Sean and Collins Tuohy conducted a book signing and shared their story, as portrayed in the film “The Blind Side,” with students Wednesday. The Delta Gamma Foundation Lectureship in Value and Ethics partnered with Kappa Delta and the Missouri Students Association to sponsor the event.
“We bring a speaker to campus every year to give an ethics and value presentation,” Delta Gamma President Amanda Klohmann said. “We take into account the four pillars of Mizzou: excellence, respect, responsibility and discovery, and we choose speakers based on that criteria.”
The Tuohy family qualified for this honor due to their well-known story of adopting Michael Oher when he was a homeless 16-year-old wandering the streets of Memphis, Klohmann said.
[…] Collins Tuohy, Sean’s daughter and college graduate, said her story could personally relate to students.
“For me personally, I think my story is very pertinent because I just graduated,” Collins Tuohy said. “It shows that you don’t have to be 40 to make a difference. The most important thing is that you can do something now to be kind and improve race relations on campus.”
Sophomore Sophie Mashburn said she attended both the lecture and the book signing due to the inspirational nature of the Tuohy’s story.
“It’s all about giving,” Mashburn said. “The fact that they didn’t think twice about helping even if they may not have had the money at first. I admire the selflessness of the family.”
Mashburn said college students in particular could learn from the family.
“University life is a selfish, fast-paced world,” she said. “What the Tuohys are trying to get across to our student body is to see everyone’s real worth, to be a more giving, accepting student body.”
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