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2018 Gannon University ABST DC Team

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Hello everyone! Welcome to our 2018 Washington D.C. ABST blog! Below we feature our twelve wonderful team members in hopes that people reading our blog can get to know everyone better. 



Allison Boyer

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Major: Nursing
Year: Freshman
Favorite Quote: "Do small things with great love."

Cassie McKernan

Hometown: Mars, PA
Major: Physician Assistance
Year: Freshman
Favorite Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you never take."

David Way
Hometown: Erie, PA
Favorite Quote: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.   Galatians 5:22-23

Kaitlyn Falk

Hometown:
Major: Nutrition and Human Performance
Year:
Favorite Quote: "You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing."

Katie Hamilton

Hometown: Erie, PA
Major: Sports and Exercise/ Pre-PT
Year: Freshman
Favorite Quote: "When you reach the end of your rope tie a knot in it and hang on."

Katie Gress

Hometown: Apollo, PA
Major: Occupational Therapy
Year: Freshmen
Favorite Quote:"Every day may not be good, but there is good in every day."

Mari Lohitai

Hometown: Dadaab, Kenya
Major: International Studies
Year: Sophomore
Favorite Quote: "This too shall pass."

Molly Whaley

Hometown: Erie, PA
Major: Nutrition and Human Performance
Year: Freshman
Favorite Quote: "Live without pretending. Love without depending. Listen without defending. Speak without offending."

Rachel Ross

Hometown:
Major:
Year: Freshman
Favorite Quote: "Everything happens for a reason."

Thomas Boyd

Hometown: Erie, PA
Major: Political Science
Year: Freshman
Favorite Quote:"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

Tommy Tripodis

Hometown: Blairsville, PA
Major: Physician Assistant
Year: Junior
Favorite Quote: "You win some, you lose some, but you live."

Tristian Jones

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Major: Middle Level Mathematics Education
Year: Sophomore
Favorite Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those that mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."




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