{"id":407,"date":"2025-04-18T08:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsu.edu\/toptenseniors\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2025-04-18T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:43:25","slug":"top-ten-seniors-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/toptenseniors\/top-ten-seniors-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Top Ten Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-notch--large wsu-notch-medium-top wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-spacing-before--none\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-text-align--center wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-page-title wsu-align-item--center\" >\r\n    \n\n<h1 class=\"wsu-font-color--gray-70\"><strong>2024<\/strong> Top Ten Seniors<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xxmedium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--large\">For more than 80 years, Washington State University has recognized ten of the top seniors in each graduating class. The <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Alumni Association<\/a> selects those students who represent the highest standards in specific aspects of the college experience: academics, athletics, campus involvement, community service, and visual and performing arts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-top--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-list--columns-2 wsu-custom-list\"><li><a href=\"#adesope\">Felicia Adesope<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bebich\">Preston Bebich<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#dunn\">Alexis Dunn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fawcett\">Stevie Fawcett<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#leger-walker\">Charlisse Leger-Walker<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#martian\">Zachary \u201cZack\u201d Martian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#osman\">Reem Osman<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#serna\">Sidney Serna<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#terry\">Logan Terry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#wieland\">Thomas Wieland<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-after--large wsu-spacing-before--small\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/toptenseniors\/top-ten-seniors-2023\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tView 2023 Top Ten Seniors\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-top--hero\" id=\"adesope\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;left:0;right:120px;height:35px;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-crimson-light\" style=\"top:-12px;left:7%;right:45%;height:35px;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--default wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-max-width--xxmedium wsu-video-section\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-heading\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Felicia Adesope<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-custom-award-category\">Award Category: Academics<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-subhead wsu-font-color--gray-60\" >\r\n    \n\n<p>Carson College of Business<br>Accounting, Management Information Systems<br>WSU Pullman<br>Pullman, Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>McNair Research Scholar and Three-Minute Thesis winner; Boeing Scholar and instructor and classroom manager for Boeing Summer Programming Camp; WSU Top Scholar; Social media and creative design executive for the WSU Economics Club; peer mentor for the Carson College of Business EDGE Program; bookkeeper for Pullman Christian School Reader\u2019s Theater; purchasing intern at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories; data entry assistant for WSU College of Education; former owner\/founder of Felicia\u2019s Bath &amp; Body; Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants; WSU Nigerian Students and Scholars Organization; WSU Apostolic Faith Campus Christian Group; Schroeder Study Abroad Scholarship; WSU Foundation Scholar; Frank S. Sampson Scholarship; Henry &amp; Myrtle Green Scholarship; Elvine Lindahl Smith Scholarship; Claude E. Hayfield Scholarship; WSU Alumni Palouse Chapter Leadership Award; Auvil Scholars Fellowship; KPMG Scholarship; Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Case Competition, second place; DP&amp;C Black Scholarship; Cougs Helping Cougs Scholarship; Deloitte Scholarship; S. and J. Roy Memorial Scholarship; Distinguished University Achievement Award; DECA Scholarship; Corrine Simasko Scholarship; Stanford University Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship (IDDEAS) Scholar; J. Walter &amp; Clara Davis Scholarship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite WSU experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This spring break, I studied abroad in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, via a WSU faculty-led program focusing on hospitality and tourism. We got to visit these really expensive hotels, like the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and the Burj Al Arab Hotel. We also went on a desert safari, rode camels, and went dune bashing. It was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>I also love the sports events at WSU, especially the basketball games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m going to grad school to study management information systems but haven\u2019t decided where yet. I would say I have two routes I could go down. One path is to get my master&#8217;s and PhD and work in academia. The other route is working in the corporate world, like at a Fortune 500 company. My dream job is between these two paths.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none wsu-spacing-top--hero\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu wsu-hide--desktop\" style=\"top:30%;bottom:-5vw;left:-5vw;height:auto;width:calc( 75% + 5vw)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--profile wsu-decorator--background wsu-decorator--adesope wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"top:-5vw;bottom:-5vw;left:50%;height:auto;width:calc( 150% + 180px)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-video-player wsu-ratio--9-16 wsu-style--framed\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"aWm3iLVfym4\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-background\"><\/div>\r\n                <img class=\"wsu-video-player__image\" alt=\"Play a video of Felicia Adesope\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3256\/2024\/04\/Felicia-Adesope-Top-Ten-Senior_5159-scaled-e1713983069968.jpg\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <button class=\"wsu-video-player__button wsu-video-player--play\">\r\n                    <span class=\"wsu-video-player__button-inner\">Play Felicia Adesope&#8217;s Video<\/span>\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:-100%;right:-100%;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center wsu-position--relative\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button wsu-custom-button\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tBack To Top\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--large wsu-spacing-after--none\" id=\"bebich\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--top-ten wsu-hide--tablet\" style=\"left:0\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--hero wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu wsu-hide--desktop\" style=\"top:30%;bottom:-5vw;right:-5vw;height:auto;width:calc( 75% + 5vw)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--profile wsu-decorator--background wsu-decorator--bebich wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"top:-5vw;bottom:-5vw;right:50%;height:auto;width:calc( 150% + 180px)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-video-player wsu-ratio--9-16 wsu-style--framed\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"3xmMOzkov-A\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-background\"><\/div>\r\n                <img class=\"wsu-video-player__image\" alt=\"Play a video of Preston Bebich\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3256\/2024\/04\/Preston-Bebich-Top-ten-Senior_1607-scaled-e1713983134478.jpg\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <button class=\"wsu-video-player__button wsu-video-player--play\">\r\n                    <span class=\"wsu-video-player__button-inner\">Play Preston Bebich&#8217;s Video<\/span>\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-bottom--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-align-item--right wsu-max-width--xxmedium wsu-video-section\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-heading\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Preston Bebich<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-custom-award-category\">Award Category: Athletics<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-subhead wsu-font-color--gray-60\" >\r\n    \n\n<p>College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences<br>Economic Sciences<br>WSU Pullman<br>Gig Harbor, Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Men\u2019s Golf, four-year letter winner, third all-time WSU scoring record, 28 events with six top 10 finishes, top scoring average for player who has played all four years at WSU; Pac-12 All-Academic, three years with a 3.92 GPA; President\u2019s Honor Roll all semesters; Cleveland\/Srixon All-America Scholar Award from the Golf Coaches Association of America; Pac-12 Player of the Week, third Coug men\u2019s golfer to receive recognition; recipient of Peninsula Seahawks Scholarship, University Achievement Award, Shumway Undergrad Scholarship, Henry T. Beuchel Memorial Scholarship, Krautkraemer Scholarship, Home Economics Endowed Scholarship, Economics Department Scholarship; community service with the Whitman County Humane Society and the annual Butch\u2019s Bash to engage with Pullman youth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite WSU Experiences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The people you surround yourself with really make the experiences, especially in Pullman. It\u2019s not the biggest town, so there\u2019s not a lot of crazy stuff to do. For example, our first tournament of this academic year, in the fall, we visited Pawleys Island in South Carolina. And that was one of the most fun trips I&#8217;ve ever had in my life. We played some good golf at the invitational. We got to see the Atlantic Ocean. I just remember laughing and laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re hoping the golf team will qualify for post-season play, which starts in mid-May. Once the golf season is over, I\u2019m going to be competing in qualifying school for the PGA Tour Americas which has 10 tournaments up in Canada this summer. So, I\u2019m going to be competing for a chance to play nationally. That\u2019s the route I&#8217;m hoping works out for me\u2014the chance to play golf at the highest level. But if that doesn\u2019t work out, I\u2019ve graduated with a degree from Washington State University, and I\u2019m interested in the world of finance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:-100%;right:-100%;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center wsu-position--relative\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button wsu-custom-button\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tBack To Top\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--large wsu-spacing-after--none\" id=\"dunn\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--default wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-max-width--xxmedium wsu-video-section\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-heading\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Alexis Dunn<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-custom-award-category\">Award Category: Community Service<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-subhead wsu-font-color--gray-60\" >\r\n    \n\n<p>College of Arts and Sciences<br>Biology<br>WSU Vancouver<br>Washougal, Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Top 50 Women Leaders of Portland; ARI Health Innovations founder and CEO; WSU Sinclair Scholar; NSF I-Corps recipient; Girls Who VC (Venture Capital) fellowship; Children\u2019s Cancer Association\/JoyRx board member; Nucleate Bio regional leader; Vancouver Clinic clinical preceptorship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite Activity\/Event at WSU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I think the labs were really fun. Dr. Gunjan Gakhar brought in students from one of the science high schools, and we worked with them to show them all the different things that we were doing in the lab. I think that was a great mentorship activity. So, I love that she did that, and then I also loved that she always wanted us to do more high-level stuff. She would bring in her graduate-level research, or some of the things that she&#8217;s done as a professor with breast cancer cells, and we would treat the cells and try to figure out which medicine was going to work best to kill them. Not a lot of small schools get to do that. So, my favorite was just the classroom environment, especially the labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After taking the MCAT this summer, I hope to have the opportunity to attend the WSU School of Medicine. My goal is to contribute to advancements in predictive medicine by exploring innovative ways to utilize data, AI, and personal health technology to enhance patient care and outcomes. This passion for innovation ties into my long-term dream of establishing a facility dedicated to predictive medicine. I envision this facility as a place that not only embraces cutting-edge medical technology but also prioritizes patient-centered care, research, and education. By pursuing this path, I aim to collaborate with others in the health care community to improve health care delivery and make personalized and predictive medicine more widely available to those who need it most.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none wsu-spacing-top--hero\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu wsu-hide--desktop\" style=\"top:30%;bottom:-5vw;left:-5vw;height:auto;width:calc( 75% + 5vw)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--profile wsu-decorator--background wsu-decorator--dunn wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"top:-5vw;bottom:-5vw;left:50%;height:auto;width:calc( 150% + 180px)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-video-player wsu-ratio--9-16 wsu-style--framed\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"kqVvggqjqk8\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-background\"><\/div>\r\n                <img class=\"wsu-video-player__image\" alt=\"Play a video of Alexis Dunn\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3256\/2024\/04\/Dunn_Alexis-5337-e1713983028461.jpg\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <button class=\"wsu-video-player__button wsu-video-player--play\">\r\n                    <span class=\"wsu-video-player__button-inner\">Play Alexis Dunn&#8217;s Video<\/span>\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:-100%;right:-100%;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center wsu-position--relative\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button wsu-custom-button\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tBack To Top\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--large wsu-spacing-after--none\" id=\"fawcett\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--hero wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu wsu-hide--desktop\" style=\"top:30%;bottom:-5vw;right:-5vw;height:auto;width:calc( 75% + 5vw)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--profile wsu-decorator--background wsu-decorator--fawcett wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"top:-5vw;bottom:-5vw;right:50%;height:auto;width:calc( 150% + 180px)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-video-player wsu-ratio--9-16 wsu-style--framed\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"biQRqSDcRn4\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-background\"><\/div>\r\n                <img class=\"wsu-video-player__image\" alt=\"Play a video of Stevie Fawcett\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3256\/2024\/04\/Stevie-Fawcett-Top-Ten-Senior_0562-scaled-e1713983216269.jpg\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-video-player__video\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <button class=\"wsu-video-player__button wsu-video-player--play\">\r\n                    <span class=\"wsu-video-player__button-inner\">Play Stevie Fawcett&#8217;s Video<\/span>\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-bottom--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-align-item--right wsu-max-width--xxmedium wsu-video-section\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-heading\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Stevie Fawcett<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-custom-award-category\">Award Category: Academics<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-subhead wsu-font-color--gray-60\" >\r\n    \n\n<p>College of Veterinary Medicine, Honors College<br>Microbiology, Spanish<br>WSU Pullman<br>Bend, Oregon<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fossil Free WSU student leader and founder; ASWSU Environmental Sustainability Alliance Chair; WSU Sustainability Task Force Presidential Committee student representative; American Chemical Society Representative for United Nations Climate Conference COP28; STARS Research Program; Molecular Ecology of Zoonotic and Animal Pathogens Lab at WSU; Watts Lab at the University of Toronto; Goodman Lab at WSU; WSU Lab of Functional Viromics; Barry Goldwater Scholarship; Fulbright Canada Mitacs Award; SURCA Research Presentation Crimson Award; Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Outstanding Research Presentation Award; Dean\u2019s Travel Award, Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rice University; Boeing Washington Research Foundation Award; \u201cLos sue\u00f1os en cien palabras\u201d Spanish creative writing competition, 1st Place, Advanced Category; Kenneth H. Vanderford Endowed Scholarship; Foreign Languages Special Scholarship; Louise H. McAllister Endowed Scholarship 2023; President\u2019s Award for Leadership; SURCA Research Presentation Gray Award; Dean\u2019s Notable Achievement Fund Scholarship; Undergraduate Research Development Scholarship; Auvil Scholars Fellowship Research Award; Glenn Terrell Presidential Award; Honors facilitator and research peer mentor; College of Veterinary Medicine Promoter; Hearts in Motion Guatemala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite WSU experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of my favorite memories have been with my friends, hanging out on the weekends. We watched the basketball game where Washington State knocked off No. 4 Arizona. That was awesome. Cougar football games are also always great. The Cougar community is really cool, and I like to think I found my niche. The folks I\u2019ve met here have really contributed to creating these good memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m going to the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to work with Dr. John T. Schiller in the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology. I want to be a physician scientist, so I\u2019ll be working toward my MD\/PhD while studying cancer therapy strategies. I\u2019m also interested in climate policy, so I hope I can intertwine these interests together.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:-100%;right:-100%;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center wsu-position--relative\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button wsu-custom-button\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tBack To Top\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--large wsu-spacing-after--none\" id=\"leger-walker\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--default wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-max-width--xxmedium wsu-video-section\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-heading\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Charlisse Leger-Walker<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-custom-award-category\">Award Category: Athletics<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-subhead wsu-font-color--gray-60\" >\r\n    \n\n<p>Carson College of Business<br>Business Administration<br>WSU Pullman&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Women\u2019s Basketball team, shooting guard, team captain, led team to NCAA tournament for three consecutive seasons, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2020-21), three-time All American and three-time All Pac-12; Student Athlete Advisory Committee (2020-2024); WSU Asian-American Pacific Islander Student Athlete Group, charter member and vice president; New Zealand women\u2019s national basketball team, youngest player ever having joined the Tall Ferns at just 16 years old; played for New Zealand at the 2021 FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball Asia Cup, with her sister and fellow Coug, Krystal; youngest player at the FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball Asia Cup; 2018 Commonwealth bronze medalist; 2018 3&#215;3 World Cup U18 silver medalist; Basketball Secrets Limited (company in New Zealand), director, operations manager, assistant head coach; youth basketball coach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite Memories at WSU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitely number one is being on the basketball team. It\u2019s an experience I can never take for granted. It\u2019s my second family. Being an international student coming from New Zealand, it\u2019s a very, very far move, and having that type of support system around me\u2014my teammates and coaches\u2014has just enhanced this experience for me. The Pac-12 tournament run in my junior year was also one of the most memorable weeks, just a rollercoaster of emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year I was part of the Asian Pacific Islander student athlete group. I\u2019m the vice president and that&#8217;s been awesome. Just being able to meet different people outside of my basketball team, make new friends, and relate to them on a more cultural level has been awesome. It\u2019s actually the first year that they\u2019ve made an API group specifically for student athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I definitely want to play professional basketball after I finish college. The plan for me this year was to declare for the draft and the WNBA but obviously getting injured kind of changed my plans a little bit. That\u2019s still the goal though; I want to play pro for as long as I can. Eventually, I would probably go back to New Zealand and my family. We founded a basketball business back home. It\u2019s an academy for younger kids and coaching, so I would definitely go back and help with that. 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supported five or more individuals with disabilities weekly with household aid; work with seniors at Pullman Senior Center and Milestones in Moscow, Idaho; Skanska USA, construction management intern; Janicki Industries, construction management intern; Arlington Garden Club Scholarship; David M. and Louise M. Scott Scholarship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite WSU Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a project leader at the Center for Civic Engagement, we get to show students how their volunteer service can make a difference in the community. I spent time at the Pullman Senior Center\u2014it\u2019s really like a community center where a lot of older folks who may not be able to get out as much go. They play bridge and different card games. We help serve lunch, assist the cooks, and do clean up. The seniors are friendly, interesting, and always super nice. At the senior center, they took the time to get to know me. Like, \u201cWhat are you doing in the future? What\u2019s your degree? What are your plans after college?\u201d Simple stuff like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a full-time job lined up after graduation. I\u2019m going to be a field engineer for a general contractor on the west side. I want to get settled into that job and learn as much as I can, and I want to be the best leader and coworker that I can be. 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Coding Cougs took about 30 students to DubHacks at the University of Washington. My fellow officers and I were in charge of making sure people got hotels, food and transportation. Before the trip we didn\u2019t really know one another, but during the trip people started talking and I saw friendships come out of it. We had a team win and on the drive back everyone was so happy, laughing and talking. After the hackathon I could see it still happening on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m currently an intern at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and am going through the process of converting to full-time and staying with the lab after college. I\u2019m a software engineer, I do a lot of front-end web development. 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Culture<br>WSU Pullman<br>Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital Media Club, president; Society of Latinx Engineers &amp; Scientists, ambassador, member; Office of Academic Engagement Passport Program, peer advisor, project ambassador; Digital Technology &amp; Culture program, teaching assistant; Division of Academic Engagement &amp; Student Achievement, marketing and communication assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite WSU experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Passport, a program catering to foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth. I was a part of that program and also worked in it sophomore and junior year. I was able to help students get through what I had gone through, trying to get them to not be embarrassed about their situation, but to have that be motivation and empowerment. Hearing student stories and seeing them all around campus thriving, it\u2019s so amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m going to walk at commencement in May but then finish out with a summer abroad in Berlin, as part of the DTC department. But I want to normalize not knowing what I want to do after college. I have had a lot of leadership roles, it would be cool to see myself in a management team. My eyes are wide open and so are my opportunities.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:-100%;right:-100%;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center wsu-position--relative\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button wsu-custom-button\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tBack To Top\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--large wsu-spacing-after--none\" id=\"terry\" >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--default wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--medium\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-max-width--xxmedium wsu-video-section\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-heading\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Logan Terry<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-custom-award-category\">Award Category: Visual\/Performing Arts<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-custom-subhead wsu-font-color--gray-60\" >\r\n    \n\n<p>College of Arts and Sciences<br>Music Education<br>WSU Pullman<br>Kennewick, Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cougar Marching Band; WSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble; WSU Jazz Big Band; WSU Basketball Band; WSU Volleyball Band; Butch\u2019s Bones; WSU Symphonic Band; WSU Trombone Choir; WSU Trombone Quartet; Crimson City Brass Band; Washington-Idaho Symphony; Mid-Columbia Symphony; Palouse Jazz Society; and Cougar Marching Band office staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite Activities at WSU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If I had to pick one thing, I would say Cougar Marching Band. That\u2019s my thing. That\u2019s what I want to go into. I have arranged some of the songs we\u2019ve played at half-time shows such as \u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d by Lizzo and \u201cUmbrella\u201d by Rihanna. Honestly, the best feeling is in pregame when we start rolling out and the whole stadium is erupting in cheers and applause. It\u2019s a really cool feeling. This year, I had the opportunity to be at the very front and center for pregame. That feeling is one I will never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll do my student teaching in the fall at Colfax High School and help out with the Cougar Marching Band. After that, I will be trying to find my first teaching job. I would prefer high school or middle school since that\u2019s more my speed and matches the strengths that I have. After that, I want to get my master\u2019s and then a doctorate so that I can become a college marching band director. 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Norris Music Scholarship; Jerry Bailey Memorial Scholarship; Gwendolyn Wild Music Scholarship; Schroder Scholarship; School of Music Scholarship; Undergraduate Presser Award; founder and artistic director of the Palouse Jazz Society Big Band; first tenor in WSU Jazz Big Band; saxophones in WSU 7 P.M. Septet; clarinet in the Washington-Idaho Symphony Wind Ensemble; clarinet and saxophone in WSU Symphonic Orchestra; and numerous other bands and ensembles, awards, certificates, and music competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Favorite Activities at WSU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I would say all of the music activities we have on and off campus\u2014the various community ensembles and student groups. Being a part of the premiere of On the Air, composed by Greg Yasinitsky, with the WSU Symphonic Orchestra, to celebrate the centennial of NWPB, was such a great experience. Another favorite would be the \u201cEnd of an Era\u201d concert, which celebrated the retirements of Greg Yasinitsky, Dave Jarvis, and Horace Alexander Young. It was great to send them off like that after all of their years at the WSU School of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be pursuing a master\u2019s degree in jazz studies starting this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a teaching assistant. I\u2019ve always wanted to do two full years of just music and see what happens; I\u2019m following what makes me happy. 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