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Pharmacy, business major doubles as homecoming queen, LKS leader, intern
Noelle Myers
Issue date: 4/3/09 Section: News
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What started out as a simple job at CARE pharmacy led to her future career choice, even though that wasn't the current fourth-year pharmacy student's initial plan.
"I originally wanted to be an engineer," Davis said.
Her inspiration came from her co-workers at CARE pharmacy, all of whom attended the University of Rhode Island and spoke highly of the pharmacy program.
Now, not only is Davis an academic success, but the URI student was recently selected as this year's homecoming queen.
"I never thought that I would be homecoming queen," Davis said. "I felt really honored."
The Newman Club, a student Catholic organization that Davis is involved with, nominated the Berwick, Maine student. Prior to the nomination, Davis was also elected as vice president of the club. She initially joined the Newman Club last year and felt "a sense of family and community" within the organization.
As vice president this year, Davis said she is always "motivating everyone to get things done," like the various projects the club is involved with. She said the group assists the food pantry sporadically throughout the school year and each year the club does a community service trip.
During last year's trip to New Orleans her group rebuilt houses that were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina.
"The people helped us more than we helped them," Davis said. "To see them smile inspired me to give back to my own community."
In addition to her work within the Newman Club, Davis is also the president of URI's pharmacy sorority, Lambda Kappa Sigma. Davis said LKS was a way to meet people in her major and provide "outreach to the community."
Last year, Davis held a position as the Professional Committee Chair. She said she is always suggesting new ideas for her sorority.
For example, last year she was responsible for organizing the community service projects and coordinating outreach events, like Poison Prevention. During this event, members of LKS presented the dangers of poisons to elementary school children by visiting various schools in Rhode Island and speaking to children in kindergarten and first and second grade about the potential toxins in their homes.
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