EVEN First Generation Scholarship for Jason Schenandoah
EVEN student Jason Schenandoah received the First Generation Undergraduate Scholarship in Environmental Engineering on December 2015.
Jason is a member of the Oneida and Algonquin tribes in upstate New York. Jason conducted research in Prof. Montoya’s research group in the summer of 2014 under an IMPART grant, which seeks to promote a campus environment that supports and encourages gender, ethnic, and cultural diversity in our approaches to scholarly work and teaching. This specific grant focused on air quality and health in the Navajo Nation and Jason’s role was to perform research and to also mentor two Navajo REU summer interns.
Jason continued his research in the Montoya’s lab as part of the Discovery Learning Apprenticeship program until May 2015. In the summer of 2015, he performed further research under the guidance of Dr. Mateo Muñoz, Director of Partnerships at the BOLD Center.
Jason is involved in the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and was recently inducted into Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society. Jason is a great role model not only for Native American, but all, students at this institution as he balances academic and family commitments with research and community involvement.
Congratulations Jason!