It was in part the stories Ashby's father told him about Morgan, about caring staff like Roberts, that convinced Ashby to attend Morgan. He came to Morgan as a business major and football player. He soon found himself working in the school's cafeteria, just as he had in high school.

After Morgan, Ashby went to culinary school in Philadelphia and studied briefly in France. His return to work at Morgan follows a career that has taken him to restaurants, colleges and universities in New Orleans, West Virginia, Philadelphia, Florida and the Carolinas.

Ashby oversees a staff of seven at the Roberts Dining Room. The still-new facility is open for lunch only, but Ashby anticipates that its hours and services will expand. According to Sharon Williams, quality control manager in Morgan's Business and Auxiliary Services department, "Staff loves the new dining room!"