Altrusa Outstanding Senior Women

Monica Martinez, completing double majors in international relations and religion/philosophy, was the 2008 student body president, leading Student Assembly in a number of objectives. She has been involved in a wide variety of activities across campus, including Omega Zeta social sorority, Campus Activities Board, and Senior Committee. She has participated in several Model United Nations competitions in Chicago and New York City and participated in a conference in China in November 2008. She also was elected as Homecoming queen in 2007. She was selected as a Hatton W. Sumner Scholar in Political Science and was consistently named to the Dean’s List.

Monica also received the Henry Bucher Global Citizen Award for commitment to service and study in a global context. Monica was a 2008 Global Outreach Fellow and served at the Rafiki Foundation orphanage in Nigeria. She received a 2005 Lily Service Grant for a project in El Salvador and was part of a service team to volunteer in that country. She also was a coordinator for the 2008 spring break service trip to Guatemala.   During her college experience, Monica also visited Australia, China, Mali, Mexico, Senegal, Taiwan, and Turkey. The Bucher Award honors the legacy of Henry Bucher, who served as Austin College chaplain for two decades before retiring in 2004. Monica also was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Monica Martinez, Mineola High School, daughter of Dana Martinez-Jones of Mineola, Texas, and Tony Martinez of Wylie, Texas, Who’s Who, Altrusa Senior Woman, and Henry Bucher Global Citizen Award