Successful Students

• Paul Venhuizen had a double major in French and physics. He was the winner of the Clark Merit Award during his senior year and was a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Fraternity, Sachem (a senior male honor society), the International Club, and student Senate. He worked at the Coe Writing Center and had been a Resident Assistant. Paul spent the spring semester of his junior year studying in Grenoble. He pursued honors work in physics.
• Emily Vrabac double majored in Spanish and economics. During her tenure at Coe, she was Student Body Treasurer and Chair of the Senate Budget and Finance Committee and the Assistant News Editor for the Cosmos. Emily also worked at the Coe Writing Center, was President of the Residence Hall Board of Directors, a tutor for Spanish and economics, a member of Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, and a member of the Flunk Day Committee.
• Garrison Buxton was a double major in Spanish and business administration, with a minor in economics. Garrison spent his junior year in Barcelona, Spain, studying at the University of Barcelona. While on Coe's campus, Garrison had been a Resident Assistant, was elected to Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, and was a member of Sachem. He had also been involved in the International Club, was a member of the Residence Hall Board of Directors, and the Outdoor Activities Group.
• Rachel Brandhorst worked on a triple major in business administration, Spanish, and an interdisciplinary concentration in international business. Rachel was a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Fraternity, Alpha Omicron Pi, a member of the College Republicans, the Political Science Club, Student Senate, and was an ESP tutor. She had also been a member of the Armstrong-Douglas Board of Directors, a cheerleader for football, a Student Assistant and was the mascot, Charlie Kohawk, for a basketball season.
• Hilary Sloan majored in Spanish and sociology at Coe. Hilary studied in Costa Rica in order to increase her fluency and understanding of Spanish. She was captain of the women's soccer team and co-moderator of Equalitarians Supporting the Advancement of Women. Hilary also ran track, was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, the Student Alumni Association, and C-Club, as well as working in the Writing Center and as a Resident Assistant.
• Krista Geier studied French and music. Krista was in the Coe Honors Program, worked in the Coe Writing Center, and chose to participate in both the Newberry Semester in Chicago and a semester-long program in Caen, France, for her junior semester abroad. Krista currently works at the Associated Colleges of the Midwest in Chicago.
• Matthew Giesey majored in Spanish studies and business. An outstanding music student, Matthew played the saxophone in the Coe College Jazz Ensemble. He has lived in Argentina and Costa Rica. Matthew plans to undertake graduate study in International Business.
• When Chris Walk was a first-year student in German Composition and Conversation, his future plans were very open. When asked why he was studying German, Chris commented, "Learning a foreign language requires discipline, yet I believe it has brought out a wonderful part of my personality that I never knew I had before studying the German language. Undertaking a foreign language has made me more complete as a person."