UMD Welcomes New Class of Distinguished A. James Clark Scholars

The newest class of A. James Clark Scholars (from left to right: Vinomie Galagama, Giuse Pham, Amy Suk, Miranda Pierce, Amaya Caggino, John Harrison, Kristen Yee, Noah Zipin, Jwoyal Ranjit, and Sterling Mead)

The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland welcomes 10 exceptional young engineers from across the state of Maryland as its newest class of A. James Clark Scholars. The students selected for this highly distinguished program represent some of the most promising scholars of the Clark School’s freshman class of 2019–20.

The A. James Clark Scholars Program, a signature A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation initiative, supports high-performing undergraduate engineering students with financial need. Clark Scholars participate in specialized academic programs along with leadership, business, and project management training. A hallmark of UMD's Clark Scholars Program is that students will additionally commit to focusing part of their studies on one of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges. UMD’s Clark Scholars will confront these challenges with a multidisciplinary, socially aware, and entrepreneurial background and will earn a transcript notation upon completing the program.

The UMD Clark Scholars Program is made possible by Building Together: An Investment for Maryland.

Meet the Clark Scholars Class of '23:

	Amaya Caggino Major: Mechanical Engineering High School: Havre De Grace High School Hometown: Havre De Grace, MD
	Vinomie Galagama Major: Engineering, undecided High School: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Hometown: Germantown, MD
	John Harrison Major: Electrical Engineering High School: High Point Senior High School Hometown: Adelphi, MD
	Sterling Mead Major: Mechanical Engineering High School: Century High School Hometown: Sykesville, MD
	Giuse Pham Major: Mechanical Engineering High School: Mount Saint Joseph High School Hometown: Catonsville, MD
	Miranda Pierce Major: Civil Engineering High School: Northwest High School Hometown: Boyds, MD
	Jwoyal Ranjit Major: Aerospace Engineering High School: Watkins Mill High School Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
	Amy Suk Major: Mechanical Engineering High School: Perry Hall High School Hometown: Perry Hall, MD
	Kristen Yee Major: Engineering, undecided High School: Poolesville High School Hometown: North Potomac, MD
	Noah Zipin Major: Mechanical Engineering High School: Towson High School Hometown: Towson, MD