Emily Hennell
  • Westerville, Ohio

Emily Hennell Honored for Professional Achievements

2016 Nov 16

The Miami University Alumni Association (MUAA) recently named Emily Hennell of Westerville to its 2016 "18 Of the Last 9" class, which highlights 18 young alumni from Miami University's past nine graduating classes.

The annual program is based on the popular "30 under 30" model, and recognizes 18 Miami alumni who have graduated in the past nine years. This year's inductees were selected from more than 100 nominees, with accomplishments in fields ranging from medicine and geography to business innovation and foreign affairs.

Hennell, a 2008 Miami graduate with bachelor's degrees in diplomacy and state affairs and Spanish, is a foreign service officer at the U.S. Department of State. She currently is a vice consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey, Mexico. Hennell also worked as a civil servant at the U.S. Agency for International Development where she coordinated foreign assistance for Mexico and Central America. Hennell earned a master's degree in democracy and governance from Georgetown University and has worked in Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador and Peru.

"It's a pleasure to honor these exceptional young alumni and the contributions they are making in the world," said Ray Mock, executive director of the Miami University Alumni Association. "We are excited and eager to see them return to campus and for them to have the opportunity to inspire future generations of Miami graduates."

Nationally recognized as one of the most outstanding undergraduate institutions, Miami University is a public university in Oxford, Ohio, with a student body of 16,000. Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions.

The Miami University Alumni Association honors Miami's heritage and fosters lifelong connections with the university's more than 200,000 alumni.

A special reception formally recognizing Hennell was held on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 on Miami's Oxford campus.