Erykah Betterson Joins 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 Board of Trustees
Will serve as one of two student representatives
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鈥淚 am incredibly honored to be selected for this important position, and am looking forward to working with my fellow trustees and President Harlan Sands to support the continued growth of 老澳门六合彩官方开奖,鈥 Betterson says. 鈥淚 also hope to serve as an advocate for the needs of my fellow students to ensure we all have the tools and resources needed to excel on campus and beyond.鈥
鈥淥ur student trustees provide tremendous value to the Board, and I am looking forward to working with Erykah in her new role,鈥 adds David H. Gunning II, chair of the Board of Trustees at 老澳门六合彩官方开奖.
Betterson was selected for the position following an open call for applications and was officially appointed by the Governor of Ohio earlier this month. She joins fellow student trustee John DeMarco, a doctoral candidate in physical therapy, who was appointed to the Board in 2017.
Erykah Betterson was born in Germany to a military family and now lives in Berea. A double major in environmental studies and urban planning, she previously served as a senator in the Student Government Association, representing the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. She also is a member of the 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 Honors College and the 1964 Society, a student organization which seeks to enhance relationships between current students and 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 alumni.
鈥淭hroughout my tenure at 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 I have been committed to service with a focus on making our community a better place,鈥 Betterson adds. 鈥淚 see this new opportunity as yet another way to accomplish that goal.鈥
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