Erin Hatton knows that Jamie Peck is unusually devoted to his work.
Last summer, Hatton needed to defend her dissertation so she could move to Buffalo, N.Y. Her dissertation was in Peck’s area of expertise, so his participation was necessary, she said.
But there was a problem: Peck, an avid cyclist, was seriously injured May 22 when a drunken driver hit him and fled the scene. Nevertheless, Peck honored the late July appointment, even meeting with her ahead of time to talk about the project, Hatton said.