I am currently working toward my Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science at Virginia State University located in Petersburg, VA. I am involved with The Virginia State University Honors Program. The Honors Program is for those students seeking intellectual and creative pursuits as well as offering courses designated as "Honors Courses." These courses were similar to the regular courses, but inspired more creative thinking as well as being more challenging. I was also a Presidential Scholarship Recipient and a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon as well as a member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon. To become a Presidential Scholar, one must have a 3.2 GPA or score at least 1100 on the SAT's or 24 on the ACT's as well as being a participant in the Honors Program. The Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society is a society that promotes the interest of mathematics in undergraduate students. The Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for the Computer and Information Disciplines is a society that promotes the Computer Sciences and it's enhancement of computing knowledge. I am a first-time participant in the Undergraduate Research Experience program at Elizabeth City State University. In this program we have learned how to use the Arcview/GIS program and how to code web pages. Arcview GIS is a program that allows us to create maps and place data on them where we see fit. The research project I am involved in is "Dolphin Behavior Correlation with Sea Surface Temperatures." In the research, we are attempting to find a proper method of predicting the presence of dolphins by sea surface temperatures and sea color. We collected our data by going out on a boat into the Hampton Roads area, going up the Elizabeth and Lafayette Rivers looking for dolphins.

My plans in the future are to go to the Digipen Institue of Technology to attain a Masters of Computer Science degree. Digipen is the first school of its kind, preparing students for the computer and video game industries. My contribution would be better coding and artificial intelligence of the games themeselves, allowing to make the games themselves challenging enough to keep the player interested, but not too challenging or unfairly balanced to frustrate the gamer.