Ninety-six students received nearly a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships and awards at the 40th Annual AUC Consortium Dual Degree Engineering Program Networking Event and Awards Ceremony, Saturday, April 15, at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot. Hosted by DDEP graduates Marcus-Tor Strickland and Melody Thomas, the event is held to recognize outstanding dual-degree engineering students from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College. The awards banquet offers an opportunity to showcase all participants – students, partnering and member institutions, as well as the corporations who sponsor and hire Atlanta University Center students.
AUC schools are a primary feeder for minority students who enter engineering schools, including the No. 1 and No. 3 top bachelor’s degree producing institutions North Carolina A&T State University and Georgia Institute of Technology. AUC students have the benefit of receiving two degrees – one from the home institution and one from the engineering institution – in approximately five years.
Students received the following awards:
AUCC DDEP Alumni of the Year
- Corey Harris, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
This year’s recipient is the founder and CEO
of HBIVENTURES LLC, a company that focuses on growth-stage entrepreneurship. His educational credentials include a bachelor’s of engineering and computer science from Georgia Institute of Technology and Clark Atlanta University. He also has an executive MBA from the Michael J. Coles School of Business at Kennesaw State University. His corporate background involves leadership responsibilities including managing teams at AT&T for the international deployment of network services, focusing primarily on network service delivery and assurance. Currently, he serves as a lead product developer for the AT&T Connected Car Team, working to expand AT&T’s reach into the “Internet of Things.” He is working with high school students, the city of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Tech Startup Community to encourage youth to pursue entrepreneurship in science and technology. Harris lives in Woodstock, Georgia, with his wife, Sharon, and their daughters.
Work Study Student Recognition
- Natasja Baldwin, Freshman, DDEP, Spelman College
- Imani Bey, Junior, Spelman College
- Asia Kindley, Sophomore, Spelman College
With their tireless support, these students assist AUCC in moving projects forward. Without these students, much of the work of this office could not be possible.
ExxonMobil Achievement Award Recipients
- Kayla Dean, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Wayne Stevens, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/Georgia Institute of Technology
ExxonMobil Most Outstanding Fourth-Year Chemical Engineering Student
- Ogechi Irondi, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
ExxonMobil Most Outstanding Third-Year Mechanical Engineering Student
- Andrew Davis, Morehouse College
Most Outstanding AUCC Dual Degree Engineering Students of the Year
This highest honor goes to students who have been extraordinary examples while matriculating and remaining an active participant in the program.
- Marcus McCarty, Morehouse College
McCarty entered Morehouse College as a part of the Dual Degree Engineering Program Fall 2012. While at Morehouse, he pursued a general science degree with a sociology minor. Active in the SGA Senate as well as the marching band and the National Society of Black Engineers during his matriculation at Morehouse, McCarty also served as the Youth Minister at a local Atlanta church. He held two research and development internships with Procter & Gamble, one industrialization internship with Rockwell Automation, and returned to Procter & Gamble for his last internship in business development. McCarty transferred to Auburn University in the fall of 2015 and will complete a combined industrial engineering and mathematics degree in May. He has accepted a full-time position as a category development account manager with Procter & Gamble starting in June. He also intends to simultaneously obtain his graduate degrees in STEM education. He hopes to increase the enrollment and achievement of African-Americans in STEM and to show the benefits of a STEM degree in traditional and nontraditional STEM careers. He loves to give back, whether it through ministry or mentoring and wants to see others fulfill their purpose. His personal mission is McEagle – Making Certain Everyone Achieves, Gains, Leads, Excels.”
AUCC Outstanding Achievement Awards
This award is presented to students who have displayed outstanding achievement in their areas of concentration.
- Arshad Ali, Most Outstanding Graphics Student, Morehouse College
- India Banks, Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Student, Spelman College/University of Michigan
- Kayla Dean, Most Outstanding DDEP Poster Presenters, Spelman College
- Naomi Edouard, First-Year, Spelman College
- Mya Gibbs, Second-Year, Spelman College
- Ashlee Gordon, Most Outstanding Third-Year, Spelman College
- Melvin Hill Jr., Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/Auburn University
- David Holden, Most Outstanding Computer Science Student, Morehouse College
- Jordan Howie, Most Outstanding Aerospace Engineering Student, Morehouse College/University of Michigan
- Ogechi Irondi, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Christopher Jackson, Most Outstanding Third-Year Student, Clark Atlanta University
- Mykala Jones, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ashley Lofton, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Tamia Middleton, Most Outstanding First-Year Student, Spelman College
- Paris Napue, First-Year, Clark Atlanta University
- Kayla Newsome, Most Outstanding Second-Year Student, Clark Atlanta University
- Steven Ragland, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Micquel Roseman, Most Outstanding Graphics Student, Clark Atlanta University
- Francis Rozier, Most Outstanding DDEP Poster Presenters, Morehouse College
- Donovan White, Most Outstanding Second-Year Student, Morehouse College
- Amadi White, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/North Carolina A&T
- Elisa White, First-Year, Spelman College
Leading By Example Awards
This award is presented to students who know what it means to lead by example.
- Jeffery Butler, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Anjali Coryat, Second-Year, Spelman College
- Kayla Dean, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Perry Francois-Edwards, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/University of Michigan
- Victor Green, Second-Year, Clark Atlanta University
- Aisha Jackson, Fifth-Year, Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Austin Little, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jamila Moses, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Josuel Musambaghani, Third-Year, Morehouse College
- Hamim Nigena, Fifth-Year, Morehouse College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Indigo Rockmore, Third-Year, Spelman College
- Courtney Wallace, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/North Carolina A&T
- Rakiya Winton, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
Excellence Awards
This award if for those who exemplify excellence during the academic year.
- Ariel Austin, First-Year, Spelman College
- India Banks, Fourth-Year, Spelman College, University of Michigan
- Jeffery Butler, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Imani Carson, First-Year, Spelman College
- Saleigh Derico, Third-Year, Spelman College
- Kanis Grady, Second-Year, Clark Atlanta University
- Bakari Greene, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College, University of Michigan
- David Holden, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Tyler Houston, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Kennedy Kishumba, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Alexander Meyer, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Nacarri Murphy, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
- Eric Patterson, First-Year, Morehouse College
- Jeremy Robinson, Third-Year, Clark Atlanta University
- Shakirah Rogers, First-Year, Spelman College
- Malik Schkoor, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Courtney Wallace, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/North Carolina A&T
- Tyler White, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/North Carolina A&T
Engineering Success Awards
This award is for students who have gone above and beyond in their engineering discipline.
- Chuck Harrell, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Roger Louisaire, Third-Year, Morehouse College
- Nicholas Porter, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Khristopher Shemwell, First-Year, Morehouse College
Shining Star Awards
- Frank Adams, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/North Carolina A&T
- Natasja Baldwin, Second-Year, Spelman College
- Saidah Coleman, Second-Year, Spelman College
- Theodore Cruz, Second-Year, Morehouse College
- Kayla Dean, Fourth-Year, Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Darrell Fambro, Third-Year, Clark Atlanta University
- Hannah Floyd, Third-Year, Spelman College
- Dinushka Herath, Third-Year, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jordan Howie, Fourth-Year, Morehouse College/University of Michigan
- Lamar Lee, Third-Year, Morehouse College
- Morgan Lipkins, Second-Year, Spelman College
- Mykala Jones, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/Georgia Institute of Technology
- Nia Jones, Third-Year, Clark Atlanta University
- Tamia Middleton, First-Year, Spelman College
- Ashley Murphy, Third-Year, Spelman College
- Simone Paul, Third-Year, Spelman College
- Cedric Porter, Third-Year, Morehouse College
- Rashaad Robinson, Fourth-Year, Clark Atlanta University/North Carolina A&T
- Najma Thomas, First-Year, Spelman College
- Donovan White, Second-Year, Morehouse College
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