IRC Graduating Seniors, May 17, 2009

Congratulations! Well Done!

The IRC staff, parents, alumni, students, friends and well wishers congratulate Gettysburg College graduating Class of 2009. Thirty IRC students will join their peers on Sunday, May 16 & 17 in the College's 174th Commencement ceremony.

Graduating Students

Name: Melissa Amey
Hometown: Barbados -> Brooklyn, NY
Majors: Management & Psychology
Study Abroad/Internships: Bright Lights Big City Jan 2009
Extracurricular Activities: Black Student Union (Treasurer), Gettysburg College Chapter of the NAACP, Gettysburg Women’s Rugby Team
Plans for the Future (near or distant): Career in Human Resources

Quotable: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Name: Aimee Sarah George

Hometown: Singapore

Major(s): Globalisation Studies & Political Science and Minors: Peace and Justice Studies & Philosophy

Study Abroad/Internships: Abroad in South Africa, Fall 2007 & Heston Summer

Intern: Adams County Office For Aging

Extracurricular Activities: Resident Coordinator of Theme Housing, IRC worker, Tour Guide, Co-founder Peace Club; Campus Kitchens Project Leadership Team, St Jude Children's Research Hospital General Board, Campus Activities Board, Habitat for Humanity, eRace, Tutor at Adams County Literacy Council.

Plans for the Future (near or distant): I want to serve others. To be a community organiser at the grassroots level, somewhere in the world.

Quotable: Make the most of every opportunity that comes your way.

Name: Benjamin Dumfeh Boamah
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Major(s) and Minors: Economics/ Environmental Studies
Study Abroad/Internships: Cairo, Egypt; Maersk Line Egypt and Citigroup
Extracurricular Activities: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Youth Actions for Rural Africa Inc., Black Student Union, Residence Life
Plans for the Future (near or distant): Peace Corps or Graduate School
Quotable: Men fall only in order to rise

Name: Anna Springer

Hometown: Westwood, Massachusetts

Major(s) and Minors: Psychology

Study Abroad/Internships: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Extracurricular Activities: Executive Board Member of the Black Student Union (Community Service Liasion), Member of Alpha Phi Omega Community Service Fraternity (on the Service Commitee), Member of ERace, Intramural sports, volunteer work

Plans for the Future (near or distant): I will be heading back to South Africa in June 2009 until 2010 (after the soccer world cup is over!). I plan on re-visiting friends, volunteering, finding work, travelling around South Africa and backpacking up to Uganda where my friend will be (making as many stops in as many countries as I can). When I return, I will probably go to grad school for teaching, as I am interested in being an elementary school teacher. We'll see though!



Name: Edmund Hardy
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Major(s) and Minors: Computer Science
Study Abroad/Internships: Fry's Communications, Computer Programmer
Extracurricular Activities: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., NAACP, BSU, and IRC
Plans for the Future (near or distant): Buying a home and advancing in my studies
Quotable: "Remember....Use Your Resources!"

Name: William J. Green
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Major: Africana Studies
Minors: History
Concentration: Elementary Education
Study Abroad: Rhodes University, South Africa
Internships: Heifetz International Music Institute (summers 06 and 07)
Extracurricular Activities: Black Student Union, NAACP, Community Care Coalition
Plans for the Future (near or distant): Teaching

Quotable: “Life’s battles became easier once I began to love what I stood for.”

Name: Jamika White
Hometown: Severn, MD
Major(s) and Minors: Psychology
Study Abroad/Internships: Lancaster University; Lancaster, England
Extracurricular Activities: BSU, WeeCare, D.C. Outfitters
Plans for the Future (near or distant): Attending graduate school and hopefully working with children in someway in the near future. Quotable: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Name: Terri Lewis-King
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Major(s) and Minors: Religion
Study Abroad/Internships: Study Abroad: Seville, Spain; Internship: Admissions Office
Extracurricular Activities: President of BSU, Treasurer of Gettysburg NAACP College Chapter, 2009 Class Councilman, Tour Guide Executive Member
Plans for the Future (near or distant): Go back to Spain, speak fluent SpanishQuotable: Hay que buscar la vida – One must look for life

Name: Nyya Jones

Hometown: East Orange, New Jersey (best state ever)

Major(s) and Minors: Sociology and Globalization Majors, Latin American Studies Minor

Study Abroad/Internships: Study abroad in Argentina- Mendoza and Buenos Aires

Extracurricular Activities: BSU, Allies, Center for Public Service

Plans for the Future (near or distant): Near: Leave the East Coast; work. Distant: Graduate school; travel more in Latin America.

Name: Leo Marte

Hometown: Corona, NY

Major(s) and Minors: Computer Science Major / Political Science Minor

Study Abroad/Internships:Study Abroad - Lancaster University, UK Fall 2007Internship - Department of Citywide Admin Services, City of New York, Summer 2007Internship - The Vanguard Group, Valley Forge, PA, Summer 2008

Extracurricular Activities:President of DiscipleMakers Christian FellowshipCo-Founder and Vice-Chairman of Association for Computing Machinery, Gettysburg Chapter.

Plans for the Future (near or distant):Work for The Vanguard in Valley Forge, PA upon graduation

Quotable:"One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing" –Socrates

Name: Jasmine Jones

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Major(s) and Minors: Health Sciences

Study Abroad/Internships: Internship at Go Sport Physical TherapyExtracurricular Activities: BSU, NAACP, Health Professions Club

Plans for the Future (near or distant): PhD in Physical Therapy, Mastersin Counseling
Quotable: God grant me the Serenity to Accept the Things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.

Name: Dominique Volney
Hometown: Central, NJ
Major: health sciences
study abroad/internships: Nicaragua summer 2008
Extracurricular Activities: Center for Public Service, eRace, BSU, NAACP
Plans for the future: enter the workforce within the public health sector

Name:Ca'trish Pagan

Hometown:Baltimore, MD

Major(s) and Minors: Physics (major) woman's studies (minor)

Study Abroad/Internships: Gettysburg College Physics department DIAANA (Direct investigation of ann association) collaborator

Plans for the Future (near or distant): To become a roller coaster designer or a Senior Product developer @ Hasbro toys

Quotable: "If it's in your best interest, just do it! It may not be as bad as you think." "Happiness comes from within!"

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