Mack Stripling

By Willie Jefferson

San Augustine native Mack Stripling begins his junior year as one of SFA most promising Information technologist.

Mack Stripling, a junior from San Augustine who is attending Stephen F. Austin on a full academic scholarship, is really eager to start with his work in the information technology field. Stripling is the youngest of seven siblings, which makes him want to work even harder to to rise to the occasion of success. Stripling enjoys volunteer work and helps others in the community and also in his hometown.

As a kid Stripling broke both his legs at separate times. This would keep most people from playing sports, but not for Stripling. The 5’8 junior is a huge sport fanatic and was a state qualifier in track. He now participates on a school intramural team in his time off and is also a Cleveland Browns fan. He says “Hi-O-Hi-O for Cleveland” after the Browns score a touchdown. When Mack has free time, he loves to eat his favorite dish; a Cajun seafood gumbo also loves to bake. When Mack has free time, he sits down and writes free form or poetry in a journal to release some inner emotions. Other hobbies Mack enjoys are listening to music. He also chops and screws his own music like a radio/club DJ. Mack likes the Buick brand of cars as well as Android phones. “These are the things I use in my everyday life. My phone and my car are what I love the most,” said Mack. When he gets a chance to relax he watches his favorite movies, “The Temptations” and “The Wood”. If compared to a famous celebrity Mack said “ I would have to be somewhat like Denzel Washington, just because of the way I carry myself and I like the way he looks and acts so smooth in difficult times and that’s how I portray myself at times.” Mack is also a true Christian, attends church normally, and lives his life on the straight and narrow. Mack has the vision of within ten years he will have found a loving wife to settle down with and have a family, also a well established job at a good business as a web designer or software analyst.