N.C. A&T Laptop Science Senior Recognized as Namaskar Winner

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 17, 2023) – Laptop science senior Alexis Cathcart is recognized as an impactful student leader at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University who has strived to positively influence her neighborhood, division, college and university.

Throughout the celebration of National Engineers Week at N.C. A&ampT’s College of Engineering (COE), Cathcart was chosen as the 2023 Namaskar winner for her leadership, professionalism and level of academic accomplishment. COE awards this distinction annually to a graduating senior, highlighting the value of excellence in engineering and to encourage students to strive for excellence in their endeavors.

“Even although I dealt with homesickness and possessing to make transitions in my life, there was nonetheless a tremendous sense of comfort that I felt becoming at A&ampT,” Cathcart mentioned in her speech. “I appear back at how my mindset has changed, how becoming right here at A&ampT helped me to view myself with higher esteem I reflect on the previous 4 years and ask myself, ‘Why would I ever let my fears hold me back?’”

As a student at A&ampT, worry never ever kept Cathcart from pursuing her targets. She worked as an undergraduate investigation assistant exactly where she curated nutritional information on 20 international cuisines and generated metrics on inclusivity of cuisines in meals journaling apps. She presented the final results from comparative evaluation of meals journaling apps at American Society for Nutrition Conference. She also worked as a teaching assistant for Evaluation of Algorithms and interned with organizations such as Google, Target, IBM and Ally Monetary.

This year’s Namaskar Award nominees have been:

• Nandecie Edouard, electrical engineering
• Justin O’Neal, mechanical engineering
• Olivia McLean, industrial and systems engineering
• Kennedy Hurks, chemical engineering
• Tiana Driver, architectural engineering

“The Namaskar Award is a time-honored tradition for the College of Engineering,” mentioned Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Ph.D., COE interim dean. “As is the case each and every year, this year’s nominees have been all of higher caliber, exactly where all six have produced a distinction at A&ampT and will continue to do excellent factors right after graduation.

“Alexis is such a hardworking student, not only for her degree, but also in producing her neighborhood far better. Congratulations to her and all of the finalists for your properly-earned distinction.”

Just after graduating in May possibly, Cathcart will commence her profession in laptop science with Apple.