We are excited to announce that East End Class of 2013 alumna, Megan Medrano, has been named a McNair Scholar!
From Trinity University:
First-generation students receive academic counseling, research opportunities, summer internships, and more
San Antonio – Eleven students at Trinity University have become the latest McNair Scholars as part of a prestigious program that prepares participants for doctoral studies through research and related scholarly activities.
Named after the late physicist and Challenger shuttle astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair and funded by Trinity and a U.S. Department of Education grant, the McNair Scholars Program offers academic counseling, financial aid assistance, mentoring, research opportunities, seminars, paid summer internships, and graduate admissions guidance.
“Trinity's McNair alumni have achieved success at some of the nation's foremost graduate programs in a wide variety of academic disciplines, and we expect nothing less from our newest Scholars,” said Michael Soto, associate professor of English and McNair Scholars director at Trinity.
Since its inception at Trinity in November 2007, the program has served a total of 92 first-generation, low-income, and/or under-represented students. The new Scholars who began participation this fall are:
Scholar: Megan Medrano
Class/Major: Sophomore/Economics & Sociology
Hometown: Houston
Scholar: Karina Cabrera
Class/Major: Sophomore/Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hometown: Humble, Texas
Scholar: Amanda Cantu
Class/Major: Sophomore/Biology
Hometown: San Antonio
Scholar: Liliana Diaz
Class/Major: Sophomore/International Business
Hometown: Fort Worth
Scholar: Cole Evans
Class/Major: Junior/Psychology & Neuroscience
Hometown: Dallas
Scholar: Martel Matthews
Class/Major: Junior/Business Marketing
Hometown: Houston
Scholar: Yvette Muniz
Class/Major: Sophomore/Geoscience
Hometown: San Antonio
Scholar: Heather Robinson
Class/Major: Sophomore/Music Composition
Hometown: San Antonio
Scholar: Anthony Sanchez
Class/Major: Sophomore/History & International Studies
Hometown: Sinton, Texas
Scholar: Steven Sannoh
Class/Major: Sophomore/Accounting
Hometown: Houston
Scholar: Nicholas Swanson
Class/Major: Sophomore/Engineering Science & Physics
Hometown: North Richland Hills, Texas
Tutorial faculty for the program for the 2014-2015 academic year are Rosana Blanco-Cano, assistant professor of modern languages and literature; Jack Leifer, associate professor of engineering science; and Jennifer Steele, associate professor of physics and astronomy. For more information, contact Trinity's McNair Scholars Program at 210-999-7194 or www.trinity.edu/mcnair.