Through their participation in the Bonner and Canale program, students received training to engage in and lead capacity building projects while applying this knowledge through shared work with local community partners. Their work this year led them to design programming, organize events, develop marketing materials and social media campaigns, manage volunteers, lead workshops and classes, and write grants.
Now, prepared with a Sewanee education gained from both inside and outside of the classroom, these student leaders are able to consider the conventional and unconventional ways their gifts can be used for the public good. For some, this means teaching or being trained to teach, being trained in medicine, and supporting environmental efforts. All students know, though, that service takes many forms and can be enacted in small (e.g. daily) and grand (e.g. vocationally) ways.
Sewanee, and the Bonner/Canale program, gave them the space and opportunities to grow their awareness and confidence as civically-oriented citizens, to find congruence with their values and their work, and to see the power of collective action. We have great confidence in them, in the impact they will have on the world, and in the ways they will continue to grow. We wish them the best of luck going forward!
| Rehan Ali Bonner |
Where they are from: Lahore, Pakistan Majors, minors, certificates: Mathematics, Computer Science, Environmental Studies (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: PEERS, South Pittsburg, Tenn. What’s next: Summer Business Program at Vanderbilt |
| Cole Baker Bonner |
Where they are from: Decatur, Georgia |
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Betsy Conger Bonner |
Where they are from: Stonington, Connecticut Majors, minors, certificates: Biology (integrative), Environmental Studies (minor), Civic and Global Leadership (certificate) Community partner site(s) and work: Blue Monarch in Coffee County, Tenn. What’s next: Masters in Marine Biology, University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland |
| Emma Daughtry Bonner |
Where they are from: Anderson, South Carolina Majors, minors, certificates: Environment and Sustainability, Politics (minor), Civic and Global Leadership (certificate) Community partner site(s) and work: Rooted Here, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Environmental Law at University of Maine |
| Tuyen Le Bonner |
Where they are from: Tay Ninh, Vietnam Majors, minors, certificates: International and Global Studies (Global Politics, Asia, Europe), Politics (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: University Farm, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Working with Essential Partners |
| Ruth Lunsford Bonner |
Where they are from: Charlottesville, Virginia. Majors, minors, certificates: Politics, Rhetoric (minor), Civic and Global Leadership (certificate) Community partner site(s) and work: Business Development and Marketing Team, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Washington, D.C. |
| Zoë Mihalas Bonner |
Where they are from: Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. Majors, minors, certificates: Environment and Sustainability Community partner site(s) and work: University Farm, Community Action Committee, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Study Abroad |
| Nneka Okolo Bonner |
Where they are from: Memphis, Tennessee. Majors, minors, certificates: Biology (Ecology and Biodiversity) Community partner site(s) and work: University Farm, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Coxsackie, New York. |
| Noah Shively Bonner |
Where they are from: Fort Myers, Florida Majors, minors, certificates: American Studies, English Community partner site(s) and work: Bonner and Canale Senior Intern, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Masters in Education and teaching fellow, University of Mississippi |
| Delana Turner Bonner |
Where they are from: New Carrollton, Maryland Majors, minors, certificates: American Studies, Politics (minor), Civic and Global Leadership (certificate) Community partner site(s) and work: Roberson Project, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Sydney Beall Canale |
Where they are from: Greenville, South Carolina Majors, minors, certificates: Biology (integrative) Community partner site(s) and work: Animal Harbor, Winchester, Tenn. What’s next: Occupational therapy school |
| Laura Botros Canale |
Where they are from: Nolensville, Tennessee Majors, minors, certificates: Psychology, Neuroscience (minor), Politics (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Westwood Middle School Journeys, Manchester, Tenn. What’s next: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Illinois State University |
| Roberto Ferrey Canale |
Where they are from: Managua, Nicaragua Majors, minors, certificates: Economics, Spanish, Business (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Business Development and Marketing Team, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Deloitte, Arizona |
| Elena Hamann Canale |
Where they are from: Vienna, Virginia Majors, minors, certificates: International and Global Studies (Latin America and the Caribbean, Global Culture and Society), Spanish (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: South Cumberland Plateau AmeriCorps Project, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: South Cumberland Plateau AmeriCorps, Sewanee, Tennessee. |
| Olivia Maschinot Canale |
Where they are from: Decatur, Georgia Majors, minors, certificates: Environment and Sustainability, Politics (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Indigenous Engagement Initiative, Sewanee, Tenn. |
| J.T. Michel Canale |
Where they are from: Louisville, Kentucky Majors, minors, certificates: Biology (Ecology and Biodiversity), Anthropology, History (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Growing Roots, Tracy City, Tenn. What’s next: Post-Bacc Fellow, Sewanee Herbarium, The University of the South |
| Elly O’Brien Canale |
Where they are from: Dallas, Texas Majors, minors, certificates: Psychology, Business (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Early Literacy Ambassadors, Cowan, TN What’s next: Consumer Technology Association, Washington D.C. |
| Cuca Ramirez Canale |
Where they are from: Puerto Rico Majors, minors, certificates: Women and Gender Studies, Chemistry (minor), Spanish (minor), Biology (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Partners for Healing, Tullahoma, Tenn. What’s next: B.S. in Nursing, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tenn. |
| Hannah Rosser Canale |
Where they are from: Ringgold, Georgia Majors, minors, certificates: Spanish, Biology (minor), Chemistry (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: Zeal for Education and Learning, Manchester, Tenn. What’s next: Spanish Teacher, Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| Tessa Shackelford Canale |
Where they are from: Sewanee, Tennessee Majors, minors, certificates: Environment and Sustainability, Economics (minor) Community partner site(s) and work: University Farm, Sewanee, Tenn. What’s next: Trust Specialist at Cumberland Trust in Nashville, Tenn. |
| Adri Silva Canale |
Where they are from: Cleveland, Tennessee Majors, minors, certificates: Politics (Law and Justice, Development and Political Economy), Spanish (minor), Civic and Global Leadership (certificate) Community partner site(s) and work: Zeal for Education and Learning, Manchester, Tenn. What’s next: Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Peru |
| Dick Waters Canale |
Where they are from: Selma, Alabama Majors, minors, certificates: English, Civic and Global Leadership (certificate) Community partner site(s) and work: Bonner and Canale Senior Intern What’s next: TAG Strategies, Washington, D.C. |
