Ducey Names University Of Arizona Student To Arizona Board Of Regents

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Katelyn N. Rees [Photo courtesy AZ Governor's Office]

A sophomore at the University of Arizona, Katelyn Rees, as been appointed to a student regent position on the Arizona Board of Regents by Governor Doug Ducey.

Rees is a double major in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science with a 4.0 GPA. She’s active in school organizations including Chi Omega Sorority. Rees is a student of the Honors college and was offered membership into the national Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi as a Sophomore.

According to the Governor’s Office, Rees will spend her first year on the board learning procedures, finding ways to reach out to students and learning more about university operations. The second year she will have full voting rights. She will succeed Nikhil Dave, a student from Arizona State University.

“As a proud Arizona native and University of Arizona student, becoming the next Student Regent is the highest honor and a great responsibility,” said Rees in a press release. “In assuming this leadership role, I look forward to learning the details of what makes Arizona higher education successful and to positively progressing our universities. Similarly, I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from fellow board members and university faculty as I endeavor to discover a greater purpose for myself and my state.”

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