Honors and Awards

Medical School Grants

• Thomas E. Buetow Memorial Fund Award ($300) - To support attendance of a conference related to medical studies
• 2009-2010 Colonel Andrew and Hortense Call Barr Award ($600) - for female students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine - Urbana-Champaign

Young Voices in Research for Health 2009
Innovating for the Health of All
Sponsored by The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet
My submission was selected as one of 41 shortlisted essays out of 415 entries, and was published in a special anthology presented at the Global Forum for Health Research's conference in Havana, Cuba, 16-20 November 2009.

"Disruptive Innovation as the New Paradigm for Global Health"
Essay [PDF]
Young Voices 2009 [PDF]

St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award 2007
The Power of Natural Resources
My submission was selected as one of the top 200 out of over 1000 entries, giving me the opportunity to participate in a fully-funded, week-long conference at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where I had the opportunity to interact with international business and government leaders on critical environmental issues.
37th St. Gallen Symposium, May 31-June 2, 2007

"The Watershed of Modernization: Water and Innovation in the 'New' Industrial Revolution"
[PDF]

High School Scholarships (2002)

• Berea City Schools Educational Community Foundation Scholarship (First Place - $3000)
• Midpark Alumni Association Scholarship ($500)