Tag: Kummer Vanguard Scholars
Ivy league bound: S&T alumnus advances sustainable energy at Princeton
Even as a kindergartener, Caleb Moellenhoff said he wanted to become an engineer — a dream sparked by the inspiration of his father, an electrical engineer. That early curiosity didn’t fade and led him to Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering last year.
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Engineering meets business: S&T alumnus lands ideal career
Duncan Bannon always had a business-oriented mindset, and sought a career with a mix of business and STEM. A tour of the Missouri S&T campus sealed the deal as he saw the Engineering Management Building. Then it clicked: that was the next step in his path to success.
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The freedom to explore
Conleigh Hardin, a senior in civil engineering from Austin, Texas, attended a large high school but was in a program with fewer than 200 students. She liked the scaled down, personal feeling of it, and when it was time to decide on a college, she chose Missouri S&T for its size relative to the huge engineering colleges closer to home.
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Missouri S&T faculty collaborate to teach value-driven engineering design
Two components critical to innovation that are often taught and practiced separately were recently integrated in an introductory engineering design course that’s required for all first-year engineering and computer science students at Missouri S&T. The third week of the course was taught by economics faculty, who introduced value-driven engineering design and economic integration.
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Meet a few of Missouri S&T’s Kummer Vanguard Scholars
A few Kummer Vanguard Scholars recently shared their thoughts on the program and how it has affected their S&T experience. The program has grown dramatically since it began in 2021. This August, 1,180 of the students who start the semester at Missouri University of Science and Technology – including nearly 400 first-year students – are recipients of Kummer Vanguard Scholarships and participants in a program that provides learning opportunities beyond the classroom.
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S&T graduate Kathy Walker urges students to seize opportunities
During her visit to S&T in February, Kathy Walker urged a group of Kummer Vanguard Scholars to seize opportunities, find a mentor, never stop working on communication skills, strive for authenticity, and stay connected with S&T. Walker is an S&T graduate and has served on the university’s Board of Trustees since 2008.
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‘Weird culmination of hobbies and interests’ brings Dawson Jeffers to Missouri S&T
Dawson Jeffers’ interest in making things began as an 8th grader in Troy, Missouri, when he attended a robotics competition, where, as he recalls, “kids were operating robots that could pick up balls and throw them.” In high school, he began making and selling his own products – from wallets made of duct tape to 3D-printed name plates. Today as a student at Missouri S&T, Jeffers is taking his interest in product development and entrepreneurship to new levels.
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Space pioneer Sandra Magnus goes off script with S&T scholars
When Heath St. Denis applied for a Chancellor’s Scholarship at Missouri S&T, his essay was about former NASA astronaut and S&T alumna Dr. Sandra Magnus, a two-time S&T graduate who served aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and flew on the final space shuttle mission. Astronauts are the finest scientists out there, according to St. […]
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Meet some of Missouri S&T’s 460 Kummer Vanguard Scholars
This fall, nearly 460 of the first-year students to enroll at Missouri University of Science and Technology are recipients of the inaugural Kummer Vanguard Scholarships, and halfway through the first semester of the program and their first year of college, the students are gaining valuable insights. The program is one of several initiatives supported through […]
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New Kummer Vanguard Scholarships designed to draw more STEM students to S&T
High school seniors interested in pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) programs next fall now have a new scholarship program to support their efforts. The new Kummer Vanguard Scholars program at Missouri University of Science and Technology provides annual scholarships between $1,000 and $3,000 for four years to qualified and deserving students. […]
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