Title	Houstonian, 1998
Contributor (LCNAF)	University of Houston
Date	1998
Description	This edition of the Houstonian, published by the students of the university in 1998, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	College yearbooks
Subject.Name (LCNAF)	University of Houston
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Houston, Texas
Genre (AAT)	yearbooks
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text
Original Item Location	LD2281.H745 H6 v. 64 1998
Original Item URL	http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11
Digital Collection	Houstonian Yearbook Collection
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
Use and Reproduction	In Copyright
File Name	index.cpd

Title	People
Format (IMT)	image/jpeg
File Name	yearb1998189.jpg
Transcript	Honors College students already have a lot on their plates with the added courses they take, but many choose to become involved with the University of Houston campus. Senior business major and Honors College member Natalie Nerritt chose to do so by becoming the first African-American women to serve as president of the Students* Association. "I do hope that I helped the students — my dedication was for the students and I hope I served them well, Nerritt said of her tenure, which ended in April 1998. Originally from Dallas, Merritt said that she decided to come to UH because of the personalized attention and school setting. She remembers coming to the university to meet with the dean and he already knew her by name. "I was not Just another number, but a person with a name, Merritt recalled. Merritt will graduate in Fall 1999 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and said she then plans to work for three months before starting law school. Her ultimate career goal is also political — to become a U.S. Senator. Other organizations that Merritt has been active in include the Student Governing Board, Honors Advocate, African-American Honor Student Association and the University of Houston Student Foundation. Through SA, she has become a member of the National Association of Students for Higher Education, an organization which gives students a voice on Capitol Hill through lobbying on education issues. On top of all this, Merritt has participated in the UH Ambassadors, and considers the recruiting she has done with the group her favorite hobby. "I love recruiting, she said. "I love meeting people in and around Houston. 41 People