Nathaniel Peter Shel Cook '02

B.A., Economics (Philosophy minor); Sidney, Ohio

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Department of Economics Fellow; Department of Philosophy Fellow; Phi Society (First-Year Student Honor Society); Mortar Board (Service Honor Society); Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society); Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership Honor Society); Denison University Young Scholar projects, 2000 and 2001; Department of Economics - Lab Monitor and Tutor; Office of Admissions - Senior Interviewer; Office of Campus and Residential Life - Head Resident, Resident Assistant; Campus Affairs Council; Campus Environment Team - Student Chair; Great Lakes Colleges Association Campus Climate Team; Judicial Appeals Board; Academic Integrity Board; Denison International Students Association - Secretary; Philosophy Coffee Co-Chair; Episteme publication - Editorial Board; Club Soccer; Presenter at Mid-South Undergraduate Philosophy Conference; Spearheaded the rewriting of DISA's Constitution; JUDY magazine - writer; 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel Service - speaker; Participant in Love Your Body Day and Take Back the Night Marches.

Supporting comments: "Nathan has demonstrated a sustained commitment to improving the Denison experience for students, staff and faculty; in addition to his natural leadership characteristics, Nathan is a hard worker; he has the grit and determination to get things done; a department fellow in the Department of Philosophy (even though he is only a philosophy minor), he has been one of the mainstays in terms of keeping the Friday afternoon Philosophy Coffees in good order; in working through judicial appeals, Nathan maintains a focus on what is fair, reasonable and consistent; one of Nathan's lasting contributions to Denison is his habit of careful, critical and compassionate analysis of issues that cause strong reactions such as sexual assault, racial incidents, housing designations and decisions to suspend students' those of us who work with Nathan can attest to the effectiveness of this approach, and it's the very best model imaginable for younger students; he has done hard work on difficult issues that most other students avoid, and he has substantively contributed to our ability to keep moving forward as a campus community."