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Abraham Georgia is a senior Nuclear
Engineering major at South Carolina
State University. He has received
presidential pins for maintaining an
outstanding GPA every year which open
doors for him to intern at Y12 National
Laboratory, SCSU, and Savannah River
Laboratory since his freshman year. He
realized STEM was for him when he
interned at Savannah River Site. This
opportunity allowed him to see the
endless possibilities afforded to people in the STEM
disciplines.
Christine Jones is a 2011 graduate of
South Carolina State University with a
BS degree in Health Physics. Christine’s
award winning research presentation was
entitled “A Study on How Lichens Affect
the Atmospheric Pollution of Metals
along Interstate Highway I-26 in the
Midlands and Low Country of South
Carolina”. During 2010, Christine
interned at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.
She is currently hired at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho.
After receiving security clearance, she plans to attend graduate
school fully funded by the Naval Reactors Facility.
Ashley N. Graham, Miss SC State
University 2010—2011, is a 2011
graduate of South Carolina State
University with a BS degree in Health
Physics. She will grace the pages of
the September 2011 HBCU
(Historically Black Colleges and
Universities) Queens issue of Ebony
magazine. While at SC State, Graham
participated in several activities and was a member of a
number of organizations, to include: Sigma Pi Sigma National
Physics Honors Society (Chapter Charter member) and
American Nuclear Society; She is currently pursuing her
Master’s Degree of Transportation at South Carolina State
University.
Brandon Miller is a graduate from
South Carolina State University with a
BS degree in Industrial Engineering
Technology. Miller was recognized for
saving funds for the Federal
Government only months after being
employed. When he was offered an
intern position in 2007 at Crane, IN for
minority students, he realized the
importance of STEM. Currently he is
employed at Rock Island Arsenal, IL and attending St.
Ambrose University in Iowa to obtain his MBA. Miller is the
Regional Program Manager for Left Behind Equipment.
Dominick Kennerson is a 2002 graduate
of SC State University and began
participation in the SCAMP program is
1998. He was awarded the Robert Bosch
Foundation Fellowship for 2010-2011.
Kennerson is currently a consultant
with CryerHealth, a leading healthcare
strategic alliance development firm. He
has taught 5th and 6th graders at the
KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program)
Academy in Washington, D.C. and was recognized as City
Year’s Idealist of the Year (2007) for that work. Mr.
Kennerson received his Master’s in Health Services
Management and Leadership at the George Washington.
Deondre Glover is a 2011 Freshman
majoring in Civil Engineering
Technology at South Carolina State
University. Glover is a 2011
USDA/1890 National Scholar. He
secured over $100,000 in a scholarship
award and other benefits as a recipient
of the scholarship. The scholar will also
be given a summer internship for each
academic year and guaranteed job placement with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture after successful completion of his
bachelor’s degree. The aspiring civil engineer also explored
his interests by interning with engineering firm Palmetto
Associates for Instruction, Research, Design and
Development.
Phillip Wilson is a 2011 senior
majoring in Chemistry at South
Carolina State University. Phillip is
eligible to graduate a semester early
due to enrolling in summer 2008
with the Louis Stokes South
Carolina Alliance for Minority
Participation Program. In the
summer of 2011, he was able to intern at Monsanto Co. in St.
Louis, MO. The title of his project was: Method Validation
CL and CLO in caustic. He has been involved in 1890
leadership organization, honors college, SCSU Executive
Leadership Council and a ACS member. He plans to attend
law school.
Kaliah Jackson, a junior chemistry
major at South Carolina State
University, captured first place for
outstanding presentation at The
National Organization of Black
Chemists and Chemical Engineers
(NOBCChE) 2010 Southeast
Regional Meeting. Kaliah
competed for and received the award at the NOBCChE 2010
Southeast Regional Meeting, held in Atlanta, Ga. Her
presentation was titled “Gold Nanoparticles as Inhibitors of
Amyloid Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease.
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