It is not easy to accomplish life goals without encouragement and self determination. As an African American woman I am determined to accomplish all of my goals and aspirations. I am a junior Mathematics major and Secondary Education minor at Elizabeth City State University located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

I have always had an interest in mathematics throughout high school. I knew that it was the field that I wanted to pursue, so this helped me to decide what I wanted to major in while in college. While I am at ECSU I will continue to participate in many research projects and internships that will benefit me in my career field as well as making me a more educated and well rounded person. After receiving my baccalaureate degree from Elizabeth City State University, I will attend graduate school to pursue my masters in route to my doctorate degree. With my degrees I would like to be an educator at an institution of higher learning and or work in the National Aeronautics Space Administration education department creating curriculums for minority and home school students. In addition to being an instructor at a college or university, operating my own liturgical dance school is an endeavor of mine. This will help me to be a role model and inspire younger and older people to get involved in the community and to make something good out of their lives.

Some of my research experiences are as follows, NASA LARSS Intern under Mrs. Dollie McCown, project “Inspiring the Next Generation of NASA Engineers and Scientist through Educational Outreach.” Academic year of 2006-2007 project: "West Antarctic Ice Sheet Firn Temperature Record Continuity and Seasonal Trends: Implications for Determining Emissivity Trends from SSM/I Brightness Temperatures" under Dr. Malcolm LeCompte. Summer of 2006, NASA SPHERE Intern under Dr. Raj Chaudary and Dr. Lin Chambers, project “Creating a walking tour using google maps, of local and remote GLOBE sites and their data on environmental phenomena that are linked using Google Maps and GPS (Global Positioning System).” Academic year of 2005-2006, project "Estimating Firn Emissivity, from 1994 to 1998, at the Ski Hi Automatic Weather Station on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Using Passive Microwave Data” under Dr. Malcolm LeCompte.

The goals and expectations that I have for myself are extremely high, yet they are still attainable in my eyes. These goals include graduating in May 2009 in the top percentage of my class, to get accepted in a top institution for graduate studies, and to acquire all the knowledge and skills necessary to be competitive in the work force.

Lastly, I would like obtain funds in order to start a scholarship fund that will benefit all minorities. This way they will gain more assistance in furthering their education in the fields of their choice.