A psychology major will give the student speech at commencement at 10 a.m. in the Oak Grove on Sunday, May 29.

Pendrey Trammell, a native of Corvallis, Oregon, plans to speak about “what makes Linfield, Linfield” and how it has shaped each person’s life during their time on campus.

Trammell will be attending Lewis & Clark Law School at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, this fall.

She says that professor of psychology Megan Kozak Williams as well as all of the faculty in the psychology department are some of her favorite faculty at Linfield.

She is also thankful for their help and guidance when she was applying to law school and how they worked with her through the entire process.

Trammell is interested in working in the areas of family and juvenile law.

She presented her proposed commencement speech in front of a group of faculty, administrators and one student government representative before being selected to give her speech at graduation.

The panel included dean of students Susan Hopp, 2015-2016 ASLC vice president Ehren Cahill, professor of communication and director of forensics Jackson Miller, director of college activities Dan Fergueson, director of alumni and parent relations Debbie Harmon Ferry and vice president and general counsel John McKeegan.

Trammell was the president of the Alpha Phi sorority during her junior and senior years and was also the president of the Order of Omega, Linfield’s chapter for Greek Life members who demonstrate a commitment to scholarship and service.

She credits Greek Life for helping her develop her passions as well as her leadership skills, which she says helped her get accepted to law school.

Trammell was also a colloquium peer advisor during her junior and senior years.

She is appreciative to both Shanai Lechtenberg and Ellen Crabtree in academic advising as well as Dan Fergueson and Sarah Fuller in the Greek Life office for supporting her and pushing her to be the best leader, president and mentor she can be.

Some of her favorite classes while at Linfield have been genetics and bioethics as well as social and abnormal psychology.

Trammell has great memories of studying abroad in the Bahamas during January term in 2014 where she and other students studied type II diabetes.

Trammell is extremely grateful for her experience at Linfield and says she only wishes she would have joined a sorority sooner.

“I’ll really miss the Linfield community … it’s been my home away from home.”