Where Are They Now: Bailey Gee
7/24/2015 11:28:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Catching Up with Bailey Gee | |
Where has your life taken you following your Mizzou basketball career? "I'm living in Overland Park, Kansas and work as a structural engineer at Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell is an international engineering, architecture and consulting firm with our world headquarters based in Kansas City. I work in the Energy Global Practice, where we primarily work on power generation projects. My main role as a structural engineer is to design the steel structures and concrete foundations for power plants. I just recently moved back to Kansas CIty this past January from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, where I spent eight months working at one of our power plant sites. In Canada, I worked as a field engineer, where I monitored the construction and helped with any problems or questions that occurred during the construction phase." How did Mizzou women's basketball help you get to where you are now? "Mizzou women's basketball prepared me for life in many ways. It taught me how to better manage my time, work with others, improve my communication skills and much more. All the skills acquired from being a part of a team will only help you to further succeed in the years to come." What is your fondest memory of Mizzou? "My junior year, we took a trip to the Virgin Islands for a tournament during Thanksgiving time. Not only did we get to see the beautiful landscape and ocean, but we also got to play some really competitive teams (Tennessee and Georgia Tech). We ended up playing pretty well and had some great bonding time with each other. One of the days we went snorkeling in the ocean. I definitely miss those days when I got to spend some time with my Mizzou basketball family!" Who are some of the people - both connected to Mizzou and elsewhere - that have had the biggest influence on you personally and professionally? "My dad is definitely the person who has had the biggest influence on my life. He has helped me become the woman I am today by always being there for me and supporting me in everything I do. He has worked so hard to provide for our family throughout my life. His work ethic and love for his family is something I look up to and try to replicate for my own life. Dr. John Bowders is another person who has had a big influence on me. He is an engineering professor at Mizzou who supported me in my engineering studies and basketball career throughout college. He became one of the biggest fans for Mizzou women's basketball. I miss seeing him cheer us on at every home game! I'm very thankful to have met a person like him." If there is one bit of advice you'd like to share with student-athletes, coaches and/or alumni, what is it? "Always face every day like it could be your last - give 110% in everything you do. My sophomore year, I tore my ACL and was out for the second half of the season. I remember how miserable it felt to not be able to participate in practices and games. I told myself once I was healthy again and could get back on the basketball court that I would always work my hardest in every practice, game, weight workout, etc. Having something like my ability to walk taken away for a short period of time made me realize life is too short and unpredictable to be lazy. At the end of every day, I want to be satisfied that I did the best I could do in everything I did that day, whether that be work, extracurricular activities, school or relationships."  |
