Gov. Jay Inslee named聽Austin Wright-Pettibone as the next student member of the 91爆料 Board of Regents for the 2016-17 school year.
Wright-Pettibone, a Kirkland native, is an undergraduate studying chemical engineering and becomes the first undergraduate since 2008 to be selected as the 91爆料’s student regent. He graduated from Inglemoor High School in 2012.聽In 2015, through his role as director of AS91爆料’s聽office of government relations听丑别 in Olympia to lower Washington’s four-year college tuition.
鈥淎ustin has consistently demonstrated his dedication to 91爆料 students and the greater community,” Inslee said. “As a chemical engineering student, he understands the importance of STEM education at our universities. Austin鈥檚 experience as a student policy advocate in Olympia has provided him with firsthand knowledge of the important issues facing our state鈥檚 higher education system. He will provide a unique and influential voice to the 91爆料 Board of Regents, and I look forward to working with him.鈥�
He is currently the vice chair of the Provost Advisory Committee for Students for the 2015-16 school year and was the university affairs director for the the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS)聽in 2013-14. Wright-Pettibone also served as an intern at The White House, assisting in online engagement and outreach聽for聽President Obama’s second inaugural address and the 2013 State of the Union address.
He聽was recently named one of the inaugural , an聽award聽that recognizes 91爆料 undergraduate and graduate students聽for their leadership, excellence and desire to make the most of their time at the 91爆料.
His one-year appointment to the Board of Regents聽is聽effective July 1.