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2011 WOTY Finalist - Michaela Calnan

Michaela Calnan

“Throughout my college career I have been presented with extraordinary opportunities, and I have been able to follow my passions to the fullest on the field, in the classroom and in my community. While following my passions, I have created a unique identity for myself on campus – I am not just another athlete, scientist or volunteer. Instead, I think of myself as a well-rounded woman and a contributing member of my community.”

What are they doing now?
Michaela is currently working at an economic and financial consulting firm even though she holds a neuroscience degree. While she thoroughly enjoyed her college research work – such as researching the regenerative ability of the auditory system in crickets for the past year – she’s finding it refreshing to be able to use her science background in a new, but related career.

School: Bowdoin College

Division III

Conference New England Small College Athletic

Conference

Major: Neuroscience

Sports: Field Hockey and Ice Hockey

A Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar, Calnan was named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for ice hockey and field hockey multiple times. Calnan, a neuroscience major, was named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association Academic-All American each of her four years at Bowdoin and graduated with honors.

Calnan served as a McKeen Fellow for Community Engagement for the Center for the Common Good from 2009 to 2011. She was the treasurer of Circle K, a community service and leadership program, and she served as a group leader for a middle school mentoring program. Calnan also participated in a book drive for Ghana and worked a sports station at a National Girls and Women in Sports Day event. She was a member of a committee that organized workshops to help underclassmen gain or refine skills to help them succeed in college, and she was a facilitator for a group that encouraged discussions with women’s athletics teams about sexual assaults and violence.

Calnan led her team to three NCAA Division III field hockey national titles. As ice hockey team captain, she received the Seventh Player Award in 2010 and the Christopher Charles Watras Memorial Women’s Ice Hockey Trophy in 2010 and 2011. Calnan was named to the NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team for ice hockey in 2011 and to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Second Team All-Region squad in 2010. In addition, Calnan received an Unsung Hero award for field hockey in 2010.