Raymond Gallagher, a freshman in the Case School of Engineering, is the grand prize winner in the second annual "President for a day" raffle sponsored by the Mortar Board National Honor Society.

This semester, Gallagher will spend a day shadowing President Edward M. Hundert.

The three-day raffle raised more than $1,400-three times more money than last year. Donations will be used to buy books from the CWRU bookstore for several Cleveland city schools, including Buhrer Elementary, Central Middle School, The Cleveland School of the Arts high school and Paul Revere.

"President Hundert's participation is truly inspiring," said Elijah Petersen, president of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society at CWRU and a senior undergraduate student in the department of civil engineering and the department of psychology. "In addition to volunteering his time, the president's office has agreed to match all of the donations we have raised."

Mortar Board members sold raffle tickets over three days in Thwing Center and in the residential village dining halls. Students were able to pay cash, use CWRU points or CWRU dining points.

"This raffle gives us the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the Cleveland community," Petersen said. "We also were one of the 14 chapters nationally to receive a national grant from The National Mortar Board Foundation.

"In addition, the President for a Day raffle sale is especially a match for Mortar Board since our national project is "Reading is Leading." With the donated books, Mortar Board members are also going to spend February 20 reading to students at Paul Revere School."

Membership in Mortar Board is based on scholarship, leadership and service. This year, the CWRU chapter has 38 members.

"We would like to thank all the sponsors and offer a special thanks to Ellen Caruso in President Hundert's office for helping us with this project; President Hundert for his participation and enthusiasm; to Richard Jamieson, director of campus services for allowing us to accept campus points from people who didn't have cash to buy raffle tickets; to all of our sponsors; and, finally, to all of the students who participated in the raffle sale," Petersen said.

Other winners in the raffle were Kathryn Svigals, a freshmen, and Daniel Liteplo, a junior. Both won first prize and received gift certificates donated by area restaurants including Panini's Grill, Chipoltle Mexican Grill, Madstone Cinema, Giant Eagle, Mongolian Barbeque and Jillians.