Driven To Make A Difference
4/17/2019 12:11:00 AM | Women's Soccer
DENTON — Logan Bruffett has never been bashful about aiming for the top shelf.
Whether it was on the soccer field leading the Mean Green to back-to-back league championships, in the classroom with a 4.0 grade point average as a pre-med student or in the community volunteering virtually all her free time, Bruffett has applied herself and excelled.
"My dad has this picture in his room that says 'it's amazing what a man can accomplish when he doesn't care who gets the credit,'" Bruffett said. "And I think I try to live by that sort of motto. I don't want to do things for fame or reward but because they need to be done.
"Being part of something bigger than myself means a lot to me, and it's something I'm passionate about," she added.
Finishing her sophomore year at UNT, she's decided to take on more challenges in the hope she can make a even greater impact as well as grow from the experiences.
On Monday her hard work was recognized by the university. Bruffett was awarded North Texas' Golden Eagle award, which is the university's most prestigious honor given to student leaders. Recipients are those who show a tremendous commitment to co-curricular activities and enhancing campus life at UNT by engaging in considerable service and displaying great leadership, all while achieving excellence in the classroom.
A Rockwall native and 2017 Community High School valedictorian who was a National Honors Society president, Bruffett lettered in three sports at Community and was a team captain.
Outside of school, Bruffett was a Girl Scout, went on church missions and worked with PALS — a program that provides for young adults with down syndrome — just to name a few of her extra curricular activities.
She joined PALS and first mentored a peer while Bruffett was in middle school, which ignited a passion that has grown into a something so big and boundless she struggle to describe it.
Early this spring, Bruffett began volunteering at Camp Summit, which promotes itself as a barrier-free camp for children and adults with disabilities.
"The way they've overcome all the challenges in their life, it's inspiring," Bruffett said. "They are the most kind and positive people. They've taken taken what most of us see as negatives and turned them into strengths."
At Camp Summit, Bruffett played soccer and games with campers.
"I'm just a small puzzle piece," Bruffett said. "But the people at Camp Summit who I work under who dedicate their lives to making a difference, I'm in awe of them."
Bruffett recently received a Conference USA Commissioner Academic Medal for her 4.0 grade point average at UNT. She's a pre-med student working towards her bachelor of science degree in biology and psychology. She and older sister Lauryn Bruffett, who also played for the UNT soccer team and is graduating this spring, have been shadowing a physician assistant at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas.
In the might of this activism, she and her sister helped lead the UNT soccer team to two straight NCAA Tournament appearances and back-to-back conference championships. Bruffett, an outside defensive back, started all but one match this past season for the Mean Green, who were ranked No. 24 in the nation and had one of the toughest defenses in the country, allowing just 13 goals in 21 matches.
As she concludes her second year at North Texas, Bruffett feels she's found a better rhythm to her busy student-athlete schedule and wants to explore more options to volunteer in the community.
Starting this summer, Bruffett will volunteer two days a week at Denton Health, one day a week at Denton's First Refuge, every other weekend with Camp Summit, while taking a full summer class load that includes organic chemistry and off-season training for the soccer season that begins in early August.
And she wants to do more.
"I'm going to be here for class so I should do all that I can," Bruffett explained.
Bruffett is currently seeking opportunities in Denton to work at shelters, Meals on Wheels and Helping Hands.
"The opportunities to make an impact are there," Bruffett said. "You just have to want to take that step and I want to do something that's unselfish, because I think that's the best way to grow."
Whether it was on the soccer field leading the Mean Green to back-to-back league championships, in the classroom with a 4.0 grade point average as a pre-med student or in the community volunteering virtually all her free time, Bruffett has applied herself and excelled.
"My dad has this picture in his room that says 'it's amazing what a man can accomplish when he doesn't care who gets the credit,'" Bruffett said. "And I think I try to live by that sort of motto. I don't want to do things for fame or reward but because they need to be done.
"Being part of something bigger than myself means a lot to me, and it's something I'm passionate about," she added.
Finishing her sophomore year at UNT, she's decided to take on more challenges in the hope she can make a even greater impact as well as grow from the experiences.
On Monday her hard work was recognized by the university. Bruffett was awarded North Texas' Golden Eagle award, which is the university's most prestigious honor given to student leaders. Recipients are those who show a tremendous commitment to co-curricular activities and enhancing campus life at UNT by engaging in considerable service and displaying great leadership, all while achieving excellence in the classroom.
A Rockwall native and 2017 Community High School valedictorian who was a National Honors Society president, Bruffett lettered in three sports at Community and was a team captain.
Outside of school, Bruffett was a Girl Scout, went on church missions and worked with PALS — a program that provides for young adults with down syndrome — just to name a few of her extra curricular activities.
She joined PALS and first mentored a peer while Bruffett was in middle school, which ignited a passion that has grown into a something so big and boundless she struggle to describe it.
Early this spring, Bruffett began volunteering at Camp Summit, which promotes itself as a barrier-free camp for children and adults with disabilities.
"The way they've overcome all the challenges in their life, it's inspiring," Bruffett said. "They are the most kind and positive people. They've taken taken what most of us see as negatives and turned them into strengths."
At Camp Summit, Bruffett played soccer and games with campers.
"I'm just a small puzzle piece," Bruffett said. "But the people at Camp Summit who I work under who dedicate their lives to making a difference, I'm in awe of them."
Bruffett recently received a Conference USA Commissioner Academic Medal for her 4.0 grade point average at UNT. She's a pre-med student working towards her bachelor of science degree in biology and psychology. She and older sister Lauryn Bruffett, who also played for the UNT soccer team and is graduating this spring, have been shadowing a physician assistant at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas.
In the might of this activism, she and her sister helped lead the UNT soccer team to two straight NCAA Tournament appearances and back-to-back conference championships. Bruffett, an outside defensive back, started all but one match this past season for the Mean Green, who were ranked No. 24 in the nation and had one of the toughest defenses in the country, allowing just 13 goals in 21 matches.
As she concludes her second year at North Texas, Bruffett feels she's found a better rhythm to her busy student-athlete schedule and wants to explore more options to volunteer in the community.
Starting this summer, Bruffett will volunteer two days a week at Denton Health, one day a week at Denton's First Refuge, every other weekend with Camp Summit, while taking a full summer class load that includes organic chemistry and off-season training for the soccer season that begins in early August.
And she wants to do more.
"I'm going to be here for class so I should do all that I can," Bruffett explained.
Bruffett is currently seeking opportunities in Denton to work at shelters, Meals on Wheels and Helping Hands.
"The opportunities to make an impact are there," Bruffett said. "You just have to want to take that step and I want to do something that's unselfish, because I think that's the best way to grow."
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