Faculty Profiles
Faculty Women Run for Med Center
Jen Lundquist with her son Elias, Michelle
Budig, Krista Harper and Katie McDermott
after the Spirit of Women 5K run
Ever wonder what faculty do outside academe? For Jennifer Lundquist (sociology), Michelle Budig (sociology), Krista Harper (anthropology), and Katie McDermott (Center for Public Policy and Administration) the answer this fall was running. They were among the 91 women donning on their running shoes to participate in the third annual "Spirit of Women" 5K run and walk in Greenfield, sponsored by Health New England. Funds raised by this road race help fund women's health services at Franklin Medical Center, including mammography, special rehab programs, education and outreach.
"This was the first race I had run since my sophomore year of high school on the cross-country team," says Harper who came in 67th, just behind Katie McDermott (66th) and Michelle Budig (65th). "Katie and I have been running together about once a week all through the fall, and we plan to run another 5K together as 'Team CPPA' later this year. As you can see from the results, Jennifer's the serious runner [she came in 40th], and the rest of us are more 'middle of the pack' types!" Adds McDermott, "Krista recruited me, and I enjoyed running in a fun, low-stress event for a good cause."
Lundquist says, "This was Michelle's and my first run. I wouldn't describe myself as an avid runner, but the event raises money for Franklin Medical Center's birthcenter. Having been very impressed with the services when I gave birth there 10 months before, I wanted to give back in some way." Budig says that Lundquist motivated her to run."I did it for health, to manage stress, and as a fun counterpart to my intense ongoing research collaboration with Jen. I'm an off/on runner, motivated also by my husband's new-found running fanaticism (he ran a half-marathon in August)."
November 16, 2006
