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PETER WETHERBEE ’21

PETER WETHERBEE ’21

Educational Background: Southern Methodist University: BA in Human Rights, International Studies (2021)

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies: MA in International Affairs (2023)

SMU Accomplishments: At SMU, Peter was involved as a Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, Student Senator, President of the Student Giving Committee, Vice President of Programming for Program Council, Events Director for the Human Rights Council, Producer of 24 Hour Musical, Resident Assistant for Upper Division Housing and Morrison-McGinnis Commons, President of Amnesty International, and Research Assistant for the Office of the Provost. Peter’s SMU honors and awards include the “M” Award, Dedman College Scholars Program, Engaged Learning Fellowship, Richter Fellowship, SMU Board Fellows Program, and University Honors Program.

Postbaccalaureate Career: After graduating, Peter began graduate school in Switzerland. He serves as Treasurer of both the Environmental Committee and Peacebuilding Initiative at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He is also helping to organize Geneva Peace Week and a large international environmental peacebuilding conference in February 2022.

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Updated January 2022

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ANDREA NGUYEN ’19

ANDREA NGUYEN ’19

Educational Background: Southern Methodist University: BA in Anthropology, Markets & Culture; Minor in Human Rights (2019)

University of California at David: MS in Transportation, Technology and Policy (2023)

SMU Accomplishments: Andrea traveled globally with the SMU Human Rights Program to Latvia and Lithuania through the program’s Holocaust education trip focused on Eastern Europe. At SMU, she was heavily involved with the SMU Service House, led Kairos SMU Creative Journal as Co-Editor-in-Chief, and served as a trip developer with SMU Alternative Breaks. Andrea volunteered with the CONNECT Leadership Development Program as a peer mentor  and worked with the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity. Through her Hunt Institute Research, she led the Blockchain Impact Project team, exploring the impact of blockchain on start-ups and nonprofits. Meanwhile, Andrea deepened her passion for transportation equity through her research with the SMU Anthropology Department research, where she used GIS mapping to study multi-modal transportation models and their relationship to socioeconomic segregation.  

Postbaccalaureate Career: After graduation, Andrea worked with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, was selected as a Fellow with March for Science, and interned for the Alliance for Automotive Innovators. Today, Andrea is advancing her commitment to transportation equity and environmental justice through her graduate studies in Transportation, Technology, and Policy at UC Davis. 

Updated January 2022

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AMANDA STEINKE ’15

AMANDA STEINKE ’15

Educational Background: Southern Methodist University: BA in Human Rights; BS in Environmental Engineering (2015) 

Relay Graduate School of Education: MAT in Teaching (2018) 

SMU Accomplishments: Amanda was involved in Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity, as well as campus organizations like Lyle Engineering in the City. As an SMU Human Rights Fellow, she facilitated a 1200-square foot aquaponics project at St. Philip’s School and Community Center in south Dallas, an area identified as a food desert.

Postbaccalaureate Career: Following graduation, Amanda has advanced her passion for STEM education as an elementary-school science teacher. She also explores instructional strategies to close the achievement gap between English proficient students and English language learners. Today, Amanda is a fifth-grade science teacher with Houston KIPP Public Schools.  

Updated January 2022