I am so excited to be a part of Margaret Boyd with the rest of my cohort. One of the reasons I love Ohio University is because there are so many places that I can just relax and read a book while listening to music outside.
Some of my free time includes reading, watching movies, listening to music, and enjoying the outdoors. I have always loved kids and truly understand how important elementary school is for growing children. I have 6 siblings, 5 of which are younger than me, and 11 cousins, 8 of which are younger than me. I chose education because I grew up in a very big family. Even though OU is a moderately big school, I feel as if it has a wonderful small town vibe to it. Because of this, I have always felt more comfortable in a small town setting.
I graduated from Southern High school with only about 45 people in my graduating class. I am from Pomeroy, Ohio, which is only about a half hour away from Athens. I am an Early Childhood Education Major in the Patton College of Education. Please feel free to reach out to chat at My name is Natalie, but my friends call me Nat. I am incredibly grateful to be part of a community like Margaret Boyd and I am looking forward to learning and growing alongside the other 19 lovely ladies in this program. I also play soccer and I am a member of the OU Women's Crew team. When I’m not stomping around in the woods, I enjoy eating bananas, laying in grass, boogying to live music around Athens, and stalking friends on Spotify. I enjoy biking, birding, hiking, and wildflower identification (ask me the best places in Athens to see flowers! I have a list!) I’ve dabbled in climbing and mountain biking but I would love to get more into both. I grew up loving nature but nothing solidified my appreciation for the outdoors more than living in Athens, where there are so many great opportunities for recreation and exploration. I grew up in Montclair, Virginia (about 45 minutes outside of D.C.), but I moved to Ohio just before my freshman year of high school and consider myself an Athenian without a doubt. I am currently also pursuing a certificate in Environmental Studies, Sustainability, and Resilience, and considering a minor in Outdoor Recreation and Education. Hi! My name is Elena and I'm an Environmental Biology major.
I am grateful to have been chosen for the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program because my life and activities have largely been male-dominated, and I look forward to working and becoming friends with other women who want to make large-scale change in our world. I also love fashion, collecting fun and interesting clothes, and dressing to make myself feel good and to express myself. I play violin in 2 campus orchestras, and I am involved in the student-run Lost Flamingo Theater Company. In my free time, I love music, theater, art, and spending time with my friends. Eventually, I possibly plan to expand my studies to include Early Education, in order to work towards creating better and more developmentally healthy television programming for children. I was involved in my high school’s Video Productions Career Technical Program for 3 years, which has lead me to major in Film at Ohio University.
I spend 5 years in the YMCA Teen Leaders Program, which gave me the groundwork for being a good leader and teammate in my day-to-day life. Hi! My name is Isabella and I am from North Canton, Ohio, a town about 2.5 hours away from Athens that’s just north of Canton city. Like many of the opportunities I have found at OU so far, I am thrilled to be a part of the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program and can not wait to see what is in store for the next four years! I am a part of Ohio University’s Speech and Debate team and a writer for both Thread Magazine and Her Campus.
My hobbies include painting, reading, repurposing furniture and clothes, meditating, collecting crystals, and oddly enough- public speaking. I plan to minor in Communications Studies and aspire to earn a certificate in Political Communications. I am currently a Journalism Major on the track of News and Information. This love for writing is what led me to Ohio University’s E.W. I string together words to form everything from short stories to speeches and poems.
I began writing as soon as I knew how to hold a pencil. The support of my wonderful family has allowed me to grow into the advocate, student, artist, writer, and the woman I am today. I grew up in Canton Ohio and graduated from Perry High School. Hello! My name is Abreanna Blose, but most people refer to me as Abby.