Avery Walke

Hometown: Jackson, OH
Class: Senior
Major: Political Science (with minors in Sociology of Law; Spanish)
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • research: efficacy of a specific treatment for chemoresistant pancreatic cancer
  • studied abroad in Spain (2017)
  • 2016 Presidential Gold Award for Community Service

Faith Walker

Hometown: Yellow Springs, OH
Class: Junior
Majors: Anthropology; Art and Architecture History (with minors in Archaeology; Museums & Society)
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • research: excavated a 200-year-old village and talked to community members about how it interested them (USS)
  • studied abroad doing excavations in Ireland (Summer 2018; 2019)
  • event photographer for Department of Anthropology

Ethan Wallach

Hometown: Potomac, MD
Class: Junior
Major: Political Science
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • politics and political science
  • automobiles and automotive industry
  • battery technology

Abigail Wilgor

Hometown: Wellington, OH
Class: Senior
Major: Microbiology (with Premedical Studies co-major)
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • research: gene mutations in Acinetobacter baumannii (with Dr. Luis Actis)
  • Phi Sigma Sigma sorority (founding member)
  • Department of Microbiology Award

Dan Wozniak

Hometown: Elk Grove Village, IL
Class: Junior
Majors: Public Administration; Journalism
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • The Miami Student
  • Miami Mock Trial
  • hiking and scuba diving

Samson Zacate

Hometown: Alexandria, KY
Class: Junior
Major: Chemistry (with a minor in Spanish)
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • research: electrochemical reduction of CO₂ via gold nanoparticle catalysts, functionalized by tetradentate porphyrin ligands
  • Miami Climbing Club (Executive Member)
  • playing piano/guitar

Megan Zahursky

Hometown: Painesville, OH
Class: Senior
Majors: Mathematics; Integrated Mathematics Education
Out-of-Classroom Experiences/Interests:

• • Kappa Kappa Psi national co-ed music fraternity (President)
  • Miami University Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Publicity Secretary)
  • marching band