The MCC Board of Trustees appointed Cody as the student trustee last summer. He recently was elected by his peers to serve a second term. Sheriff is a member of nine student organizations, including Student Senate and attends many events sponsored by other clubs, attends college athletic events and acts as the College mascot. He was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
“It’s a very big honor. To be recognized for things I’ve done all year and that I love doing is fantastic,” he said.
To be eligible for the award, Sheriff submitted an essay about “How MCC Changed My Life.” He said that the College changed him not only academically, but personally as well.
“I was shy and wasn’t sure of myself, but I applied myself and got involved,” he said. “I try to meet with every single student organization at least once a semester. Plus, I lost 103 pounds by working out in the MCC Fitness Center,” adding that he works out five or six days a week for about an hour. He also received an award last month for his contributions to the student club Latinos Unidos.
He graduated from McHenry West High School in 2008 and worked one semester before enrolling at MCC in spring 2009. He plans to graduate in spring 2011 with an associate in science degree in computer engineering and enroll in the officer’s program for the U.S. Air Force.
“My brother is a marine who will be coming home in July. “He’s been a big inspiration for me,” Sheriff said.
“I am amazed at the depth and breadth of the talent that Cody has shown as a student trustee, and I have been impressed by his involvement in everything MCC,” said George Lowe, MCC Board of Trustees chairperson
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