Kate Hevner Mueller served Indiana University from 1937 to 1969 as Dean of Women, Senior Counselor for Women, and Professor of Education. Dr. Mueller was a national pioneer for women professionals and developed the Master’s Program in College Student Personnel (Higher Education and Student Affairs) at Indiana University in the early 1950s. The Kate Hevner Mueller Senior Awards were established in 2013 to honor IU seniors who have proven leadership on campus both inside and outside of the classroom and who have improved the IU community by their presence.
This year, Indiana University has selected 28 outstanding recipients for the Kate Hevner Mueller Outstanding Senior Award. In this article, we congratulate Natalia Almanza for her ability to represent Dr. Mueller’s essential goals of the university: to promote intellect, develop personality, and inspire citizenship and leadership to all students.
Natalia Almanza
Natalia is earning a Bachelor of Science in Arts Management from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a minor in Music from the Jacobs School of Music. Natalia is the creator and executive producer of the Tiny Dorm Concerts here at Indiana University. In 2018, she was inspired after watching NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts to create a series here that gave students the opportunity to perform and execute a music concert series by producing and filming a concert in her 12 by 15ft dorm room; the Tiny Dorm Concerts series was born soon after. Over the past year, it has garnered more that 500 YouTube subscribers, garnering 40,000 views on their videos, and 1,000 Instagram followers. Tiny Dorm Concerts was awarded two Hutton Honors College Creative grants and 2nd place in the Project Jumpstart Innovation Competition. In addition, Natalia also served as an undergraduate intern with the Arts and Humanities Council.
When asked to reflect on who she would like to thank for supporting her during her journey at Indiana University, Natalia said:
I would like to thank my wonderful recommenders— Joseph Hiland, Dr. Ursula Kuhar, Paul Helmke and Craig Davis. Each of you have played a pivotal role in my undergraduate career, I am grateful to have learned from each of you. I’d also like to thank my parents and family, I am incredibly grateful for their unconditional support.”
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