by University Communications
August 9th 2019
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"A 7-story fall broke my back. But it won't break my will."
Jimmy Pierce landed in this wheelchair after falling seven stories. It wasn’t the life he ever imagined for himself, especially as a former electrical lineman. But rather that take his fate sitting down, he’s embraced it and used it as motivation to achieve, overcome and arrive at a new destination. Now he’s on his way to becoming a mechanical engineer — meanwhile overseeing the PSU machine shop, running his own small business, and still finding the time to be a devoted husband and athlete.