Crown Scholars

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Tess is a member and leader in several campus organizations, including the Earth Club (President), the Student Gardening Club, and the University Honors Program. In addition to her campus involvement, Tess is deeply involved in undergraduate research within the Department of Biological Sciences. Her current research focus is “DNA Damage Repair and […]

Hometown: Apex, NC

After graduating from UNC Charlotte, Hugh attended medical school at Brody School of Medicine. He trained at Duke University for Pediatrics Residency and now lives in Birmingham, AL for Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship.

Jessica was a member of the University Honors Program. She earned a highly competitive spot in the Summer Research Scholar’s Program at Charlotte Medical Center, doing clinical research in oral medicine. She is headed to the medical profession, entering dental school in fall 2016 at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Hometown: Pineville, NC Melina is a part of the University Honors Program, Biology Honors Program, and the UHP Student Ambassador team at UNCC. She wants to pursue a career in vaccine research and development. Someday, she hopes to use her work to save the lives of people around the world. Melina loves baking, growing a […]

Hometown: Harmony, NC Daniel was actively involved in several honor societies and programs, including the Biology Honors Program, the University Honors Program, and the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. Daniel was also heavily involved in undergraduate research: his research is entitled “The effects of PolyDOTs on the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica.” He presented his […]

Hometown: Asheville, NC Kristin is an active member of many campus groups and organizations including the University Honors Program, the Biological Sciences Honors Program, Charlotte Dance Marathon (External Director), and UNC Charlotte Club Swimming. In addition to her involvement with campus organizations, Kristin has work experience both on campus and off campus including as a […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Josh is employed at Oracle as a Cloud Software Engineer.

Hometown: Emerald Isle, NC Samantha was an active member and leader in several campus organizations, including the Society for Undergraduate Research on Emotion (President), Charlotte Dance Marathon (Campus Relations Chair), Emerging Leaders, and the University Honors Program (Student Ambassador). In her time on campus, Samantha worked as a Preceptor for Biology 1110. She was also […]

Hometown: Harrisburg, NC Kyle is an active member of the University Honors Program. During the summer of 2017, Kyle served as a Student Ministry Intern at Hickory Grove Baptist Church. During the summer of 2018, Kyle worked as a Controls Technician for Corning, and during the summer of 2019 as a Global Engineering Intern at […]