Fifteen students from the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University were named recipients of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) scholarship. The students were honored during a reception on April 11.
NACME aims to increase the proportion of African American, American Indian and Latino graduates in science, technology, engineering and math education and careers. NACME’s vision is to help shape the United States engineering workforce, much like the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Therefore, the scholarships are the result of a five-year grant awarded to the college of engineering, by NACME, to help support talented underrepresented students studying engineering.
The scholarship recipients were recognized for their academic achievements and received a $3,000 award, which is renewable as long as the students maintain a 3.0 GPA. The NACME scholarship recipients are also expected to participate in a college-related student leadership program such as, the Engineering Ambassador Program and the Explore Engineering summer camps.
The 2014 NACME scholars are:
Samantha Aguilar, biomedical engineering
Carley Amador, aerospace engineering
Israel Casillas, aerospace engineering
David Cavazos, biomedical engineering
Emmanuel Hernandez, civil engineering
Jacob Lozano, chemical engineering
Daniel Maldonado, nuclear engineering
Corinne Martinez, biomedical engineering
Sean O’Beirne, aerospace engineering
Anthony Ramirez, electrical engineering
Kyrone Riley, nuclear engineering
Matthew Rodriguez, civil engineering
Veronica Rodriguez Chavarria, computer science
Julia Lisa Saenz, industrial engineering
Mattias Turner, mechanical engineering