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Virginia Tech Citizen Scholar Recipients
Name |
Department |
Class |
Synopsis of Work |
| Bryce Jorgensen | Human Development | Spring 2006 | Created a couple relationship program for use around the country to help low-income, at-risk couples. |
| Carlos Folgar | Materials Science and Engineering | Spring 2006 | Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research. |
| Chastity Warren | Career and Technical Education | Spring 2006 | Served as a mentor to a middle school teacher in Halifax, North Carolina. |
| Christelle Jullian | Materials Science and Engineering | Spring 2006 | Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research. |
| Curtis Wilkerson | Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | Spring 2006 | Participated in the VT Stars Program and attended the Citizen Scholar Seminar. |
| Jamie Kalista | Macromolecular Science and Engineering | Spring 2006 | Worked as a research mentor for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). |
| Lenese Colson | Teaching and Learning | Spring 2006 | Volunteered as an AmeriCorps member at Tekoa, Inc., a residential treatment facility for troubled youth. |
| Nicole Sanderlin | Governance and International Affairs | Spring 2006 | Worked with the Office of Outreach and International Affairs on a project giving students and faculty international experiences in Europe. |
| Susan Holt | Materials Science and Engineering | Spring 2006 | Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research. |
Amanda Martin |
Biological Systems Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Worked on various projects aimed at increasing the overall number of women in engineering. |
Anne Laughlin |
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
Fall 2005 |
Worked on a project that resulted in a video targeting parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and college advisors titled, “Women in Information Technology: Pivotal Transitions from School to Careers.” |
Ben Davis Eichelberger |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research . |
Ben Poquette |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research . |
Bonnie Graham |
Human Development |
Fall 2005 |
Participated in the VT Stars Program. |
Carina Ruhlandt |
Urban Affairs and Planning |
Fall 2005 |
Worked for the New River Community Action Homeless Intervention Program (HIP). |
Chanda Bowden |
Crop and Environmental Sciences |
Fall 2005 |
Participated in the VT Stars Program. |
Chiquita Howard |
Sociology |
Fall 2005 |
Conducted research in Jamaica exploring the social construction of color and class among African-descended youth. |
Dana Gregory Rose |
Teaching and Learning |
Fall 2005 |
Served as a volunteer teacher in a multicultural school. |
Esra Onat |
Hospitality and Tourism Management |
Fall 2005 |
Served on the Board of Directors for Main Street Radford. |
Greg Lemmond |
Psychology |
Fall 2005 |
Served as Chief Justice of the VT Graduate Honor System. |
Jocelyn Fraga Muller |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Mentored two high school students through two research projects. |
Kayenda Johnson |
Industrial and Systems Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Helped design and implement the marketing scheme for the VT Stars Program. |
LaChelle Waller |
Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology |
Fall 2005 |
Participated in the VT Stars Program. |
Laurie Robertson |
Science and Technology Studies |
Fall 2005 |
Served as an Arlington County, election officer and researched digital voting technologies. |
Marc Fisher |
Entomology |
Fall 2005 |
Served as Tour Coordinator for Bug Tours!, a program in the Department of Entomology exposing members of the community to the world of insects. |
Morsi Mahmoud |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research . |
Navin Manjooran |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Served as a board member of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research . |
Nicole James |
Sociology |
Fall 2005 |
Involved in various committees, projects, and activities that have broad sociological impacts. |
Tracee Walker |
Industrial and Systems Engineering |
Fall 2005 |
Participated in the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education's Achievement Counts campaign, encouraging underrepresented students to finish high school. |
Citizen Scholar Recipients
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