In a statement outside of the Parkhurst administrative building, Dean Larimore said that the “college has done a disservice to its students if it only offers to them athletics.”  This statement has made it clear that some do not realize and/or understand that Swimming and Diving is not just a sport; we as student-athletes do share a love for this sport, but, more importantly, we are able to contribute and excel in other diverse areas throughout campus because of it.  Waking up at 5:45^am and having 8-9 practices a week, among other things, teach us incredible discipline and hard work.  We also gain crucial skills participating in such close-knit teams that spend so many hours together, working towards a common goal.  This is what allows us to shine in so many other organizations; organizations that are especially relevant to the Dartmouth community.  Moreover, it is the team that provides us with the confidence to get involved in these other activities.  Out of the 53 men’s and women’s swim team members, 17 are freshman and many of them have already found ways to contribute to this campus! 

When Dartmouth admitted these 53 men and women, they not only admitted swimmers, they admitted leaders. For many years, as a team, we have taught swim lessons to youth in the surrounding area and have worked concessions/stadium clean-up at Dartmouth home football games.  Listed below please find some of the additional ways the Swimming and Diving team members have contributed to the Dartmouth Community while being Varsity Collegiate Athletes:

Mia J. Yocco ‘03

New Providence, NJ

Psychology and Brain Sciences Major (Biological Psych), Pre-med

*Captain, Women's Swim and Dive

*Palaeopitus Senior Society

*Tucker Foundation, Sophomore Summer of Service Project Leader/Coordinator

*Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority--Treasurer, Standards, Recruitment Chair

*Green Key Society

*Student Assembly (2 years)

*LSA, Siena, Italy

*Discussion group leader for Freshmen along with Priscilla Zee, '04 swimmer

*Ed 20 TA

*applicant to the year-long, post-grad Marshall Islands teaching internship through the Education Department

*DOC trips leader, 2001

 

Maureen Ellinwood '03

Short Hills, NJ

Government major/Engineering minor

*Captain, Women’s Swim and Dive

*Tour Guide

*Member, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority

*Treasurer, Panhellenic (inter-sorority) Council

*Assistant, Baker-Berry Project Office

*Trip Leader, DOC Trips 2001

*Lifeguard, CT River Summer 2001

 

Julie Kowalsky ‘03

Fort Myers, Fl

Engineering Sciences Major, Pre-med

*Honors Thesis

*Women in Science Program, peer mentor

*Patent pending for a Non-Restricting Knee Brace

*Aquinas House

 

Kala Sherman-Presser '03

Kensington, MD

Psychology major, French minor

*Member of Golden Key International Society - top 15% of class

*Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars

*VP of KDE sorority: 02W-02F

*Sisterhood Chair of KDE: 01W-01S

*Social Chair/Risk Manager of KDE: 01X

*Campus Tour Guide

*Recipient of Nancy Boehm Coster Public Policy Fellowship to work with domestic violence lawyer in Chelsea, VT

*French FSP 01F

*Member of Lodge Crew, 02F

*Student Teacher in the Arts (START) program: 01W

*Lifeguard on CT river: 01X

 

 

Emily Barsky ‘03

Newton, MA

Environmental Studies Major

*Member of greenkey international honor society (top 15% of our class, 3.7 gpa)

*Involvement with the Dartmouth Organic Farm

*Environmental Studies FSP

*Through SAAC, Thetford Elementary Mentoring Program

*Academic All-American Honorable M ention

*Nominee for the 1948 scholar-athlete award

 

Paul Schned ‘03

Norwich, VT

Economics Major

*Captain, Men's Swimming and Diving Junior and Senior Year

*Member, Psi Upsilon Fraternity (Rush Chair AND Vice-President)

*Member, DOC  2002 Trip Leader

*Member, Hillel

*Employee, Hanover Inn (owned by Dartmouth College

*Member, Club Water Polo Team -- 7th Place Nationally and New England Champions *2001, Most Improved Player Award

*Participant, Students Fighting Hunger

*Participant, Kids and Cops Community Service Day

*Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

 

Louie Fidel ‘03

Phoenix, AZ

Religion Major

*Captain, Men’s Swimming and Diving

*Member of Chi Gamma Epsilon

*Volunteer with the Listen Center

 

Louis Trotman '03

Brooklyn, NY

*Safety and Security Administrative Intern

*Eating Disordes Peer Advisor

*Afro-American Society Academic Chair (summer 2001)

 

Kelly Cameron '04

Chicago, IL

Engineering Major

*President of the Women's Water Polo Club

*Co-President of the Dartmouth Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers

*Member and Alumni Relations Chair for Delta Delta Delta

*Women In Science Project mentor (2001-Present)

*Undergraduate Advisor (2001-Present)

*Ledyard Desk worker, Summer 2002

*Staff writer for the D (2000-2001)

 

Lauren Gilhooly ‘04

Art History & Economics Double Major

*Stonefence review: poetry review board member and regular contributor of poetry

*Published in Word/Write magazine

*Student Athletic Advisory Council: representative of the women's swimming and diving

*04 class council: co-chairperson of first year family weekend committee

*Jaffe friede and strauss gallery attendant

*Hood museum student docent

 

Alexis Hawley ‘04

Winter Park, Fl

Psychology Major, English Minor

*Tucker Foundation Fall '02

*Work-study, Athletic Dept.

*Summer '02 (both as an office assistant), House manager

*Summer and Fall '02 of KDE Sorority, 2002 DOC Trips Leader, Green Key Society (An organization dedicated to serving DARTMOUTH which I was elected in order to represent the Athletic Dept)

*Ialian LSA Spring '02

 

Priscilla Zee ‘04

Apple Valley, MN

Govt, International Relations Major, Spanish Minor

*Executive member, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority (Philanthropy chair)

*Member, Diversity Peer Program

*TA: Spanish Drill Instructor

*Student Athetic Advisory Council, Communications committee

*Discussion group leader for Freshmen along with Mia Yocco ’03 swimmer

*LSA, Barcelona, Spain

*Sister-to-Sister Mentoring Program

*Oxbow Mentoring Program

*CHAD (Children’s hospital volunteer)

 

Grant Chang ‘04

Hawaii

Studio Arts Major

*DREAM (Community service youth project)

*Member, Psi Upsilon Fraternity

*Water polo (2 years)

*Hawaii club (hokupa'a)

*Area exhibition

 

Scott Trubisz ‘04

Economics and History Double Major

*House Manager, Chi Gamma Epsilon Fraternity

*Ed 20 TA

*Econ 10 Tutor

 

Matt Sueoka '04

Orinda, CA

Engineering modified with Studio Art major, French minor

*Psi Upsilon Fraternity Member, Scholarship Chair 02X

*START (STudents and the ARTs) Volunteer Art Teacher for Elementary School Students

*ArtCare Volunteer- Art projects for children undergoing chemotherapy in the Pediatric *Oncology Ward, DHMC

*Good Neighbor Health Clinic Volunteer- provides medical care for local residents below the poverty line and without insurance

*Operation Insulation Volunteer- construction and building repair for local residents below the poverty line

*DOC Trip Leader 2002

*Illustrator, Dartmouth Jacko-Lantern and Dartmouth Free Press

 

Ryan A. Goldhahn ‘04

Engineering Science Major

California

*Greenkey society

*Vice President of Psi Upsilon Fraternity (winter 2003-fall 2003)

*Tourguide for Thayer School

*Co-captain of the water polo team

 

Matthew Derr ‘04

Greenwich, CT

Economics Major, Spanish Minor

*Member, Water polo

*Member, Psi Upsilon Fraternity

 

Dan Olson ‘04

Computer Sciences Major

*Panarchy Undergraduate Society

*Dartmouth Dance Ensemble

*Dartmouth Student Workshops

*DOC Freshman Trips

 

Thomas H. Sanford ‘04

Hawaii

Psycholoy Major, Pre-med

*Final cut acapella group

  

Erin Bingham ‘05

Psychology Major, Spanish minor, Pre-med

*ECO rep fall 2001-fall 2002

*Volunteer at DCCCC fall 2001

*GreenPrint Intern fall 2002

*Volunteer at Emergency Department DHMC fall 2002

*Tutor Hanover High Students in Spanish 2002 spring

*Work with Habitat for humanity

*Applicant, Costa Rica spring trip volunteer program

*Applicant,  Nicaraguan Cross Cultural Experience

*Putting together  "survivor stories" for freshman orientation next year : memoirs about sexual harassment, and what girls can do to prevent/recuperate from this experience

 

Brooke Wehrenberg '05

Naperville, IL

History Major

*Lutheran Student Fellowship

*East Wheelock Cluster Council

 

Alyssa Hochman '05

Virginia Beach, VA

Sociology Economics Double Major

*Mentor for Oxbow/Rivendell

*Book Buddies

 

Alex Boccichio '05

Sherborn, MA

*Engineering Major

*Oxbrow Mentoring Program (through Tucker)

*Big Buddy Book Program (through Tucker)

 

Laura Nelson ‘05

Hinsdale IL.

* ‘05-class council, Co-head of the Community Service Committee

 

Laura Detwiler ‘05

Pennsylvania

*National Society of Collegiate Scholars

*Oxbow Mentoring Program

 

Alexis Ettinger '05

*Sociology Major & Art History Minor

*Women's Swimming & Diving

*Sister-to-Sister and Boys Speak Out Conference co-chair--

(mentoring summit for 300 12-14 year olds in Upper Valley

to talk about issues facing teens today)

*Employee of Hillel- Alumni Relations, Development, &

Fundraising

*Tucker Foundation Cross Cultural and Service Project-Belarus 2002

*Hood Museum of Art- Student Docent

*National Society of Collegiate Scholars

 

Jennifer Kunkel '05

*DHMC volunteer

*Member, Nathan Smith Society

 

Stephen Brown-Klinger '05

Basking Ridge, NJ

*Economics

*Representative, Men's Swimming Student Athletic Advisory Committee  02

*Mentor, STAR (Steps Toward Adult Responsibility) 01,02

*Representative, Gold Coast Cluster Student Assembly 01

*Volunteer, Kids and Cops 01

*Intramural Softball (two teams)

*Intramural Flag Football (two teams)

*Intramural Hockey Team 02

 

Noah Zandan ‘05

Austin, TX

Economics/Government double major

*Representative, Student Athlete Advisory Committee

*Campus Planning and Design Committee

*Classical guitar

 

Graig Peterson '05

St. Louis

English and "Math and Social Sciences"  Double Major

*'05 Class Council Member

*Volunteer for Big Green Readers

 

Kristin Simunovich ‘06

Hawaii

*Dinner discussion for swim and dive team about diversity, issues here compared to hometown Hawaii

 

Katie Brodie ‘06

*Women In Science Project

*Ledyard Canoe Club

*Cabin and Trail

*Dartmouth Mountaineering Club

 

Liz Allen ‘06

Riverside, CT

*Water polo team

*SAAC Mentor

*Member of Navigators Christian Fellowship

*Active member of the DMC and DOC

*Participant in Tuck community service day during Pre-

*Orientation

 

Dana Charles ‘06

Lebanon, PA

Psychology Major, Spanish Minor

*DarCorp

 

Cary Telander ‘06

Lake Forest, IL

*Psychology Major, Education Minor

*SAAC Mentor

 

Justin Neiman ‘06

*Bone Marrow Drive: purpose to diversity the pool of potential donors on the national bone marrow registry.  Launched 2002 National College Marrowthon.  (30 College Campuses around the country, including Dartmouth.)  Single-handedly organized the drive here at Dartmouth.

*MOSAIC(A student organization on campus devoted to promoting diversity and helping to bridge the gap between all cultures and races at Dartmouth