This past weekend, I had the opportunity to be the keynote student speaker at the luncheon. The luncheon was an opportunity for scholarship donors to meet the students who actually receive the scholarship money. My task was to discuss the importance of scholarship. Well, I wanted to take the next step and discuss what scholarship means to me and other Wabash students. I opened with my own personal account of how I came to Wabash... I wanted to highlight my own trials and struggles of coming to school to really connect with individuals in the audience who may share similar experiences.

I got so much positive feedback from the speech. People are continuously telling me how much they enjoyed the speech. I am so pleased that people liked it. It feels good to know that people appreciated what I have to say. I actually got an e-mail fro a Wabash Alum today saying he was immensely proud of me. Although I don't know him personally, I'm glad that what I had to say touched him.

 I don't know if I will ever have another chance to be invited to give a speech, so I really wanted to make this one meaningful. I think I pulled it off.