Congratulations to Nikki Brueggeman, who has been named the College of Arts and Sciences’ 2013 Outstanding Senior in Asian Studies.

Nikki’s adoptive mother, who is blind, taught her not to let setbacks keep her from doing the things that mattered. Originally from Walla Walla, Washington, Nikki has served as a legislative intern in Washington, D.C., and studied abroad in Osaka, Japan.

Nikki is past president of the Black Student Union and chaired the Council of Multicultural Student Presidents and the Scott-Coman Residence Hall Improvement Committee. She has been a member of the ASWSU Services and Activity Fees Committee, was a peer tutor, and volunteered as a driver for Women’s Transit. She is a McNair Scholar and won the 2012 WSU President’s Award for Leadership and Service.

Nikki received her bachelor of arts in Asian studies and history with a minor in Japanese. She will spend the summer in South Korea as a Fulbright Scholar and has been accepted to the University of Washington.

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