Name: Toyin Showole ‘04
Major: Biology
Hometown: London, Ontario
Activities: Varsity Volleyball, Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (C-STEP) Group Leader, Community Assistant (CA), Organic Chemistry Tutor, Advocate, Staff Writer for The Hill News (student newspaper), ODK (leadership honorary) Treasurer, Admissions Tour Guide, Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Beta Beta Beta (Biology Honorary), Student Delegate to University Alumni Executive Council

One of my favorite things about St. Lawrence is the faculty and staff with whom I have formed a close bond. Ever since I arrived on campus they have been a great support to me and helped me to achieve everything that I have.

I interned with St. Lawrence alumnus Harry Bramley, a pediatrician in York, PA. He was most willing to let me experience what I wanted to; he was so impressed that I wanted to spend part of my summer in a hospital. He let me interview children with diabetes for a book he’s writing – and he invited me to writing the Foreword. I gained early admission to Upstate Medical College in Syracuse and will be heading there after graduation, with plans to become a pediatrician.

With the University’s support, I recently founded the Leadership for the Future group in order to get students more involved in campus activities earlier during their time at St. Lawrence. My hope is to conduct programs helping students learn how to get summer internships.

I have a motto that I feel shapes my attitude towards all of my experiences at St. Lawrence: ‘Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe; dreaming more than others think is practical; and expecting more than anyone thinks is possible.’