AWARDS

The 2008-2009 AC² Outstanding Scholar Award winners are:

Christina Apatow
Christopher Cahn
Jenifer Duarte
Clara Enuma
Adebowale Ogundimu
Kevin Purcell
Sean Vinas
Xia Weng

The 2007-2008 AC² Outstanding Scholar Award winners are:

Elena Adjei
Kenneth Cheung
Jenifer Duarte
Clara Enuma
Maureen Paul
Maria Rodolis
Cyndhia Silverio
Laura Waterbury

The 2007-2008 AC² Peer Mentor of the Year Award winner is:

Rosmery Holguin Prado

 

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SUCCESS STORIES

Elena Adjei, Biology 2008

Elena has been a member of the AMP/CSTEP Community since Fall 2006. She is the first in her family to graduate from college and graduated with honors. Elena has maintained a high GPA while playing an active role in the campus community, with academics and extra-curricular activities. Elena participated in two research projects working with Dr. Jennifer Waldo (Biology), “Isolation and Purification of DAD1 and DAD3” and “Recombinant expression of sub complexes of Candida albicans Kinetochore DASH Complexes”. She has been involved with Residence Life since summer 2005 serving as an Orientation Leader and Student Mentor and then as a Resident Assistant for two years. Elena became involved with student government in fall 2005 serving as a Hall Representative for RHSA and later as President of the Resident Hall Student Association for two years. She also served on the CAS Executive Board helping with budget allocations and scholarships, and tutored students in biology courses with the SUNY New Paltz Tutoring Center. She will begin her graduate studies at Howard University in fall 2009 to pursue a PhD in Genetics and Genetic Counseling.

Sean Vinas, Electrical Engineering 2009

Sean was a member of the AMP/CSTEP Community from 2005 – 2009. During his undergraduate years, Sean was actively involved with the student chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and served as president in his junior year. He was also a member of the student chapter of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the student chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He worked with Residence Life as a Resident Assistant for one year and was then promoted to Community Development Assistant position which he held for two years. Sean has excelled academically maintaining a high GPA throughout his undergraduate career, receiving AC² Scholar’s Awards for two years and being inducted into Eta Kappa Nu’s National Honor Society. He participated in Inroads through which he had the opportunity to intern at Lockheed Martin’s Maritime Systems and Sensors (MS2) in Moorestown, NJ for two summers. It was this internship that launched his career in Radar Systems Engineering. Sean graduated in May 2009 and currently works in Moorestown, NJ for Lockheed Martin’s Radar Systems.

 

 

 

Rosmery Holguin Prado, Adolescent Education Math 2008

Rosmery has been a member of the AMP/CSTEP Community since Fall 2006. She is a first generation college student who plans to pursue a career in teaching high school mathematics. Rosmery has participated in three research projects outside of her field: “Positivity of Polynomials” with Dr. Fialkow (Computer Science), “Changes in Structure and Electron Density of Cadmium Sulfide Clusters With Zero to Four Organic Ligands Attached” with Dr. Nunes (Physics), and “Bottled Water vs. Tap Water” with Dr. Chowdhury (Geology). She has served as secretary and president for the student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and is a member of the student chapters of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). She competed in the 2007 Business Plan Contest and the SIAM Integration Bee where she was one of the final four contenders. In spring 2008 she volunteered at the Youth Highland Residential Facility where she tutored minority teens in math and English. She has tutored with the SUNY New Paltz Tutoring Center and AC² for three years and served as an AC² peer mentor for one year. Rosmery received a Trjitzinsky Scholarship from the American Mathematical Society in Fall 2007 and the AC² Peer Mentor of the Year Award for 2007-2008. She is currently student teaching in New York City and will graduate December 2008.

 

Taiwo Osinowo, Electrical Engineering 2007

Taiwo was a member of the AMP/CSTEP Community from 2003 – 2007. During his undergraduate years, Taiwo was actively involved with the student chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and served as president in his senior year. He was also a member of the student chapter of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the student chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the African Student Union (ASU), the Black Student Union (BSU), and the student chapter of the NAACP. He worked with Residence Life as a Resident Assistant for two years and also participated in numerous service activities such as, Habitat for Humanity, landscaping for local elementary schools and the Special Olympics. Taiwo has excelled academically maintaining a high GPA throughout his undergraduate career, receiving AC² Scholar’s Awards for three years and being inducted into Chi Alpha Epsilon’s National Honor Society after his first year. He participated in Inroads through which he had the opportunity to work with Northrop Grumman’s Norden Systems in Norwalk, CT for two summers. It was this internship that launched his career in Systems Engineering. Taiwo graduated in August 2007 and currently works in Owego, NY for Lockheed Martin’s Systems Integration.