April Student Spotlight – Ryan Murchland
Ryan Murchland is a senior, completing double majors in finance and management this semester. He has been instrumental in relaunching the entrepreneurial student organization, Enactus, presiding as president for the past two years.
Ryan also founded and is president of the Paws N Claws student organization, which helps give the local humane society a presence on campus. He was one of a very select group of students nominated by a professor to serve on the Eagle Executive Society Student Chapter Board.
As president of two student organizations, Ryan has learned the importance of networking. He has helped the clubs create sustainable relationships with other community organizations to help them continue to grow. “Enactus specifically has taught me how to build and maintain relationships as well as how to be a successful business person,” said Ryan.
Ryan will be leading Enactus into its first regional competition on Friday, April 1, 2016. He is extremely competitive and hopes that the team will place in the top three so that it can compete at the national tournament later this semester. Ryan’s proudest accomplishment in his college career has been breathing new life into Enactus. He has helped to grow the club from four to fifteen active members over the past two years.
Outside of the university, Ryan works as head waiter at Wild Wing Café in Statesboro. He also plays for an intramural softball team that is currently undefeated and tied for first in the division. Ryan’s competitive spirit drives him to succeed in all things whether school, work, extracurricular activities or sports.
Ryan’s ambition, eagerness to learn and leadership skills have certainly been noticed by faculty and peers throughout the university. He is currently interviewing and exploring options for careers post-graduation. His dream career is to utilize the knowledge and skills he has acquired at Georgia Southern to work with a major sports team.
We wish Ryan all the luck in his future endeavors and look forward to hearing about all of his future successes.
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