Remembering
Hailey Marie Mullen By Jemison Thorsby
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graduate of Dixie Hollins High School, Hailey Marie Mullen received her associate’s degree with honors from Saint Petersburg College prior to enrolling at FSU. On November 19, 2018, while returning home from class with her grandmother, Mullen perished in an automobile accident. She was well known and well liked, and she will be sorely missed. Family and friends knew that she was always looking to help others, which influenced her chosen career path majoring in visual disabilities education. Her life was cut too short and this tragedy will deprive so many of what she had to offer. In her memory, her family and friends have created the Hailey Marie Mullen Endowed Memorial Scholarship to inspire countless students to follow her example and strive to help others. Sue Glaser, Mullen’s advisor at FSU, shares her story: “She was the glue that held the group together,” observed an adjunct instructor less than a week after Hailey’s tragic passing. Her absence from class made it evident what an impactful presence she had on her classmates and FSU’s satellite program in Visual Disabilities Education, located at the University Partnership Center on the Seminole campus of St. Petersburg College. Though the classes were small and Hailey’s time in the program was cut short, she did not waste time in affecting the lives of those around her. Hailey first inquired about FSU’s satellite program long before she graduated with her Associate in Arts degree from St. Petersburg College. That was Hailey. Always planning ahead, diligently following through with her plan, and paying careful attention to the details along the way. Once Hailey started classes, she influenced her classmates with her foresight and organizational skills in the same way, reminding them of upcoming deadlines and assignments. She was the first one others went to when questions arose.
Mullen guides a student at the Florida Cane Quest.
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It was not just her classmates that Hailey influenced. When it came time to start her
