Activities: Honor Advisory Council (Internal Development Chair), Club Ultimate Frisbee Team, Delta Chi fraternity, undergraduate research: football network theory, discrete models for wound healing, developing tools to analyze phyllogenetic networks

Internship: Hardin Construction

Career Goal: To serve and give back to the community by using my experience as an engineer overseas through a mission agency in developing countries

"I didn't know many people when I first arrived at Tech. Most of my close friends had gone to other schools, and I basically had to start all over again. I kind of struggled at first to meet new people, but living in a freshman dorm, going through recruitment, and getting involved in activities around campus really helped me to find my niche and meet a diverse group of students. Being involved in teams and in leadership positions throughout my years at Tech has pushed me to become more of an extrovert and better with communication. Now, I thrive on new relationships and laugh when I think of the little, shy freshman that I once was.

My typical weekday consists of: classes in the morning, meetings, lunch at my sorority house, working out at the Campus Recreation Center, babysitting in the afternoon, dinner, and then whatever homework and studying needs to be done that night. I've made it my goal to have whatever needs to be done on Friday finished by dinner so that I can enjoy the weekend. Friday night and Saturday are set aside for friends and having fun. Sunday afternoon I get back to work and prepare for the week to come.

The summer before my senior year, I got to be part of a team of students, sponsored by Campus Outreach, that went to Africa for the summer. Throughout the summer, our team got to hang out with college students and serve with one of the campus ministries. We also had the opportunity to serve alongside a homeless ministry and get to know people in the community. Getting a glimpse through someone else's eyes halfway around the world was awakening and enlightening. I realized that at the end of the day, though they may be on the other side of the world, people there are just like me. It was rewarding to be able to serve in the community and to be welcomed into their culture with open arms. I know that I will never be the same again.

At Tech, I've learned what it means to be a leader. I have been fortunate to have some great professors and mentors who have challenged me to step up and take leadership positions. I didn't realize when I came to Tech that I would see so many women being leaders and having such great success on this campus. As I draw closer to graduation, I find myself grateful for the challenges presented to me at Georgia Tech because I now have the confidence that I can overcome challenges presented to me in the professional world, as well. Before coming to Tech, I never imagined that I could actually make a difference in the world and have an impact on people's lives. Now, my professional dream is to start a mission agency that sends engineers to developing countries to help communities in need.

My goals are no longer money-driven, but rather they are based on how I can use what I've learned to help others."

Pull out quote: "When I came to college, I was a timid and soft-spoken, though opinionated, freshman. I now have confidence in who I am and know how to voice things of importance and fight for issues that really matter."