Hometown: Milwaukee. Major: Electrical Engineering. What’s next: Graduate school at Marquette. He’ll study engineering management. Ambition: To build a school for middle and high school students who enjoy science and math. “The world needs people to give back once they have completed their goals. People need to remember that someone was once in the same situation they were in. So I will not forget where I came from, but remember the people who helped me succeed when I thought there was no hope.” What kept him busy at Marquette: Vice president of the Marquette chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. “I like playing football, basketball, video games and hanging out with my roommates, ‘the four amigos.’” What he’s most proud of: “One of the proudest accomplishments of my life was having the opportunity to attend college. … I never thought that I was going to be able to attend any college because I grew up in a rough neighborhood. With the help of my family, in particular my grandmother, I was able to overcome the odds.” Research savvy: He got a jump start on grad school with the McNair Scholars Program, and he went to a national conference to present his summer research project, Testing the Model Parameters of Transistors Using the BJT and CMOS Devices. “It gave me the chance to see how research is conducted at a graduate level.” Favorite professor: “Dr. James Richie, he energized the class every day with stories of him running.” Marquette’s impact: “Marquette has changed the way I perceive people. I learned to not judge a book by its cover.” What he’ll miss most about Marquette: “The late-night food run.” What he won’t miss: “Late-night studying in Olin Engineering.” Marquette moment he’ll never forget: Freshman-year shenanigans. “We got caught throwing water balloons at the next-door neighbor’s house.”
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