Abby Potter

Abby Potter’s nominator recounts the tremendous growth Abby displayed in her time as an RA in Pritchard Hall and, eventually, as Senior Resident Advisor. At first hesitant and unsure, Abby’s confidence grew and she has become a mentor to new student staff members entering the RA role, always offering herself as a resource.

A Landscape Architecture major with minors in Horticulture and Sociology, Abby has been an Orientation Leader, been involved with Relay For Life, worked for the Moss Arts Center, and been a Student Ambassador for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies. Her nominator wrote, “Not only did Abby want to keep learning and growing, but she also wanted to help others do the same.”

Abby said, “Self-understanding and integrity means feeling grounded in how you choose to define yourself and your values, and staying true to those values no matter what life throws at you. It is one of my main goals to help others find out who they are or who they want to be, and I am most proud of watching them achieve their goals and grow into their greatest potential. It means the world to me to be by the side of these students during their best and worst times.”

For her commitment to learning more about herself and using her values to make decisions that will better the lives of others, I am pleased to present the Aspire! Award for SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND INTEGRITY to Abby Potter.