In a few short days I will close my experience as a
McConnell Scholar with a trip to England, as part of the Oxford Society. It
feels like the culmination of four years of reading, learning, and seminars.
While I look to the future, with one semester remaining as an undergraduate and
the time passing until graduate school, this trip will provide the perfect
opportunity to reflect on my favorite aspect of the program, the people.
The most valuable asset the McConnell Center possesses is
its people. They are the part of the program that reaches out and helps when I
need assistance with school, or advises on prospects for my future. Most of the
valuable growth I have experienced as a person has happened either directly or
indirectly because of its people. I will carry those relationships with me.
I am deeply excited about my future, but I will always
remember the McConnell Scholarship as one of the pivotal honors of my life. I
thank each of you for the history we have built, together.
Onward to England!