Nicholas Markarian ’18
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
Major: Business Administration (accounting concentration)
Minor: Environmental Science
Activities/Involvement: Football: linebacker, four-year letterman, and team captain
Most Unusual Thing I Did at Whittier College: I went to a military base in Coronado my first year with the football team for a workout with Navy Seals.
Two Interesting Things Learned in Class: How to prepare individual tax returns and the way that mycorrhizal fungi communicate with plants.
Most Challenging Class Taken: Quantum Physics for Poets
Best Thing About Being Team Captain: It’s an honor to be chosen by your teammates. And, it’s a learning experience, learning to deal with different personalities, what motivates people, and how to keep the guys going when things aren’t going well.
Most Memorable Moment as a Football Player: Beating Oxy and getting the Shoes back.
What Whittier Means to Me: A lot, because of how much I grew during my time here, not only as a student athlete, but also as a person.
Ultimate Career Goal: To become a CPA.