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By the time she read the minutes of the previous six meetings and background
information on current agenda items, Day had waded through a three-inch-thick
stack of information. It took her about five hours to digest everything.
And time is a valuable commodity for someone as busy as Day.
The Noblesville, Ind., native is an Agricultural Ambassador; a member
of the Boiler Barnyard Committee, the animal sciences department ambassadors;
a member of Sigma Alpha Sorority, serving as the chapter's Panhellenic
representative; a member of Mortar Board; and a teaching assistant in
Animal Sciences 181, among other activities.
On top of that, Day has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point index
and did undergraduate research this summer in growth and development
with animal science professors David Gerrard and Alan Grant, exploring
the influence of two genes on body composition in mice.
All of which fits nicely into her career plans of becoming an animal
sciences professor.
"Being on the board of trustees gives me a behind-the-scenes look at
how a university is run," Day says. "The experience is just invaluable.
To see the university from the administrative side and not just from
the academic side certainly has been eye-opening."
Day says she hopes board members will look at her as a valuable campus
resource.
"The other board members have other jobs and responsibilities," she
says. "When the meetings are over, they go back to their hometowns and
their other responsibilities. But this campus is my life every day.
I have a personal interest in this place because it is my home. I think
I can provide an insight for the board on how their decisions affect
the students and the people who live here."
Brandt could not agree more.
"Anna will represent the students of Purdue University and the citizens
of Indiana well, indeed," he predicts.
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