2016-17 WLP Bio Booklet - Meet our 61 Scholars!

WLP/ELSIE A. MOORE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
LENAE PROCTOR
WLP/ESTHER SCHNEID MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
CASSIDY HINSON
INDIRA RANAWEERA
2016 - 17 WLP SCHOLARS
Sophomore, majoring in elementary education
Lenae Proctor is currently an elementary education major
and plans to teach in Florida after she graduates with her
Bachelor’s Degree in the spring. She realized her passion for
teaching when she recognizedhow much she loved helping
students understand what they were learning. She wants to be
the kind of teacher who encourages students to learn so they
become active participants in their academic success.
Freshman, majoring in marine biology Cassidy is in
the Honors College and the STEM Academy at USF,
where she is pursuing her degree in Marine Biology.
She plans to join many clubs and student organizations
and has made it a goal to study abroad in Australia –
the home of the world’s Great Barrier Reef and many
outstanding Marine Biology institutes. She developed her
love for the environment by volunteering at Pasco County’s
Energy Marine Center and the Florida Aquarium for seven
years. She also kayaks recreationally in the estuaries and rivers
throughout Florida. She plans to stay involved at the Florida
Aquarium during college and volunteer through USF’s Center for
Leadership and Civic Engagement. Cassidy ultimately plans to
pursue a PhD and work at a marine research institute.
First year medical student, USF Morsani College of
Medicine Indira is excelling as a first-year medical student
at the USF Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM). She hopes
to work as a physician in underserved areas, domestically and
internationally. Toward this end, one of Indira’s main goals is to
become fluent in Spanish before she graduates. In addition to
her academics, Indira is very involved in her school and her
community. She is the current fundraising liaison for USF
Project World Heath, an organization that provides medical aid in
rural areas in the Dominican Republic. She is also a class liaison
for the MCOM Class of 2020, through which she helps improve
the medical school curriculum. In addition, Indira is working on a
research project regarding international health through the USF
MCOM Scholarly Concentrations Program. During 2015- 2016,
she volunteered through medical and educational service
programs in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.