Degree: B.S. in Biological Engineering
How did the Stamps Scholarship help shape your undergraduate experience?
The Stamps Scholarship equipped me with an instant network of hardworking, caring Purdue scholars (and friends) across many disciplines on campus. My enrichment funds helped me travel to Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and Vietnam. Now I have visited 21 countries total and am aiming to hit 23 countries by 23 years old. Thank you to the Stamps Family Foundation for gifting me enriching cultural learning experiences!
Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your freshman self?
One of my favorite quotes is “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” Your efforts aren’t always fruitful even if you prepared yourself for success, which may not be attributed to any fault of your own—just bad luck. Probability plays a larger role in life than some may prefer, but on the whole, if you demonstrate excellence and competence, you’ll earn the next-level challenge to continue to develop yourself.
Who has had the greatest impact on you throughout your college career and how so?
Interacting with my family members throughout my undergraduate years has reminded me that a world exists outside of my daily campus experience and that there are relationships and feelings that transcend my life beyond my four years here. The recent arrival of my niece Hannah has encouraged me to prioritize fun knitting and painting projects for her as study breaks.
What comes next?
I’m beginning my career as Scientist at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis.