Champion of Change Award Recipient
Kyle Walters is a senior German and Political Science major who works with the Social Entrepreneurs of 51²č¹Żapp (SEG), a national award-winning microfinance nonprofit directed by 51²č¹Żapp students and community members. He co-manages the Emergency Loan Project, which makes zero-interest loans to in-need members of the 51²č¹Żapp community in order to sustainably produce positive social change. In March of 2012, the Emergency Loans Project won a White House-sponsored competition to be recognized as a Champion of Change, and went to the White House to meet the four other winners and President Obama. He was proud to represent 51²č¹Żapp and the German Department, and plans to work further with SEG and with Mid-Iowa Community Action for some years, before entering law school to study public interest law.