Alison Ritenour is a first year undergraduate student at The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering. She is majoring in Chemical Engineering and in the future hopes to use her degree to work for NASA engineering new technologies for space travel. Alison is a member of the Mount Leadership Society through Honors and Scholars and looks forward to participating in service projects during her time in the program. During her time at OSU Alison plans to join service organizations such as Guiding Eyes for the Blind and study abroad in several foreign countries through the university. In her free time Alison likes to learn about new topics and practice yoga. Alison is extremely excited for her first year on campus and looks forward to taking classes that relate to her interests.