April 25, 2008

Park Scholars Drawn to Engineering

Many of NC State’s most highly sought-after incoming students will study in the College of Engineering.

Sixteen of the 50 Park Scholarship recipients for fall 2008 — 32 percent — plan to major in Engineering or Computer Science. The College of Engineering has more incoming Park Scholars than any other College at NC State.

The Park Scholarship is one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships in the nation. The scholarship, valued at $59,000 for North Carolina residents and $107,000 for out-of-state students, pays expenses for four years of study at NC State, a computer stipend, and funds for academic enrichment activities.

Names and hometowns for the Class of 2012 Park Scholars who plan to major in engineering or computer science:

Biomedical Engineering (3): John Michael Yanik, Arden, N.C.; Matthew Seth Placke, Greensboro, N.C.; Sudeep Dilip Sunthankar, Columbia, S.C.

Biological Engineering (2): Daniel James Snyder, Waynesville, N.C.; Michael David McKnight, Goldsboro, N.C.

Civil or Environmental Engineering (2): Sara Jean Taormina, Fairview, N.C.; Matthew Christopher Authement, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Computer Science (2): James Harrison Creager, Conyers, Ga.; Anne Melissa Watson, Newport News, Va. (Watson plans to major in either Computer Science or Physics)

Aerospace Engineering (1): Timothy Michael Dannenhoffer, Midlothian, Va.

Chemical Engineering (1): Robert Bertrand Brummel, Kannapolis, N.C.

Materials Science and Engineering (1): Garik Cruise Sadovy, Wake Forest, N.C.

Mechanical Engineering (1): Eric Anthony Scholz, Saint James, N.Y.

Engineering (uncommitted) (3): Mark Draelos, High Point, N.C.; Bryan Nathaniel Peele, Archdale, N.C.; Taylor Newcomb Tharrington, Manson, N.C.

Click here for the complete list of recipients. Any additional students named as Park Scholars will be included as they are announced.

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