For Sean McGann, teaching is 'a calling and not just a job'

Sean McGann was on his way up. A former blue-collar worker, he had embarked on a remarkable journey, transforming himself into a high-level business consultant and entrepreneur with a lucrative future. Success could mean material gains: getting promoted, buying things, having things. “But it was not feeding my soul,” says the recently retired iSchool teaching professor. “I realized that was not what I was about.”He took time off, examined his life, decided to take a risk and a pay cut and try his hand at college teaching, bringing his business and technical acumen into the classroom. �