Local Green Experts Series
(Following is a guest column, the first in our new Local Green Experts series. Anita Kealey is founder of the South Dakota Institute of Design and Technology, .)
By Anita Kealy
She will grace the Miss America runway, not in sequined gowns out-sourced or manufactured in foreign workrooms. Instead in a wardrobe consisting of recycled textiles woven from media (cassette) tape combined with sustainable products such as bamboo, raw silk and reclaimed fabric remnants, all USA made (better yet in South Dakota).
Morgan Peck is a Sioux Falls native, studying Political Science and Economics at the University of South Dakota. She has held many campus leadership positions, including President of Pi Beta Phi sorority, Vice President of Political Science League, Student Government Association Senator, and University Technology Fellow. Currently a Presidential Alumni Scholar at USD, Morgan has also earned pre-acceptance to the University of South Dakota Law School as a Law Honors Scholar.
Since 1989, the Miss the Miss America Organization initiated the platform concept, requiring contestants to support an issue of personal and societal relevance. Morgan’s decision to promote activism and understanding by Getting Involved in Government Locally (G.I.G.L.) stemmed from her interest in politics and what she believes citizens of all ages need in order to contribute to problem-solving discussions in their communities.
Morgan is a graduate of O’Gorman High School where she garnered many local, state and national awards for her forensics activities. She was a three-time qualifier for two different national speech tournaments, and consistently placed among the top performers at these events. Morgan first graced the stage of the Sioux Falls Community Playhouse at the age of 8, when she played Molly in the 1997 production of Annie. She has since appeared in over 30 theatrical productions.
Vote for Megan!
The Miss America Pageant is Going Green! The 2010 Miss America Contestants tell “Green T” (Tamara Henry) what being green means to them. Now you get to vote for which one you think has the best insight on why Green Is Gorgeous. The contest will end on Saturday, January 30, 2010 and the winner will be announced in Las Vegas immediately following the pageant, which airs on TLC. Vote for Megan here.
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