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Female undergraduates are hard at work throughout the Clark School, in research programs, internship and co-op experiences, entrepreneurial opportunities, and service initiatives. Here are a few examples:

Alyson Blair Alyson Blair
Alyson Blair, a fire protection engineering (FPE) student has been named 2008-2009 Merill Presidential Scholar. The program honors the UM’s most successful seniors and their designated UM faculty and K-12 teachers for their mentorship.
Heather Bradshaw Heather Bradshaw
Heather Bradshaw, a junior in Mechanical Engineering, is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa leadership society, and Golden Key International Honors Society. She was a sophomore representative in the Society of Women Engineers, has participated in Engineers Without Borders, and is engaged in a co-op position with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center this semester, focusing on the next generation of space suits. She is a member of the QUEST quality enhancement systems program and is a Clark School Ambassador. Recently it was announced that Heather has won a prestigious national Goldwater Scholarship for 2008-2009 on the basis of academic merit. In 2008 she won the Clark School’s Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award for Outstanding Service.
Jazalyn Dukes Jazalyn Dukes
Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering student Jazalyn Dukes, with an outstanding GPA and seven semesters on the dean’s list, is a winner of numerous Clark School awards. She is everywhere at the Clark School—president of the Engineering Student Council, officer of the American Society of Civil Engineers, member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society and Inventis: Academy of Engineering Leadership, Clark School Ambassador, and banquet chair for the Black Engineers Society. Jazalyn won the A. James Clark School of Engineering Leadership Award in 2008.
Rachel Kerzner Rachel Kerzner
Senior Mechanical Engineering student Rachel Kerzner maintains an exceptional GPA, has been a member of the dean’s list for every semester of her college career, and will complete the Engineering Honors program. She is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and Pi Tau Sigma international mechanical engineering society. Her leadership and service are exemplary, including participation in the QUEST quality enhancement systems program, the College Park Scholars program, Clark School Ambassadors, and Women in Engineering Advisory Board, and mentoring other students for QUEST and Women in Engineering. Rachel won the A. James Clark School of Engineering Dean’s Award in 2008.
Khadijeh Vahdat

Khadijeh Vahdat
Senior Electrical Engineering student Khadijeh has worked for the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Support since 5/22/06, and is a member of Tau Beta Phi. Khadijeh has accepted an internship to work with GE during summer 2008. Khadijeh Vahdat is the quintessential student employee who understands the importance of her position within the Clark School of Engineering and is truly dedicated to helping her fellow colleagues achieve academically. She was a nominee for the Undergraduate Student Employee as well for the Student Affairs Scholarship.

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Michelle Morgan
Michelle Morgan is a senior in Biological Resources Engineering who is completing the minor in international engineering, which is one of four Clark School available minors including Project Management, Nanoscience and Technology, and Leadership. Michelle has not only studied in Denmark and Australia, but she is one of the school’s staunchest advocates for international studies, staffing study abroad fairs, speaking at engineering information sessions and presenting international studies to engineering classes. Michelle Morgan won the A. James Clark School of Engineering International Student Award in 2008.


1982: Encouraging Young Women to Consider Engineering


This photo shows the participants in a Clark School program for high school students in 1982. For information about our greatly expanded current offerings, check out the Women in Engineering Pre-College Programs site.


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