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Commencement<br />
Graduating seniors recognized<br />
at Honors Convocation<br />
Continued from page 8<br />
Think innovatively, whether it’s at your own company or the<br />
largest corporation in the world.”<br />
Academic excellence awards were presented to the<br />
following seniors: Rachel Riley, accounting; Anthony<br />
Belviso, business; Erin Byler, education; Stephanie Wills,<br />
English/communications; Katharine Stockdale, equine<br />
studies; Joseph Fath, legal studies; Amber Adache,<br />
modern foreign languages; Rachel Hanzak, science and<br />
mathematics; and Rachel and Sandra Nypaver,<br />
social sciences.<br />
President Michael T. Victor presented the prestigious<br />
President’s Award to Steven Abbott. “Steven upholds the<br />
three pillars of the <strong>College</strong> – excellence, tradition and<br />
service. He is a natural leader who was active in a number of<br />
organizations across campus, and he exemplifies the entrepreneurial<br />
spirit that is so important today,” Victor said.<br />
Billie Dunn, dean of students, presented the Dean’s<br />
Award to Amber Adache. “Amber has served the <strong>College</strong><br />
well academically, socially and culturally, including being<br />
president of the Spanish Club and membership chair for<br />
Mortar Board. She is a bright young woman with a natural<br />
call to do for others,” Dunn said.<br />
Students who achieved Latin honors, Mortar Board<br />
members, Scholars Program participants, Ohio Foundation<br />
of Independent <strong>College</strong>s undergraduate research<br />
symposium participants, and scholar athletes were<br />
also recognized.<br />
President Victor added some final words to inspire the<br />
students. “We often tell young people to follow their<br />
dreams. More importantly, act on those dreams. Turn bad<br />
into good, and good into great. Your ideas – and your<br />
actions – will produce the continuous change we all need.<br />
And that will be a dream come true for all of us.”<br />
Student Spotlight<br />
<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Erie</strong> senior chooses Italy<br />
Continued from page 23<br />
Studying abroad presents you with the opportunity to<br />
experience culture from a non-tourist perspective. You are<br />
assimilated into another culture, leaving you with no choice<br />
but to embrace it. “I saw things that were startling and<br />
intriguing, and I felt feelings that I never did before. You<br />
have to be willing to live outside of your comfort zone,”<br />
Perrill said.<br />
Along with Rome, Perrill visited Prague in the Czech<br />
Republic, specifically the picturesque John Lennon Wall.<br />
The Wall is filled with inspirational quotes from local and<br />
international artists. Leaving behind her own mark, Perrill<br />
painted an inspirational quote, “Don’t gain the world and<br />
lose your soul; love is better than silver and gold.”<br />
She also traveled to the cities of Sorrento and Positano and<br />
the island of Capri, where she was able to go inside the<br />
Blue Grotto, a sea cave filled with natural blue or<br />
emerald light.<br />
“Opportunities like this should not<br />
be overlooked. These experiences are<br />
entirely too valuable. If you’re looking<br />
for happiness, truth, a place to allow your<br />
soul to search, studying abroad is the<br />
perfect option,” Perrill said.<br />
Perrill will graduate in May 2012 with a Bachelor of Science<br />
degree in communications and a minor in Italian studies.<br />
46 L A K E E R I E | <strong>FALL</strong> ‘11
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