Counseling and student personnel psychology student, Abigail Buuck, has been awarded the Women’s Philanthropic Leadership Circle (WPLC) award for graduate students.

The WPLC award is for women graduate students to recognize their achievements and successes in their field of interest. The criteria for the award includes academic achievements, community involvement, leadership, and passion for the academic and professional career of choice.

Abigail’s career aspirations are to become employed as an urban high school counselor in the Twin Cities. She is passionate about equity and closing the achievement gap in education. Abigail’s previous community engagement included volunteering abroad in England, selected as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at a middle school in Minneapolis, and offering her time as a mentor for tutoring programs in college.