Our contact at Alfred State College.


Greetings Freedom Lovers,

My name is Dr. Timothy Woodcock. I recently moved from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Alfred, NY, to teach at Alfred State College. This is my first full-time teaching position. I have spent most of my career working in industry, 18 years at IBM, then 5 years at Sony-Ericsson. I graduated from Florida Atlantic University in beautiful downtown Boca-Raton, Florida. (Yes, I really would rather be living here in the snow country.)

I am a Libertarian. I have always been a Libertarian. In my formative years I did not know I was a Libertarian, so I told myself that I was a conservative. Economic freedom has always been very important to me. I used to argue about the economy with my friends, never understanding why they could not see the truth so plainly in front of them, when in reality I did not understand it myself. Back in the early 80's an IBM manager handed me a copy of Milton Freedman's "Free To Choose", suggesting that I might enjoy reading it. What a difference you can make in someone's life by just handing them a book. Dr. Freedman was for me what Ayn Rand was for many others. This book set me off on a journey of discovery that led me to the Libertarian philosophy and an understanding of economic and personal freedom. I hope to be able to inspire similar journeys for others.

During my career, I often found myself taking on challenges that I had no clue how to accomplish. Now I find myself on familiar ground as a member of the Libertarian Freedom Council. I am going to sponsor a student chapter at Alfred and I do not have the slightest clue how to go about doing this.

Sounds like fun! Seriously, since this is a new environment for me, I am cautiously learning the political structure of the college. I would welcome suggestions for how to proceed.

Dr. Timothy Woodcock
LFC Associate Member