Congratulations, Roan Class of 2021

KATIE BARLOWE

Nursing

Highlights: President of the ETSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM). Named ETSU’s Outstanding FaithBased Student Organization President. Served with the Tennessee Tutoring Corps. Member of the ETSU Marching Bucs and the ETSU Wind Ensemble. Completed her Roan Summer of Service in Kenya, worked at summer camp in Lake Tahoe, and completed service work in Boston. What’s next? “I will be finishing up my nursing courses while continuing to lead and disciple at the ETSU BCM and exploring future plans for seminary.”

TIFFANY COOK

Health Administration, with minors in Public Health and Culture and Health

Highlights: Executive VicePresident and Secretary of Interior for the ETSU Student Government Association; President of the College of Public Health Student Council. Preview and Orientation Leader and New Student and Family Programs intern. Recruiter for Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians, external affairs intern with Remote Area Medical (RAM), and intern with the Children’s Resource Center at Niswonger Children’s Hospital. Member of the Delta Omega Public Health Honors Society and the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Circle - ETSU’s highest award for undergraduate leadership. Recipient of the Dorman G. Stout Student Leadership Award, the Ronald & Edith Carrier Student Government Leadership Award, and the Chair’s Award for Excellence in Service within the Department of Health Services Management and Policy. What’s next? Tiffany is a NiswongerCARE advisor for Cherokee, Volunteer, Clinch, and Hancock County High Schools.

CIERRA LINKA CROSS

Social Work

Highlights: President of the Student Social Work Association. Sole student representative on ETSU’s Scholarship Committee, long-time volunteer with Young Life, and intern with local law firm Hunter, Smith & Davis. Intern with Families Free, a non-profit mental health provider. Completed her Roan Summer of Service at Holston United Methodist Home for Children. Author of Peppy: The EasyGoing Racehorse, based on her experience at Holston Home. Speaker at IDEAcademy. Member of the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Circle - ETSU’s highest award for undergraduate leadership, and The 1911 Society, honoring ETSU’s most distinguished graduates. Outstanding BSW Student of the Year for 2021 and College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences’ Outstanding Undergraduate Student for 2020-2021. What’s next? Cierra is continuing her work with Families Free in Johnson City.

RUBI ESTRADA

Political Science, with a minor in Public Health

Highlights: Advocate for diversity and inclusion. Preview and Orientation Leader and volunteer with ETSU’s International Buccaneer Buddies. Completed her Roan Summer of Service with the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. Served as a YMCA camp counselor and provided Spanish translation services at a COVID testing site in her home county throughout the pandemic. What’s next? Rubi will continue to serve as a translator for that COVID-testing site in her hometown, while also seeking work related to equity and inclusion.

CONNOR MCCLELLAND

History and Political Science

Highlights: Co-founder of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter at ETSU. Organizer for YDSA’s ‘Adjunct Action’ campaign. Featured in CNN mini documentary on youth activism and the Bernie Sanders campaign. Served in several roles with the ETSU Student Government Association and participated in The Washington Center’s 2021 Inauguration Academic Seminar as a fellow for the Citizenship and Democracy in Action (CADIA) project. What’s next? “I intend to take time to volunteer ... to travel and garner experience that will open my eyes to what is possible, all while making substantial and meaningful contributions to the betterment of society.”

AUSTIN RAMSEY

Computing, with a minor in Business Management

Highlights: Founder of Pointech, a thriving computer consulting business. Profiled in national media for entrepreneurship. Youngest person named a ‘40 Under Forty’ honoree by The Business Journal of Tri-Cities TN/VA. Long-standing member of the National 4-H GIS Leadership Team. Student trustee on ETSU’s Board of Trustees. Completed his Roan Summer of Service in India with a clean water non-profit. Speaker at IDEAcademy. Member of The 1911 Society, honoring ETSU’s most distinguished graduates. What’s next? “I will continue to pursue my entrepreneurial passion by growing my Information Technology consulting firm.”

ADAM ROSENBALM

Finance, with minors in Storytelling and Accounting

Highlights: Partnered with Braver Angels, a national nonprofit, to bring some of its first-ever college debates to ETSU. Completed his Roan Summer of Service with the non-profit Love-Share in San Pedro, Belize and now serves on the Love Share Board of Directors. Secretary of Allocations for ETSU’s Student Government Association. Summer intern with the Corporate Strategy department at Eastman Chemical Company. Partner in Good Batch Mama (GBM), catering company co-owned with his family. Business Journal of Tri-Cities TN/VA ‘40 Under Forty’ honoree in 2020. GBM received 2020 New Business Excellence award from KOSBE - The Small Business Connection. Member of the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Circle - ETSU’s highest award for undergraduate leadership, and The 1911 Society, honoring ETSU’s most distinguished graduates. What’s next? “My immediate next step will be into my own entrepreneurial venture full-time.”

LARISSA COPLEY WARWICK

Anthropology, with a minor in Emergency/ Disaster Response Management

Highlights: Completed her Roan Summer of Service in St. Thomas with All Hands and Hearts assisting with hurricane relief. Preview and Orientation Leader, ETSU New Student & Family Programs intern, and Buccaneer Involvement Guide. Member of the ETSU Student Government Association; named the 2020-2021 Cabinet Member of the Year. Planned and organized sustainability-focused events as an EcoNut with ETSU’s Department of Sustainability. Shared her passion for the outdoors through work with ETSU’s Outdoor Adventure program, which named her Employee of the Year in spring 2021. Member of the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Circle - ETSU’s highest award for undergraduate leadership. What’s next? Larissa is serving as an AmeriCorps member with the Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness.