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Britney Smith, is a Senior Biology
major with a minor in chemistry at
Voorhees College. Britney has
maintained over a 3.0 since her
freshman year. She is a member of
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright culture
club, Rotaract club, Honors College,
Pre- alumni council, Student Support
Service, and a member of the
Voorhees College cheerleader squad. During summer,
participated in undergraduate research program at the Medical
University of South Carolina where she worked on redox
signaling in dysregulated in prostate cancer.
Brionca Walker is currently a senior
Biology major at Voorhees College.
Brionca was inducted in Honors
College the spring semester of her
sophomore year. She participated in
numerous internships during her
matriculation at Voorhees College. Her
first internship was at the University of
Michigan and her second internship was
at Voorhees College as a peer tutor for
the e-MART program. Summer 2011, she participated in an
Undergraduate Research program at the Medical College of
Wisconsin this past summer working in the Mattson Research
Lab.
Monica M. Johnson is a Junior
biology Major. She is a member of the
Dean’s List, Alpha Kappa Mu, and
Who’s Who Among Students In
American Universities and Colleges..
Monica receives the presidential and
Life scholarship for having academic
excellence also. Monica has been
involved with E-Smart Day Camp last
summer and she also had the
opportunity to go to New Mexico State
University for an internship this summer.
Tyquan Parker is a 2011 graduate of
Voorhees College with a BS degree in
Computer Science. Mr. Parker
completed internships with the
Department of Energy’s National Nuclear
Security Administration in such places as
Aiken, SC, Las Vegas, NV, and
Albuquerque, NM. “After my sophomore
year at Voorhees through internship
experience and the curriculum, I knew I could make a
difference through STEM. I’m fortunate that Voorhees offered
me the right tools to become successful!” said Mr. Parker.
Tyquan is now an Associate Analyst in the Information
Technology Leadership Program with Johnson and Johnson in
Miami, Florida
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Nakeya S. Brown is a 2010 graduate
of Voorhees College with a B. S.
degree in Mathematics. Nakeya was
awarded a Graduate Assistantship for
the 2011-2012 Academic Year from
The University of Arkansas in
Fayetteville where she is working
toward a Master of Science Degree in Mathematics. While at
Voorhees, Brown was a NNSA Intern and was very involved
in numerous activities and instrumental in getting others
involved as well, member of Student Support Services
Program, Circle K International, and The Mathematics and
Computer Science Club, where she was President for two
consecutive years.
LaTonya F. R. Gillespie is a 2009
graduate of Voorhees College with a BS
degree in biology and minor in
chemistry. With an intense curriculum
Gillespie was a student athlete and
served as Miss Voorhees College. . She
is currently a 2 nd year Marquette
University School of Dentistry student.
LaTonya’s participated in internships at
University of Massachusetts Medical School and Marquette
University. LaTonya co-authored a publication in 2008 during
her summer undergraduate research experience. LaTonya
openly acknowledges that STEM programs and HCOP
programs allowed her to advance her education as a minority
along with steering her toward her dreams.
Carrie Lenise Smith graduated cum
laude from Voorhees College in 2008
where she received a B.S. degree in
Mathematics. Carrie was a member of
the Mathematics and Computer Science
Club, Sisters in Science, Minorities in
Agriculture Natural Resources and
Related Sciences (MANNRS), and the
Voorhees College and Clemson
University Project Export Tiger Team. Carrie tutored fellow
classmates and local children, of Denmark, South Carolina, in
mathematics. After graduating from Voorhees College, she
returned to her former high school and became math teacher.
She is currently enrolled in the MAT program at South
Carolina State University.
Tamara S. Webster, DDS, native of
Stuart, VA, is a 2004 Summa Cum laude
graduate of Voorhees College. She
attended Howard University College of
Dentistry to become a candidate for the
degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.
While matriculating through HU, she
served as class president her last two
years of dental school and graduated 6 th
in her class. She went on to complete a General Practice
Residency at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia,
SC. Tamara is currently one of the seven dentist working with
a group practice called Danville Dental Associates in Danville,
VA.
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