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Sara Walter ’09 (Kempton, Pa.) took third place in the 2007-2008 Independent Women’s Forum College Essay Contest. Her essay was chosen from hundreds of entries submitted from full-time, female undergraduate students across the nation. She will receive a $1,000 award. Students were asked to answer the question, “What role should “women’s issues” play in the 2008 elections and how do you define women’s issues?”
Walter, a double major in history and government & law and Spanish, was also selected as a finalist for the 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholarship competition.
She has also taken advantage of Lafayette’s focus on undergraduate research and close student-faculty interaction. Walter performed EXCEL research with John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of Government and Law and Public Service, in which she assisted him with research for a set of volumes of the best articles having to do with federalism. Last semester, she was part the six member Technology Clinic team that worked to find environmentally-friendly alternatives to the College’s current practices.
Walter anticipates obtaining her Ph.D. in United States history with a focus on fraternal and social/industrial history as well as an M.A. in museum studies with hopes of working as a museum curator.
The Independent Women’s Forum is a non-partisan research and educational institution that focuses on issues of concern to women, men, and families. Their mission is to rebuild civil society by advancing economic liberty, personal responsibility, and political freedom.