We've only had a few student body presidents over the years that were women
and I think some of the most dynamic presidents we've had have been women.
I think of Jenny Chang. I was here when Jenny was president, didn't work with her as closely,
but what a barrier she broke when she became student body president.
In fact that year-I don't think she was the first female student body president
but that year, if I'm remembering right, I think all four of the executive officers that year were women,
or three of the four. Three of the four were women, Alexis Mei was the senate president
and I'm blanking on who the treasurer was that year. This was before I started working with student government so closely.
But Jenny will go down as being one of the best student body presidents we've had.
I think about Kelly Hook recently and now Chandler Thompson,
two really great-. Chandler's just about ready to end her term, the elections are tomorrow, so I think we can start to reflect back on her year,
but both her and Kelly have done a fantastic job.
I think of some of the student body presidents over the years and senate presidents
NC State, historically being a predominantly white campus,
and you think about trailblazers. Kevin Howell I didn't work with when he was student body president.
He and I are closer in age so it would have been awesome for that to happen.
But I think of folks like Harold Pettigrew and Mike Anthony and Tony Caravano.
I mean we had a year, I think three or four years running, where we had African American male student body presidents
and each one of them as accomplished as the other-Darryl Willie was the other one I'd forgotten in that group
great, great human beings, great leaders that have gone on to do really wonderful things since they've left us.