Fall 2012 Issue - Colby-Sawyer College

New Winton-Black Trustee Named
by Kate Dunlop Seamans, Assistant Director of Communications
Aubrey K. Thomas ’09
was elected to a one-year
term as a Winton-Black
trustee, a position on the
Board of Trustees for alumni
who have normally
graduated three to nine
years prior to their
election.
Thomas, a Wesson Honors
student, earned a degree
in Communication Studies
and a minor in Business
Administration. She was
vice president of Alpha
Chi, a member of Lambda
Pi Eta, a resident assistant,
and a student caller and
office assistant for Alumni
Relations.
Thomas was also active
in campus clubs and
competed on the swimming
and diving team for
two years. She was a
features reporter and copy
editor for both the Colby-
Sawyer Courier and the
Wesson Honors newslet-
Communication Studies and Wesson Honors Program
graduate Aubrey K. Thomas ’09 joins the Board of Trustees
this fall.
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ter, and spent a semester
at Murdoch University in
Perth, Australia. Colby-
Sawyer’s Alpha Chi Award,
given to a graduating
student who exemplifies
truth and character, was
presented to Thomas at
her Commencement.
“Colby-Sawyer shaped
who I am, and I am
excited for this chance
to give back.”
“I am honored to accept
this position,” she says.
“Colby-Sawyer shaped who
I am, and I am excited for
this chance to give back.
I’ve always considered
myself a ‘cheerleader’ for
the college as I had an
incredible experience and
cannot say enough about
all that it has to offer.”
Thomas says she will
draw on her participation
in campus life as she
offers insight to the board
as it makes decisions.
“My time as a resident
assistant and as a member
of various groups made
me aware of how certain
factors affect students, and
I hope to provide this
information to the board,”
says Thomas. “I hope
this year will be an opportunity
to promote the
college and encourage
support from alumni and
friends. I am ready for
this opportunity to help
the school with its
continued success.”
A native of Maine,
Thomas lives in
Cambridge, Mass., and
is a paralegal with
Harmon Law Offices,
P.C. in Newton, Mass.
She is working toward
her master’s degree
at Emerson College in
Communication
Management with a
concentration in Public
Relations and Stakeholder
Communication. When
school is not in session,
she volunteers for Seasons
Hospice and Palliative
Care in Newton.