In April, Carol Hobbs of the Yale development office wrote to Gail Henry about Amy Koenig ’09, whose studies at Yale are supported through the William A. Henry III ’71 Scholarship Fund. A portion of Carol’s letter follows:
At this time, I am delighted to tell you about Amy Koenig, of the Class of 2009, who has again been named the Henry Scholar this year.
From Annandale, Virginia, you may recall that Amy was a scholar, an accomplished violinist and pianist, and a classical ballerina. Here at Yale, she is a resident of Trumbull College, majoring in the classics. An award winner in high school for the National Latin Exam, Amy is the recipient of the Henry Hurlbut Award for Latin translation here at Yale, and is a contributing writer for Helicon, the Yale classics journal. In addition, she is a copy editor and member of the Editorial Board for the Yale Daily News and is the associate editor for The Insider’s Guide to Colleges. A section leader in the Yale Precision Marching Band, she played in the pit orchestra for The Mikado. A competitor in the Yale Student Academic Competition, she has also participated in the Model United Nations and the Yale International Relations Association. Amy has recounted that her trip to Rome and London last summer was the most her most rewarding Yale experience. It was her first independent trip abroad and resulted in, what she believes to be, a fundamentally transformative experience, allowing her to make decisions for her future and solidify her goals. She plans to attend graduate school next year to pursue a doctoral degree. After that, she hopes to find an educationally based position in a university or a museum.
I hope that you are as impressed as we are with Amy. In these days of rising costs and economic uncertainty, the University is grateful to be able to rely on the lasting assistance provided by these scholarship funds, established in memory of your husband.