Payback time for Purdue student trustee
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Anna Day, a Purdue student in animal sciences, is the newest
member of the Purdue Board of Trustees. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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By TOM CAMPBELL
Anna Day says serving on the Purdue University Board of Trustees is payback for what the university has done for her.
"In the past three years, I feel like I have taken so much from the university in scholarships and experiences that serving on the board just looked like a great opportunity to give something back to the school," she says.
Day, who is majoring in animal sciences, applied for the position in February after talking with Karl Brandt, associate dean and head of academic programs in the College of Agriculture.
"Urging her to apply was not a difficult decision," Brandt recalls. "Anna is a remarkable person, and I was confident she'd make an excellent trustee. She thinks clearly, presents herself well in public, and is an articulate and facile speaker. She exhibits a calm, confident, sensible and mature approach to life. Everything she undertakes she does well."
More than 50 students applied for the trustee position. The top 15 applicants were interviewed on campus in March, and the names of three finalists were sent to the governor, who appoints a student for a two-year term on the 10-member board.
Members of Gov. Frank O'Bannon's staff interviewed Day and the two other
finalists in May. She was appointed July 2 and spent a good portion
of the next three days reading, preparing for her first board meeting
July 5.
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