Homecoming has always been Abby Spangenberg’s favorite Buckeye tradition. The fourth-year ODI Scholar (MSP) from Sunbury, Ohio, has spent her undergraduate career as a member of the Student Alumni Council (SAC), working to unite current and former Buckeyes, especially during Homecoming Week.
“Being on Homecoming Court is a very full circle moment. Homecoming has been such a part of my college experience because of SAC,” Spangenberg said. “That was my first introduction to school spirit, and it’s really cool to be able to see the evolution of my own spirit and leadership throughout my four years, get to be a mentor for other people, and represent the values I’ve gained throughout my experiences here.”
Now SAC President and a member of the court, the chemical engineering major is fundraising for the organization that led to her love of Homecoming festivities.
“SAC has been such an influential part of my college experience, and I attribute so much of my success in college to joining this organization,” Spangenberg commented. “Through SAC, so many students and alumni get an opportunity to network and form lifelong connections. I am fundraising to keep the spirit of SAC alive for Buckeyes past, present, and future and give back to an organization that has given me so much.”
Outside of SAC, Spangenberg is involved in University Ambassadors and the Ohio State Alumni Association Board of Directors. She has also completed internships at a Spanish strategic advertising company through the Fisher Global Internship Program and at JP Morgan Chase & Co. She says her experience in the Morrill Scholars Program has influenced her in all of these roles.
“Everything I do always has the ODI values behind it. As a tour guide, for example, we get to talk about the history of Hale Hall and ODI’s programs,” Spangenberg explained. “I get to tell prospective students about ODI and MSP, how that influenced my decision to come to The Ohio State University, and how that has affected my time at Ohio State. It’s really cool to share those ODI values through the work that I’m doing.”