She imagines herself in international relations one day, but for now, Mellody Bollinger plans to work hard as the new president of the USAO Student Association, building bridges, fighting apathy and hoping for the safe return of her fiancé from Iraq.
Bollinger took office in April as student president at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. She graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 2001. She is now, at 21, a senior at USAO with a double major of political science and history. She expects to graduate next spring.