Dilday ’09 elected young alumni trustee

Elizabeth Dilday ’09 confirmed in an interview on Tuesday evening that she has been elected the young alumni trustee (YAT) for the Class of 2009.

“It's a huge honor,” she said. “[Upon hearing the news] I was overwhelmed with feelings of humility, happiness, and disbelief.”

Dilday, a history major from Long Beach, Calif., will serve a four-year term on the University Board of Trustees, along with fellow young alumni trustees Meaghan Petersack ’08, Jim Williamson ’07 and Brady Walkinshaw ’06. She replaces Matt Margolin ’05 on the board effective July 1.

A member of the Alcohol Coalition Committee, Dilday has previously served as the committee’s chair and was also a co-captain of the women’s water polo team.

This summer, Dilday will complete a 40-day National Outdoor Leadership School course in Brooks Range, Alaska, and in August she will enter the postbaccalaureate premedical program at Bryn Mawr College.

“As Princeton enters the next decade, I will work to ensure the University’s intellectual prosperity, future Princetonians’ thorough enjoyment of this wonderful place, and the perpetuation of Princeton’s traditions, quality, and accessibility," Dilday said in an e-mail.

Dilday defeated former U-Council chair Maria Salciccioli ’09 and former USG president Josh Weinstein ’09 in the second round of voting for the position.

“I am overly grateful to be a Princetonian and I look forward to the opportunity to give back,” Dilday said. “I chose to run for the YAT position because I had hoped to remain involved in University affairs and because I feel indebted to Princeton for the myriad experiences and relationships that I have had and formed during my four years here. I respect all that Princeton offers its undergraduates and I am eager to put my enthusiasm for the institution to good use.”