she has proven that she possesses nearly any positive attribute that may come to mind. Adjectives are not yet available in Oxford or Webster that would fairly represent Mrs. Brunson.
Before coming to know her by name, I recall passing Mrs. Brunson (then Ms. Sikoryak-Robins [you’ll be saving a ton in nameplate costs]) in the halls of our shared residence hall. While it’d be long before our first conversation, I was immediately struck by her friendly smile and her earnest nature. Never to be deceived, she had no airs of reluctance to make a potential friend.
It was some time later, in a newspaper design course, where Mrs. Brunson and I would become more familiar. Assigned as partners on a project, she gave me a brief synopsis of her life. Although details were few, they were specific and bold, thus proving her to ability to be daring. As a professor with your university, she would provide a challenging and insightful landscape for your students.
During tough times of my own, Mrs. Brunson, as the head of Methodist University’s alumni magazine, reached out to me knowing that I could be of some assistance. Despite our familiarity, she never once lost sight of her loyalties or goal of putting forth a quality product dedicated to the community in which she lived and worked. For every ounce of praise of a job well done, she would also provide the insight necessary to improving one’s work.
In closing, think not whether Maria Brunson is suitable for your Troy University, but rather think how long Troy University can afford to be without Maria Brunson. For you may not recognize her by name now, but know the world will soon enough. Be on the ground floor.
Ever yours,
Matthew Strubel
