FINALIST - 2005

Emily Fogelberg Since arriving at Lafayette, I have occasionally been “accused” of trying to save the world, with friends and family joking, “It’s not your responsibility.” My attempt to live up to the “Lafayette Ideal” has been about taking advantage of opportunities, learning about people and places around me, and working with friends, colleagues, and mentors to make the most of every day. And that’s the starting point for being a change-agent in and beyond our college community. My Lafayette Experience has been one of powerful personal change and intellectual growth, and through it I have discovered an enriching interconnectedness between academics, athletics, personal relationships, and helping others on and off campus. Rigorous courses, study abroad, and research have motivated me to search well beyond the classroom while striving to be a productive citizen in the broader community. Helping young people ride at Equi-librium has taught me to place more purposeful value on the physical and psychological benefits of equestrian sports, in the process showing me the devotion, perseverance, and passion needed in every facet of life. Coordinating the Best Buddies program, I have gained greater appreciation for the nurturing and multiplying power of friendship. Friends, staff, and faculty have challenged me to think differently, to try new things and to reach for goals that previously seemed unattainable. I hope that I have helped others to do the same. At Lafayette, I’ve learned that the possibilities are endless when you do what you love and when you have courage and determination to follow your convictions. I have strived to do just that in the classroom, on the athletic field, and through interpersonal relationships. Those are the first steps—if not to saving the world—to making a significant difference in it, one step at a time.

 

Majors: History and Economics & Business
Thesis: "The European Union and Mercosur: Prospects for a Strategic Partnership in the 21st Century"

Academic Activities/Awards:

• Trustee Scholar (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Phi Beta Kappa (3, 4)
• Omicron Delta Epsilon (National Economics Honor Society) (3, 4)
• Delta Phi Alpha (National German Honor Society) (3, 4)
• Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society) (4)
• Dean’s List (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Class of 1910 Prize in the History Department (4)
• Institute of Management Accountants Award in the Economics/Business Department (4)
• Study abroad with the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES), European Union Program in Freiburg, Germany (3)
• EXCEL Scholar with Dean Gladstone Hutchinson and Professor Ute Schumacher on the post-colonial economic development of Jamaica (2, 3)
• Honors thesis with Professor Ute Schumacher (Economics/Business) and Professor Victoria Langland (History), “The European Union and Mercosur: A Strategic Partnership?”(4)
• Atlantic Economic Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, “On Liberty, Economic Development and the State” (3)

Campus Service/Activities:

• Presenter at Lafayette Leadership Institute (4)
• Member of Residence Hall Council (RHC) (1,4)
• Programming Committee for Holla Back, voter awareness and education campaign (4)
• Peer Tutor for Economics through the Academic Resource Center (2, 3)
• Tsunami Relief Committee (4)
• Host for prospective students (1)

Community Service Activities:

• Community Service Assistant at the Landis Community Outreach Center (4)
• Best Buddies Program Coordinator (4)
• Equi-librium Program Coordinator (4)
• Equi-librium Volunteer (3, 4)
• Team Leader for the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip to the Everglades Wildlife Outpost in Florida City, Florida (4)
• Volunteer at Kita Vauban, a kindergarten/after-school program, in Freiburg, Germany (3)
• Group Opportunities at the Landis COC: Holiday Helpers, Literacy Day, Healthy Kids Day, Lafapalooza (4)
• Volunteer at Pleasant Hollow Farms (1,2)

Athletics:

• Intramural Sports (2, 3, 4)
• National and international equestrian competitor in the discipline of eventing (1, 2, 3, 4)
  37th out of 85 competitors at the Radnor Hunt International Three-Day Event CCI** (Pennsylvania) in October 2004
  6th Placed Rider in 2004 for the United States Eventing Association’s Area IV Intermediate Awards
  2nd Place at the Middletown Horse Trials (Delaware) in September 2004
  5th Place at the Fair Hill International Horse Trials (Maryland) in August 2004
  10th Place Young Rider at the Morven Park International Three-Day Event CCI* (Virginia) in October 2003
  Midwest Representative at the 2002 North American Young Riders’ Championship CCI*, a sanctioned Junior Olympics
  2nd Place Fox River Valley Horse Trials (Illinois) in June 2002
• Selected to work as a student apprentice under the direction of top-ranked United States Eventing Association Rider and United States Equestrian Team Member Bonnie Mosser (3, 4)
• Trained with 8 current and former United States Equestrian Team and United States Olympic Team members including David O’Connor, Karen O’Connor, Bruce Davidson, Stephen Bradley, Jim Graham, Dorothy Crowell, Ralph Hill, and Bonnie Mosser (1, 2, 3, 4)

Special Interest Group Activities:

• Cellist in the Lafayette Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4)
  Principal cellist (2, 3, 4)
• Cellist in campus chamber ensembles and quartets (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Member of Lafayette’s Inaugural Federal Funds Challenge Team (3)
• Foreign Minister of Luxembourg at the Institute for International Education of Students’
  Model European Union Summit in Dublin, Ireland (3)
• Member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority (2, 3, 4)
• Member of German Club (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Deutsches Haus (German House) resident, special interest housing in Keefe Hall (2)
• Correspondent and columnist for the Cross Country Magazine, a bi-monthly publication of the Central States Dressage and Eventing Association (1, 2, 4)
• Genocide Intervention Fund, human rights activist group for Darfur, Sudan (4)