SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Residence Life has named Katie Hite as the winner of its Student of the Month Award for February. She is a senior biology major from Lakewood, N.Y., and as of May will become the fifth of her five siblings to earn a Fredonia degree.
Katie has been involved with various organizations on and off campus. She is the president of Fredonia’s Biology Club and a Resident Assistant in the dormitories. She tutors area high school students enrolled in physics and also enjoys intramural sports on-campus.
Katie has applied to several graduate schools and hopes to pursue a career in conservation biology. Her love and appreciation for the natural world gives her hope that, through further education and research, she can help to make a difference.
During her Fredonia career, Katie has been involved with University Choir, Hall Council, Chemistry Club, Figure Skating Club and The Leader, as a staff photographer. In the spring of 2008 she spent a semester studying in Scotland. When she is at home, she volunteers at the Lakewood Memorial Library.
“Everywhere I go on campus, I am always able to recognize a friendly face,” she said. “I feel lucky that I have been able to be a part of the caring group of people at Fredonia and the friendly atmosphere of this campus will be what I miss the most when I graduate.”
She is very grateful to the professors in the Department of Biology for their continuing efforts to assist their students. Ultimately, Katie would like to become a professor to continue and inspire the research and education of future generations.
