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Lindsay Draper
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Major: Health Promotion and Fitness
Minor: Dance
"I have truly enjoyed being a student for the past three years and am very excited to represent Otterbein in the next chapter of my life."
1. Has there been a faculty member who has inspired you? Yes, all of the faculty within my major have held some role in my life the past few years, but my advisor, Dr. Kim Fischer, has been a rock to me along my journey. When I am succeeding and doing well she is full of praise in hopes that I will keep moving forward. However, when I am having a difficult time, or slacking off she has never been afraid to discipline me to get my passion for life going again. I am so thankful to have an advisor truly care what direction I am taking my life and guide me on my way. She is not the type of professor to hand her students knowledge; she has really made me work for my education. I feel because of what she has taught me, not only my education but also about life, I will reach even farther for my dreams.
2. Tell me about your most significant accomplishments. Graduating from college will be an accomplishment I will be very proud of, but my most proud accomplishment is dance. I've been a dancer most of my life and feel I am the person I've become because of it. Dance has made me complete in many physical and emotional ways.
3. What motivates you? Dance is a large part of being motivated. Moving through the busy, stressful times that come in any college student's life, I look forward every day to the next time I can dance either in class or on stage. I find through this stress relief, my classes and work are more tolerable. My family is a great motivation, too. My parents dedicated themselves to both me and my two older brothers and our dreams to be the best we could be in whatever we choose.
4. When did you realize your interest in the health promotion and fitness field? I wanted to choose a field of study that could possibly be related to dance, hoping some day to use them both to help others become more physically fit and have fun, too.
5. Ultimately you want to go into dance after graduation. Where do you see yourself performing or working? New York City is most dancers' ultimate goal. Whether it be with a private dance company or on the big stage, I realize that I may see many smaller and varied jobs that this field can offer along the way. The more experience, the better.
6. How do you define success? As I hope for myself, I believe that anyone who can do what they love, especially as a profession, can consider themselves very successful.
Finish these sentences:
I am most proud of . . . making my family, mentors, teachers and friends proud of my success.
Someday I hope to . . . entertain and educate people, by doing what I love to do.
I am inspired by . . . the challenge of the times and to help others be better people.