Name: Gabriel Young ’13
Major: History
Current: studying Arabic in a mountain town on the Arabian Peninsula
“At St. Mary’s, you are part of a small community of people who love to trade stories and to learn from one another no matter what the setting — whether in an intensive reading seminar, around a bonfire in North Woods, in a dorm room late at night, or on a sailboat during lazy days on the river. These sorts of experiences make St. Mary’s a second home for you, a place where you know who you are and all the amazing things of which you are capable.
I am especially grateful to the faculty members who always left their office doors open and encouraged me early on in all of my pursuits. As I prepare to apply to graduate programs in Middle Eastern studies, they continue to lend much-needed guidance and support. My professors have become invaluable mentors and lifelong friends.”
Kyle Wichtendahl ’10
Major: History
Current: Director of Interpretation at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Ilene Frank ’96
Major: History
The executive director of Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, N.Y. She is one of 36 history and cultural heritage museum leaders chosen for their “inspiring leadership in 21st-century institutions” who are highlighted in a new book, “Leadership Matters,” by Anne W. Ackerson and John Baldwin.