Degree: B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
How did the Stamps Scholarship help shape your undergraduate experience?
The Stamps Scholarship first and foremost allowed me to attend my dream school, Georgia Tech. Everything began with that one defining opportunity. Since entering college, I without a doubt owe all of my opportunities and accomplishments at Georgia Tech to the Stamps Scholarship. If it were not for the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Stamps, I would not have had five chemical engineering internships, worked in a lab, presented research nationally, or been published. I would not have traveled to Costa Rica to work on an organic chocolate farm, hiked and kayaked my way through Croatia, or studied renewable energy in Iceland. The Stamps Scholarship has literally opened up my world, and I count myself infinitely blessed to be a part of the Stamps Scholars community.
Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your freshman self?
Seek out mentors and try to build a relationship with them that will last you all five years of college (and beyond).
Who has had the greatest impact on you throughout your college career and how so?
I would say everyone who gave me positive encouragement throughout my years at Georgia Tech. Having professors, bosses, friends, and family that believed in me, encouraged me, and wanted me to succeed is what motivated me to pick myself back up when I failed.
Please share your most memorable Stamps Scholar experience.
My class of Stamps Scholars was pretty close, and we used to get together and participate in “juntos,” which is Benjamin Franklin’s fancy word for intellectual, philosophical conversations. We’d hang out and talk about some pretty deep stuff late into the night, and it challenged me to formulate and to revise my own worldview.
Plans after graduation?
Working as a Helluva engineer in the energy industry in Houston, TX.