New Jersey EOF honors six outstanding Stevens seniors

Four students from Stevens Institute of Technology have been recognized for Outstanding Academic Achievement by the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF). Two others received awards for Academic Achievement and Outstanding Achievement respectively. The honors were presented March 12 at the 2001 EOF Student Leadership Conference Awards Luncheon at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset, N.J.

The award for Outstanding Academic Achievement went to students who qualify for assistance from the New Jersey EOF program, who maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99.

The four awardees from Stevens:

• Peter Broomes, a native of Kalalushi, Zambia. He will graduate with a bachelor's degree in engineering in May 2001. He is majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration on manufacturing. He has been active in many student organizations, including the Stevens Chapter American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He plans to pursue a master's degree in manufacturing.
• Annie Cheung, who will receive a bachelor's degree in engineering in May 2001. Majoring in mechanical engineering, she has made the Dean's list every semester of her academic career. She plans to pursue a master's degree in engineering at Stevens.
• Rossana Macas, who will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science in May 2001. She has been involved in a variety of organizations, as well as serving as president of the Society for Hispanic Engineers. She has also served as Telethon Coordinator for the Stevens Telethon Services. Rossana will join Deloitte Consulting after graduation and plans to pursue an MBA degree.
• Carlos Pereda, who will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in May 2001. A chemical biology major, Carlos has interned at Bristol-Myers Squibb and plans to attend graduate school.

An Academic Achievement Award went to Romer Hernandez, who will receive a Bachelor of Engineering degree in May 2001. A computer engineering major, he has been on the Dean's list since 1997.

An Outstanding Achievement Award was given to Sonia Dawson. She will receive a Bachelor of Engineering degree in May 2001. Sonia is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers, among other societies. She plans to begin her career in process engineering while pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering.

The Educational Opportunity Fund is an agency of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. The above awardees are also members of the Stevens Technical Enrichment Program (STEP), which works in concert with EOF to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds to obtain university training. For more information about EOF/STEP, please contact Deborah Berkley, director of the STEP Program at Stevens, at dberkley@stevens.edu.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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