Activities and Honors
I Keep on Movin'
I like to think that our achievements not only sharpen our personal skills, but measure our growth and our ability to connect with one another. The following list documents some of my college achievements; I hope it might give an impression of where I have been and where I hope to go in the future.
College Activities and Honors
- Participated in Alma College Kiltie Marching Band (Fall 2001 — Fall 2005)
- provided leadership as section leader (Fall 2002 — Fall 2005)
- elected outstanding soprano woodwind instrumentalist (Fall 2002, Fall 2003)
- served as Concessions Chairperson for annual Kiltie Band Invitational (Fall 2002 — Fall 2005)
- Participated in Alma Symphony Orchestra (Fall 2001 — Winter 2006)
- served as principal clarinetist (Fall 2002 — Winter 2006)
- performed The Nutcracker with the Alma College theater department (Fall 2002, Fall 2004)
- employed as Orchestra Librarian (Fall 2002 — Winter 2006)
- Participated in Alma College Wind Ensemble (Winter 2002 — Winter 2006)
- served as principal clarinetist (Fall 2002 — Winter 2006)
- received band director's award for outstanding musician (Winter 2002)
- Participated in Alma College Glee Club (Fall 2001 — Winter 2002)
- Participated in Alma College Chorale (Fall 2002 — Winter 2006)
- provided instrumental accompaniment for Festival of Carols (Fall 2002 — Fall 2006)
- Taught at Alma Middle School's after-school music program (Fall 2001 — Winter 2002)
- Invited to perform at annual Honors Recitals (Winter 2002 — Winter 2006)
- Invited to perform at First Presbyterian Church with Tony Patterson (Winter 2002 — Winter 2006)
- Invited to play in pit orchestra in Alma College's presentations of Ruddigore and The Pirates of Penzance (Spring 2003, Spring 2005)
- Participated in the La Scala clarinet choir (Fall 2003 — Winter 2004)
- Performed in the Alma College Union Board's annual Songfest (Fall 2003, Fall 2004)
- Invited to perform with the Hohner Institute of Percussion (Winter 2004)
- Participated in Music on the Mall (Fall 2004)
- Participated in the Alma College Chamber Ensemble (Fall 2004 — Winter 2005)
- performed at the Masonic Home annual Christmas dinner (Fall 2004)
- performed at the Dunning Memorial Chapel Advent service (Fall 2004)
- Sang carols at the Masonic Home with Students Offering Service and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Fall 2004)
- Participated in ACM, the local Computer Science club (Fall 2002 — Winter 2003)
- Joined Sigma Alpha Iota, International Women's Music Fraternity (Winter 2003 — Winter 2005)
- Served as Social Committee Chairperson (Fall 2003 — Winter 2004)
- Served as Webmistress (Fall 2003 — Winter 2005)
- Served as Song Leader (Fall 2004 — Winter 2005)
- Elected President (Fall 2004 — Winter 2005)
- Composed a Program of Emphasis in Digital Media Technologies (Fall 2003)
- Analyzed archaeological samples for Dr. Bonhage-Freund of the newly discovered Kasita site (Winter 2004)
- Donated meals to Community Café (Fall 2003 — Winter 2005)
- Served as a Student Congress representative for Sigma Alpha Iota (Fall 2004 — Winter 2005)
- Volunteered at Lucky MacDuck Day (Fall 2004)
- Organized an Operation Christmas Child event to distribute goods to underprivileged children (Fall 2004)
- Collected campus donations for Toys for Tots and Daughters of the American Revolution (Fall 2004)
- Helped organize a community-wide Battle of the Bands competition (Fall 2004 — Winter 2005)
- Arranged a community performance given by concert pianist Michael Gluck (Fall 2004 — Winter 2005)
- Created a DVD of the Alma College Kiltie Band Homecoming performance (Fall 2004)
- Produced a compilation DVD of the Alma College Music Department (Winter 2005)
- Promoted Alma College at the annual MSBOA Festival in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Michigan (Winter 2005, Winter 2006)
- Prepared a memorial service for Emily vanDyke with Christine Vogel (Winter 2005)
- Tutored a student in MUS 151.02 (Winter 2005)
- Presented Americana: The Music of Aaron Copland at annual Honor's Day (Winter 2005)
- Graduated summa cum laude from Alma College (Winter 2005)
- Received Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Technologies (Winter 2006)
- Received Bachelor of Arts in Music (Winter 2006)
- Earned honors from the Alma College Department of Music (Winter 2006)
- Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honorary society (Winter 2006)