When Nick was elected President in April 2007, he had one goal in mind for NRHH: write a bid. After months of hard work and collaboration, Nick accomplished this goal in January. Overseeing the bid-writing committee, Nick spent the first part of the semester gathering the last parts of the bid for NRHH Building Block Chapter of the Year. Soliciting letters of support from Truman’s Residence Hall Association, Director of Residence Life, and the President of the University, it was clear that Nick’s goal of putting together a bid had residual effects for the organization; Truman’s campus was starting to notice NRHH, quite an accomplishment for such a young and small organization. When Nick goes to represent our chapter at No Frills in February, the Bess Truman Chapter will be sponsoring a bid for the first time in our organization’s history. Having been an NRHH member for 3 years and as a former president of the organization, reading the finished bid was one of the proudes t moments of my college career. With Nick’s dedication, organization, and sheer determination, other MACURH and NACURH schools are starting to recognize our name and the great things we have going on around our campus.

In addition to putting the finishing touches on the Building Block bid, Nick showed his dedication to NRHH in January in many other ways. Always thinking ahead, he is beginning to look at dates for our Spring Banquet. By thinking about it now, Nick knows that he will be more likely to get everyone who deserves recognition for their great year to come, avoiding the usual scheduling conflicts that arise when waiting until March to plan for an event in an always busy April. Nick has also set-up deadlines for service projects that a sub- committee is working on. Working within these deadlines, all NRHH members will be held more accountable this semester and have greater opportunities to serve their community as an organization. In the first meeting of the semester Nick asked NRHH what we would like to accomplish in the spring semester. Based off of the responses he received, Nick is starting to brainstorm ways to strengthen leadership amongst future executive boards of NRHH, RHA, and hall senates.

While Nick’s dedication definitely has shined through in January within his role as NRHH President, it also was evident in other aspects of Nick’s life. He was a crucial member of the Winter Training Committee and oversaw programming sessions for our ResLife Department’s training for Student Advisors. Nick also went to a conference in January regarding career paths in Student Affairs. Through this conference he was able to expand his horizons and leadership skills for the betterment of himself and for our campus. It ought to be clear that the reasons why Nick deserves to be recognized with the Exec Board Member OTM simply begin with his Exec Board position as president and carry over into all aspects of his life. Truman is certainly lucky to have such a leader on campus.

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