About the Class of 2014

The approximately 720 members of Class of 2014 were drawn from an outstanding total applicant pool of 5,392 students and represent 29 states and 9 countries.

A brief list of some of their accomplishments:

• One is a championship sailboat skipper and US fencing gold medalist.
• One, who is a descendant of the Mayflower pilgrims and Abe Lincoln, traveled to Romania to care for orphans and helped build homes in Appalachia.
• One won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke in the Netherlands.
• One wrote and published a WWII veteran’s memoirs.
• One sang for Obama’s inauguration and has performed backup vocals for Beyonce, Bruce Springstein, and Garth Brooks.
• One participated in a World Championship for Irish Step dancing.
• One agility trains his sheepdogs and has played the trumpet for President Clinton.
• One has performed at Carnegie Hall.
• One discovered a habitat for rare toads that is now legally protected.
• One fundraised for supplies that were sent to an Afghan orphanage where her father served.
• One recorded oral histories of war veterans for a historical society.
• And one is the president and designer of a local organization providing business attire to abused women entering the workforce.

Multimedia

View Orientation 2010 photos on Flickr

Watch Orientation 2010 videos on YouTube

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