JeralynWestercamp

Jeralyn Westercamp is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is a sophomore at the University of Iowa pursuing majors in management and marketing along with a minor in music and a certificate in leadership studies. Jeralyn is in the Honors Program, is on the Dean’s List, and is a Tippie Scholar in the College of Business. She is a Business Student Ambassador, a member of the University of Iowa Honors Advisory Committee, a member of the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Student Advisory Board, and a student government Senator. As a Senator, she serves on the student parking appeals committee and is on the student budgeting committee (SABAC) which allocates money to student organizations.

Jeralyn is a national Toyota Scholar and national Coca-Cola Scholar. Jeralyn has received the Congressional Award Gold Medal, the United Nations Youth Assembly Youth Achievement Award, the State of Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award, the President’s Gold Volunteer Service Award, the national Prudential Spirit of Community Award, the national Nestle’ Very Best in Youth Award, and the Girl Scout Gold Award. She was an All-State violist and played in the University of Iowa orchestra. During her entire high school career she was an executive member of the “Midwest Youth POWER Board” which is a youth philanthropy which allocated money to nonprofits in the Cedar Rapids area.

Philanthropy is a subject that is close to Jeralyn’s heart. She founded and registered two of her own nonprofit organizations, “Kids 2 Kids: Tools 4 Schools” and “CR HOMEWORKS.” Both of these organizations are registered in Iowa, but their scope reaches beyond the state. “Kids 2 Kids: Tools 4 Schools” provides educational supplies for disadvantaged youth in Iowa, Iraq, and Rwanda. In Rwanda, Jeralyn established a library and provides school supplies to the 800 children in Nyundo Orphanage. “CR HOMEWORKS” has provided new household items to 73 families who lost their homes in the flood of 2008. Along with her nonprofits, she volunteers for the Salvation Army, the History Center, the Cedar Rapids Public Library, and Habitat for Humanity. Jeralyn has volunteered over 950 hours at the Iowa City Veterans Medical Center.

Jeralyn enjoys several hobbies including playing the viola, photography, and traveling. Jeralyn is proud to be from the great State of Iowa. She is the 2009-2010 Iowa Cherry Blossom Princess. During the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Jeralyn represented the State of Iowa in Washington D.C. where she met a multitude of foreign dignitaries. Jeralyn tries to live her life by her favorite quote from Winston Churchill, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”