Top College Role Models Of 2010

They triumphed in the face of adversity. They didn't hesitate to fight -- or study, or work for -- something they believed in. The showed their true selves. And in 2010, they accomplished monumental things.

Below, see 11 inspiring college students, campuses, groups and professors who lead by example this year -- and may renew your confidence in younger generations.

Have a role model to add? Let us know in the comments section.

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When West Point student Katherine Miller came out to her classmates in an open letter of resignation she became a symbol in the battle against “don’t ask, don’t tell” -- which she called “a failed law and social policy.” Ninth in her class of 1,100, the cadet resigned as a rising junior -- days before she would have had to commit to another two years at the school and five years in the military. Weeks after she issued her letter, Miller was featured in an article in the New York Times which referred to her resignation as “turn[ing] a spotlight on the hidden gay culture [at West Point] and reviv[ing] debate on campus about “don’t ask, don’t tell,” at a time when Washington is also focused on the issue.” Last month Miller, who is currently studying sexual gender in society and LGBT history at Yale University, expressed interest in returning to West Point -- but only upon DADT's repeal. No word if she's heading back or not.

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When West Point student Katherine Miller came out to her classmates in an open letter of resignation she became a symbol in the battle against “don’t ask, don’t tell” -- which she called “a failed law and social policy.”

Ninth in her class of 1,100, the cadet resigned as a rising junior -- days before she would have had to commit to another two years at the school and five years in the military. Weeks after she issued her letter, Miller was featured in an article in the New York Times which referred to her resignation as “turn[ing] a spotlight on the hidden gay culture [at West Point] and reviv[ing] debate on campus about “don’t ask, don’t tell,” at a time when Washington is also focused on the issue.”

Last month Miller, who is currently studying sexual gender in society and LGBT history at Yale University, expressed interest in returning to West Point -- but only upon DADT's repeal. No word if she's heading back or not.

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[RafaleMirage]

10:40 PM on 01/07/2011

Umm..."new evidence of the pairing [of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings] -- eventually confirmed by DNA."

Good lord. No such thing was ever "confirmed by DNA."

Even dedicated self-promoter and amateur historian Gordon-Reed has stated correctly that “[t]he DNA test does not prove that the descendant of Eston Hemings was a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson.”

She is a charlatan out to promote a politically correct load of nonsense. She is perhaps even less "inspiring" than some of the other sad misfits this list highlights.

[hagagaga]

02:16 PM on 12/31/2010

Katherine Miller is an inspiration to me as a candidate for the USMA class of 2016, she demonstrates the integrity that I respect as a key personality trait that everybody should have.

[Roger Easson]

02:33 PM on 12/24/2010

Listen: This guy should never have used test bank questions to begin with. It's a kind of professorial cheating: rather than making up his own questions he used canned questions prepared by the textbook publisher. So why is he surprised when his bright students found the test bank? If the professor cheats, he should not be surprised that his students do too. I am not impressed by this bozo.

[BAMUDA]

10:16 AM on 12/21/2010

As heinous as this cheating scandal is, as a university faculty member I find it equally unacceptable to use a test bank purchased from a publisher. Lesson for Professor Quinn... if you are too lazy to create your own materials just enlist the TAs as you eventually did in this case. After all, in addition to your responsibility for authentic course instruction you should also be training TAs the same skills and values.

[deniz1]

12:24 PM on 12/20/2010

And the lesson of the day students is "Never Get Caught"

Business ethics- an oxymoron if there ever was one.

In the real world, those who didn't cheat would be assigned to staff purgatory for the rest of there lives, while those who did, would be moving up for their uncanny resourcefulness.

[jonrice]

12:18 PM on 12/20/2010

I don’t know if Richard Quinn should be on this list, as there is still some questions surrounding his use of a test-question bank to create the test, although his post “cheating” lecture is quite good.

Otherwise, an excellent list, although David Cho would have been a nice addition, a true DREAMer!