Grehan ’10 elected Young Alumni Trustee

Josh Grehan ’10 was elected Class of 2010 Young Alumni Trustee, Anne Sherrerd GS ’87, president of the Alumni Association, announced at an annual meeting of the Alumni Council on Friday.

“From the very beginning I never expected to make it to the final round — let alone win — so I was very surprised that it happened, but also very happy,” Grehan said. “I also feel very honored that people had the confidence to vote for me ... I’m very touched.”

Grehan, a Wilson School major from Saskatchewan, Canada, will join the University Board of Trustees for a four-year term beginning July 1 as a full voting member, attending the board’s five annual meetings as well as relevant committee meetings.

During his time at the University, Grehan served as a sexual health adviser and performed in “Sex on a Saturday Night.” He was also a member of the rugby team and Princeton for Workers’ Rights, coached little league basketball and participated in after-school homework tutoring. A recipient of the Daniel M. Sachs Scholarship, Grehan will study at Oxford next year.

“I hope to bring my perspective on my experiences on this campus,” Grehan said. “I really hope to learn a lot. I’m going into there knowing that it’s going to be a learning experience, and for the first part I hope to listen a lot and learn.”

Grehan was selected as a semifinalist for the position along with former USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 and Class of 2010 president Aditya Panda in a primary election in March that was open to members of the current senior class. The general election, in which Grehan was elected YAT, was open to members of the classes of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and closed on May 19.

The current YATs are Elizabeth Dilday ’09, Meaghan Petersack ’08, Jim Williamson ’07 and Brady Walkinshaw ’06. Walkinshaw will step down to make way for Grehan.

“The University is a constantly changing entity, and often people on the Board of Trustees — the Princeton that they went to is different from the Princeton of today,” Grehan said. “I think it’s important to have young alumni on the board so ... that the board acts in the trust of the University of today and not the University of the past.”