Our Graduates: Raeanna McFadden

If you want to see a person laugh so hard that they lose the ability to speak, ask Raeanna about the kid from high school who broke his leg, and then shortly thereafter, his knee. Or maybe it was the other way around. Anyway, that tells you all you need to know about Rae McFadden.

Well, you should also know that she has a son named Gryffindor who happens to be a dog and is the biggest mamma's boy ever. She has an inexplicable predilection for Fall Out Boy, and what can only be described as a more mature love for The West Wing. She is someone with whom you can discuss both the profound, and the profoundly silly, with equal ease. And she is a dedicated and loyal friend to those she cares about and is as softhearted as they come.

She also has a pathological fear of hand lotion.

Here is Rae in her own words:

"I don’t know what to say except that working at the Business/SPEA library has been one of the BEST things about my time at IU! I will miss all of the wonderful people I have met here—many have become some of my closest friends. IU has given me more opportunities than I could have ever imagined, the people at Business/SPEA encouraged me to pursue more of those opportunities than I ever thought I’d be qualified for. Now is the best time to put yourself out there and take calculated risks; you will never be less attached than you are right now. Ask for the things you think you deserve because the worst that’s going to happen is you will be right back where you started. Thnks fr th mmrs!"

Rae has very big things ahead of her. In the most anticipated event of the summer, she will be marrying Tyler Carrell, Business/SPEA emeritus for life. Soon after that she will begin classes at the Maurer School of Law as a direct admit student. Like Noah and Hayden, she has been with us since she was a freshman, making it all the more difficult to say goodbye. We will miss you awful, Raeanna. It was so great to have you with us.