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Look out, World...

HERE THEY COME!

Each year, hundreds of seniors graduate from Otterbein and go out into the broader world
to make their mark. This year, nearly 600 students will graduate. Here, we profile just a few
of the fine students to watch as they flourish in their careers, as reported by rising public
relations professional Raven DeVoll ’09
and talented photographer
Greg Beers ’09.

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 Emmanuel T. Brown “Manny”
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Major: Sociology

“/TTERBEINHASREALLYMADEADIFFERENCEINMYLIFEAND)HOPETOBE
ABLETOGIVEBACKTOTHEINSTITUTIONTHEWAYITHASGIVENTOMEv

1. Has there been a faculty member who has inspired you? $R(EIDI"ALLARDOFTHE
SOCIOLOGYDEPARTMENTAND$R-ARSHA2OBINSONOFTHEHISTORYANDPOLITICALSCIENCEDEPARTMENT
HAVECONTRIBUTEDINSTRUMENTALLYTOMYPERSONALANDACADEMICDEVELOPMENT4HEWISDOM
THATBOTHOFTHEMHAVESHAREDWITHME)WILLFOREVERCHERISH

2. What are your most significant accomplishments? -YGREATEST

ACCOMPLISHMENTHASBEENTHEABILITYTOSERVETHECAMPUSCOMMUNITYANDTOUSHER
INANERAOFNUMEROUSCHANGESTOTHEINSTITUTION(AVINGTHEOPPORTUNITYTOSERVE
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THELONGEVITYOFTHE#OLLEGEASWELL!LSOSERVINGASTHESTUDENTREPRESENTATIVE
FORTHE0RESIDENTIAL3EARCH#OMMITTEEREALLYOPENEDMYEYESTOHOWOTHERS
OUTSIDETHE/TTERBEINCOMMUNITYADMIRE/TTERBEIN

3. What was your initial reaction when you found out

Vanderbilt University offered you the Dean’s Scholarship
to receive your master’s of Divinity degree? )WASTHRILLEDBY
6ANDERBILTSGENEROSITYBECAUSETHEINSTITUTIONHADBEENMYTOPCHOICEFOR
GRADUATESCHOOL)MMEDIATELYAFTERTHECONVERSATIONWITH6ANDERBILT)CALLED
$R"ALLARDWHO)CELEBRATEDWITHBECAUSESHEREALLYBELIEVEDINMYABILITYTO
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EDUCATIONISREALLYANUNEXPECTEDBLESSING

4. What changes do you hope your generation brings to this

country? )HOPETHATMYGENERATIONRAISESTHEBARONACTIVEPARTICIPATION
INOURCOMMUNITIESWHILEHELPINGONEANOTHER)ALSOHOPETHATTHEREIS
INNOVATIONINMEDICINEANDSCIENCETOBETTERTHELIVESOFOURCITIZENS

Finish these sentences:

I am most proud of…MYEDUCATIONANDTHELIFE LONG

RELATIONSHIPS)HAVEFORMEDDURINGMYMATRICULATION
AT/TTERBEIN

Someday I hope
to…BEABLE
TOHELPCHANGE
SOMEONESLIFE
THEWAY/TTERBEIN
HASCHANGEDMINE

I am inspired by…MYQUEST
TOMAKEADIFFERENCEANDHOPETOlLLTHEVOID
WHERE)SEESOMANYNEEDSINOURWORLD

all photos by Greg Beers Õ09 excecpt Lindsay Draper photos by Karl
Kuntz courtesy of the Department of Theatre and Dance

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 Shelly Hobbs
Hometown: Pataskala, Ohio
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Minor: Chemistry

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ASSERVICEANDLEADERSHIPINANDOUTOFTHECLASSROOMv
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after graduation? )WILLBE BELIEVETHEMOSTSIGNIlCANTTHING)HAVEACCOMPLISHEDISTHAT)
ATTENDING/HIO5NIVERSITY#OLLEGEOF HAVEFOUNDWHAT)WASMEANTTODOINLIFEˆTOSERVEAND
/STEOPATHIC-EDICINETHISCOMING HELPOTHERSASAPHYSICIAN)WORKEDVERYHARDTOREACH
FALL)PLANTOBECOMEARURALFAMILY THISGOALAND)AMHAPPYTOSAYTHAT)WASABLETO
PRACTICEPHYSICIANSOTHAT)MAY MAKEACHOICEBETWEENSOMEVERYPRESTIGIOUS
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CARE)HAVEALSOBEENOFFEREDA HAVEHADTOMAKEINMYLIFEBUT)AMGRATEFUL
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&ORCETOBECOMEADOCTORIN )AMHEADINGINTHERIGHTDIRECTION
THESERVICE)PLANTOTAKETHIS
OPPORTUNITYSOTHAT)MAYSERVE 3. How did you become interested
OTHERSALLOVERTHEWORLDASA in the sciences and what keeps you
REPRESENTATIVEOFOURNATIONS motivated towards these goals? -ANY
ARMEDFORCES OFMYRELATIVESAREINNURSINGANDTHEMEDICAL
lELDSO)HAVEALWAYSBEENINTERESTEDIN
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FORCEBEHINDMYGOALS4HISGOALHAS
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FOLLOWTHISPATH

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I am most proud of…WORKING

HARDANDMAKINGINFORMEDDECISIONS

Someday I hope to…MAKEA

DIFFERENCE7EAREALLPARTOFTHE
SAMEBIGPICTUREAND)WOULDLIKE
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PICTURE

I am inspired by…
HONESTPEOPLEWHO
WORKHARDTOGET
WHERETHEYARE
GOING

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 Chelsea Merriman
Hometown: Hilliard, Ohio
Major: Psychology
Minor: Religion

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THESUCCESSOFALLITSSTUDENTS)AMREPRESENTINGACLASSOF
AMAZINGSTUDENTSv

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3HPANCERFROMTHEPSYCHOLOGYDEPARTMENTHASDElNITELYINmUENCEDTHELENSINWHICH)
VIEWTHEWORLDTHROUGHHISAMAZINGLECTURESANDSTORIESOFHISLIFEEXPERIENCES

2. What do you plan to do after graduation? !FTERGRADUATION)AM

PLANNINGONSTARTINGACAREERINNATIONALCOMMUNITYSERVICE)NTHEFUTURE)SEE
MYSELFMAKINGANIMPACTONHOWCOMMUNITYSERVICEISVIEWEDACROSSTHECOUNTRY
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MOREREGULARBASIS

3. What are your most significant accomplishments? )FEELASIF)HAVE

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/TTERBEIN)FEELASIFTHEPRESENTCLASSOFSTUDENTSHASADEEPERINVOLVEMENT
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INRECOGNITIONOFMYCOMMITMENTTOPROMOTINGCOMMUNITYSERVICEAND
SERVICE LEARNINGACROSSTHECOUNTRY

4. Being involved with community service initiatives are

very important to you. I know you established a program
at the United Methodist Children’s Home. How do you feel
after you complete a project? -YCOMMITMENTTOSERVICEHERE
AT/TTERBEINHASMAINLYFOCUSEDAROUNDAWEEKLYSERVICEPROJECTATTHE
5-(#)THASBEENALABOROFLOVEINTHEDEEPESTSENSEˆTHEPROGRAM
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HAVEEVERBEENAPARTOF

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)BELIEVETHATWEWILLBETHEGENERATIONOFHOPE4HISISTHEGENERATIONTHATHASPROVEN
TOBEmEXIBLERESILIENTADVOCATESOFCHANGE4HUS)KNOWWEWILLCONTINUETOHOLDOUR
STANDARDSHIGHANDWILLMOVEFORWARDWITHHOPEONOURSIDE

Finish these sentences…

I am most proud of…DISCOVERINGMYTRUECAPACITY

Someday I hope to…IMPACTTHELIFEOFEVERYPERSON

I am inspired by…PERSEVERANCEINSPIRATIONREASONANDINQUIRY

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 Caitlin Ward “7ITHJUSTASHORTTIMEREMAINING
Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio AT/TTERBEINWORKISPILINGUPAND
Major: English
Minor: History
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MEHELPSKEEPMEONTRACKv

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inspired you? )TISDIFlCULTTOCHOOSEONEFACULTY
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%NGLISH(EINSPIREDMETOBELIEVEINMYWRITINGANDTO
TAKERISKSINMYINTERPRETATIONSOFTHEREADINGS

2. What are your most significant

accomplishments? !STHECOMMUNICATIONSINTERNATTHE
/HIO.URSERYAND,ANDSCAPE!SSOCIATION)HAVEBEENABLE
TOCREATEPUBLICATIONSFORTHEIRMEMBERSHIP)TSGRATIFYING
TOSEEYOURWORKPRINTEDINTHOUSANDSOFCOPIES)ALSO
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ACCOMPLISHMENT)THADBEENMYDREAMFORYEARSAND)
WASABLETOACHIEVEITTHROUGH/TTERBEIN

3. How do you define success? 3UCCESSIS

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4. When did you first realize your

interest in English? )NALLHONESTYIT
SHOULDHAVEBEENAMAJOR)WASDRAWNTO
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SCHOOL)ALWAYSGOTINTROUBLEFOR
READINGINCLASS)WASTHEKIDWHOSTUCK
ABOOKINSIDETHETEXTBOOKASIFTHE
TEACHERWOULDNTKNOW

Finish these sentences…

I am most proud of…

ACCOMPLISHINGGOALS)HAVESETFOR
MYSELFANDMAKINGNEWONESFORTHE
FUTURE

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UPTOMEANDHOW)CANALWAYSIMPROVE

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 Lindsay Draper
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Major: Health Promotion and Fitness
Minor: Dance

“)HAVETRULYENJOYEDBEINGASTUDENTFORTHEPAST RELATEDTODANCEHOPINGSOMEDAYTOUSE

THEMBOTHTOHELPOTHERSBECOMEMORE
THREEYEARSANDAMVERYEXCITEDTOREPRESENT PHYSICALLYlTANDHAVEFUNTOO
/TTERBEININTHENEXTCHAPTEROFMYLIFEv
5. Ultimately you want to go
1. Has there been a faculty member who has into dance after graduation,
inspired you? 9ESALLOFTHEFACULTYWITHINMYMAJOR where do you see yourself
HAVEHELDSOMEROLEINMYLIFETHEPASTFEWYEARSBUTMY performing or working? .EW
ADVISOR$R+IM&ISCHERHASBEENAROCKTOMEALONGMY 9ORK#ITYISMOSTDANCERSULTIMATE
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(OWEVERWHEN)AMHAVINGADIFlCULTTIMEORSLACKING BIGSTAGE)REALIZETHAT
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TAKINGMYLIFEANDGUIDEMEONMYWAY3HEIS
NOTTHETYPEOFPROFESSORTOHANDHERSTUDENTS
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MYEDUCATION)FEELBECAUSEOFWHATSHEHAS JOBSTHATTHISlELDCANOFFERALONG
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ABOUTLIFE)WILLREACHEVENFARTHERFORMY THEBETTER
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2. Tell me about your most success? !S)HOPEFOR
significant accomplishments. MYSELF)BELIEVETHATANYONE
'RADUATINGFROMCOLLEGEWILLBE WHOCANDOWHATTHEYLOVE
ANACCOMPLISHMENT)WILLBEVERY ESPECIALLYASAPROFESSION
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ALARGEPARTOFBEINGMOTIVATED-OVING FAMILYMENTORS
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BOTHMEANDMYTWOOLDERBROTHERSANDOURDREAMSTOBETHE EDUCATEPEOPLEBY
BESTWECOULDBEINWHATEVERWECHOOSE DOINGWHAT)LOVETODO

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promotion and fitness field? CHALLENGEOFTHETIMESANDTOHELPOTHERSBE
)WANTEDTOCHOOSEAlELDOFSTUDYTHATCOULDPOSSIBLYBE BETTERPEOPLE
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 James Prysock
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Major: Sport Management
Minor: Business Administration

1. How do you define success? 3UCCESSISTHEBALANCEBETWEENWORK

COMMITMENTANDHAPPINESS)TISWAKINGUPGOINGTOWORKANDSAYINGh)
CANTBELIEVETHEYPAYMETODOTHIS
v
“)FEELLIKEALLMY
HARDWORKAND 2. What are your most significant accomplishments?
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DEDICATIONAT &RESHMANOFTHE9EAR!WARDTHE&REDERICK$OUGLASS!CCOMPLISHMENT
/TTERBEINHAS !WARDANDTHE-ARTIN,UTHER+ING*R0EACEAND*USTICE!WARD4HE
MOSTSIGNIlCANTACCOMPLISHMENTTOMEISTHE-ARTIN,UTHER+ING
PAIDOFFv *R!WARD2ECEIVINGANAWARDINTHENAMEOFAMANWHOSTOODFORSO
MUCHWHILEBEINGNONVIOLENTMEANTALOTTOME

3. What motivates you?

-YDRIVEANDMOTIVATIONDERIVESFROMWANTINGTOMAKEMYSELF
SUCCESSFULANDMAKINGMYFAMILYPROUD

4. What is the Ubuntu Mentoring Program and

how did you become involved with it? 5BUNTU
ISAMENTORINGPROGRAMTHROUGH/TTERBEIN
#OLLEGEAND#OLUMBUS0UBLIC3CHOOLS
4HEGOALISTOGETSTUDENTSMOTIVATED
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MINDSETTHATWECANBUILDEACHOTHERUP
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MENTORSINCEMYFRESHMANYEAR

5. What changes do you hope your generation will

bring to this country? /URGENERATIONHASBEENLABELEDASA
PRIVILEGEDGENERATIONFULLOFPOTENTIALFORSUCCESSBUTNOTPOSSESSING
THEWORKETHICTOOBTAINIT!SCOLLEGESTUDENTSWESTRIVETOPROVETHE
LATTERPARTOFTHATTHEORYWRONG)BELIEVEITWILLBEOURGENERATIONTHAT
lNDSTHECUREFORONCE LABELEDhINCURABLEvDISEASES)BELIEVEITWILLBEOUR
GENERATIONTHATlNDSNEWANDINNOVATIVEWAYSTOBETTERBUSINESSSTRUCTURES)
THINKITISUSTHATWILLHELPUPLIFTTHECURRENTCONDITIONOFOURCOUNTRYANDBE
LEADERSINSTEADOFFOLLOWERS

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I am most proud ofx!MERICAFORDESIRINGCHANGE

I am inspired byxMYFAMILYFRIENDSANDPROFESSORSDESIREFORMETOSUCCEED

AND)HOPETOGIVEBACKTOTHEMONEDAY

Someday I hope to…CHANGESOMEONESLIFEANDCONTINUETOBREAKANY

STEREOTYPESPLACEDUPONME

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 Whitney Prose
Hometown: Kilbourne, Ohio
Major: English and Creative Writing
Minor: Environmental Studies and Japanese

1. What experiences and

organizations have helped you
learn, grow and discover?
&RESHMENYEARTHE%MERGING,EADERS
)NSTITUTEREALLYCONNECTEDMEON
CAMPUS)METALOTOFTHESTUDENTS
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BEINTHE#ARDINAL#ORPS,EADERS
nWHICHISREALLYHOW)BEGAN
TOUTILIZETHESE%,)CONNECTIONS
#LASSESREALLYGIVEMETHETHEORIES
BUTITSCAMPUSORGANIZATIONSTHAT
LETMETESTTHETHEORIESANDSEEWHICH
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“)AMNOTHINGMORETHAN
2. What do you hope to ACATALYST4HEENERGY)VE
do after graduation and
where does Japanese fall
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into your life’s goals?!FTER PRESENTAT/TTERBEIN
GRADUATION)HOPETOGOONTO )HAVESIMPLYFOCUSEDITv
GRADUATESCHOOLANDEVENTUALLY
GETADOCTORATEDEGREE)REALLYWISH
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ENVIRONMENTALISSUES THEFORUMFOR
THATCONVERSATIONISALLUPTO'OD0ERHAPS
)LLTEACHINCHURCHESORIN*APANORIN#HINA 4. How do you define success? 3UCCESSISGIVING
)MLEARNING#HINESENOW )DONTKNOW)M MYBESTANDKNOWING)COULDNTGIVEMORE3UCCESS
OPENTOWHEREVER(ESENDSME
)NTHEMEANTIME) DOESNTRIDEONGRADESEVALUATIONSORhFAILURESv4HESE
JUSTLIKE%AST!SIANLANGUAGES AREALLSECONDARYMEANSOFEVALUATION4OMEMY
PERSONALSUCCESSISDETERMINEDBYIFATTHEENDOFAJOB
3. You founded and are heavily active with )CANLOOKBACKANDSAY)HONESTLYGAVEITMYALL)F)
Plan-It-Earth. Where did your passion for the HAVETHENWHATEVEROUTCOMESHAPPEN)AMHAPPYTO
organization and environmental studies come ACCEPTANDLEARNFROMTHEM
from? -OMWOULDWALKTHEFARMlELDSANDSHOWUS
mOWERS3HEWOULDASKh(AVEYOUEVERSEENANYTHINGSO Finish these sentences:
PERFECT'ODISEVENMOREPERFECTFOR(ECREATEDTHISxv3HE
DIDNTKNOWITBUTSHEWASSETTINGAPATTERNFORMETHAT)STILL I am most proud…OFTHERADICALGREENSTEPS
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