Q&A: Getting to know DePauw's 2011 Walker Cup finalists

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The DePauw: What have you been involved in on campus?

David Dietz: Executive VP of Student Government; Co-Fonder of Building Tomorrow; President of College Democrats; first year mentor; Sigma Chi fraternity; Media Fellow; Mortar Board; Pres. Bottoms research asst. for his book "Ethical Leadership."

Ben Stilwill: Executive member of DePauw Entrepreneurs' Association, Civic Fellows, and Building Tomorrow; tour guide, Tyler the Tiger mascot; Beta Theta Pi fraternity; allocations board, Management Fellows.

Christine Walker: Student Body president; debate society; ITAP; Alpha Phi sorority; Student Democrats; founding member of DePauw Model UN; TG3, a group dedicated to improving town/gown relations.

TDP: What has been your biggest accomplishment during your four years at DePauw?

DD: "The first would be Building Tomorrow and all the success we had right off the bat… I'm also really proud of the work that Christine and I have done with SG, making it into a legitimate voice of the students and a trustworthy source of information."

BS: "The management fellows has given me so much, and I've tried to give it so much back. I've had experiences where I got to work with a lot of alumni and perspective students."

CW: "The biggest one is changing the way students work and collaborate with faculty and administration on different issues in the institution through Student Government."

TDP: What's your favorite moment at DePauw?

DD: "Absolutely election night 2008. It really showed me if you work that hard at something you something truly believe in, literally anything is possible."

BS: "Definitely freshman year, Jordan Havercamp kicking the winning field goal [for the Monon Bell game]. I think that was an amazing segway for our first semester at DePauw. It really pumped me up to see DePauw as community."

CW: "My favorite, total DePauw moment was President Casey's inauguration because literally the entire campus was there—it was so exciting to see the whole campus rallied around that one moment."