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Meyerhoff Scholars Program

Meyerhoff Scholars

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June 2010

Congratulations to Meyerhoff Seniors

Posted on June 1, 2010 3:33 PM |Permalink |Comments ( 18 )

Ode to a Scholar

“Why push so hard and demand so much?”
You ask with anger in your eyes
“Because the race is not to the swift,
But to those who keep sight of the prize

I know my high standards upset you
You fear you can't reach the bar
But I fear that you don't understand
Just how talented and special you are

I taught you to believe in yourself
You have gifts and talents to do it all
But you must be committed to your goals
And allow nothing or no one to make you fall

Right now, life is good and quite easy
But harder times are in store
And the only way to get through it
Is to work hard - and then work some more

No one expects you to be perfect
The Lord knows that I was not
Seek not perfection, but excellence
Dig deep and give all you’ve got

This is neither the time to rest on laurels
Nor lose sight of the important goals
When hope seems lost and despair abounds
That is the time to search your soul


I will continue to expect more from you
Even, when all your energy seems spent
To some this will be criticism
I hope you will see the compliment

You will meet some with low expectations
But know that as long as you live
I will expect more from you
Because you have more to give

Spend little time on how others judge you
Their judgment's fleeting and it will pass
You be the judge and your judgment should be
Service to others and this, my child, will last

When success is found and attained
And all your battles have been won
Give praise, give thanks, and give back
And be happy with whom you’ve become

As life goes on, your success will grow
Your list of accolades will surely get higher
However, never get so high that you forget
That "to whom much is given, much is required"

You’re a star and greatness waits you
So shine your light to the very end
I wish you well in all you do
Farewell, my child, my scholar, my friend


LFT (5/24/10)


Congratulations on behalf of the staff & students
of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC

Nkenge Wheatland (M16) Presenting Paper for the Symposium for Computer Animation

Posted on June 8, 2010 1:51 PM |Permalink

Nkenge Wheatland (M16), '09, computer science, will be presenting a paper entitled Performance Capture with Physical Interaction at a conference hosted by the Symposium for Computer Animation.

The conference will be held in early July in Madrid, Spain.

Nkenge is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of California, Riverside.

For more information about the paper, click here.

Deanna Baker (M12) Earns Ph.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina

Posted on June 8, 2010 1:59 PM |Permalink

Dr. Deanna Baker (M12), '04, biological science, successfully completed her Ph.D. on June 2, 2010. Dr. Baker is enrolled in an M.D./Ph.D. program at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Baker will begin her final 2 years of medical school in July.

Tennille Daniels M.P.H. (M11), Co-Founder of DIVAS, MPH (Making our People Healthier)

Posted on June 8, 2010 2:08 PM |Permalink

Tennille Daniels (M11), '03, information systems management, and a fellow UMBC alumna and former student assistant in the Meyerhoff Scholars office, Maaden Eshete '07, biological science, recently started a community based organization along with two other young women called Divas, MPH (Making our People Healthier).

In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2010, Divas, MPH hosted S.O.S. (Saving Our Sisters from HIV/AIDS), a half-day awareness and skill building summit. A brief story on their work was featured on essence.com.

To access the full story, click here.

For a full recap of the event, click here.

To learn more about Divas, MPH, visit www.divasmph.org.

Tennile Daniels earned her M.P.H. at Emory University in 2004.

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