Congratulations to Kaitlin McRae from Spanaway, who has been named the College of Arts and Sciences’ 2014 Outstanding Senior in Asian Studies.
Kaitlin first visited the WSU Pullman campus as a youngster in the Cougar Quest summer camp and, later, as part of the Future Cougars of Color program for high school students. She received a Future Cougars of Color scholarship and began studying civil engineering, but soon found that Asian studies was a better fit for her.
Kaitlin is a cadet in the WSU Air Force ROTC and was recognized with the Silver Valor Award and the Meritorious Service Award. Following her military activation in September, she will be based at Vandenburg Air Force base in California, where she will train to be a missilier officer. She anticipates a career in the military and plans to earn a master’s degree, probably in cultural studies/Chinese, to prepare her for working in cultural affairs.