Martin Scholars

Born and raised in Pineville, North Carolina, Bruno is a first-generation college student who is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bruno has a deep passion in motorsports, leading him to pick up a motorsports concentration to accompany his Mechanical Engineering Degree. He is also an active member of organizations that correlate with his […]

Anthony is an aspiring modern business architect from Mooresville, North Carolina. He serves as the president of the Society of Systems Engineers and the Charlotte Road Cycling Club. He has enjoyed interning for leading companies, including M&T Bank and BMW MC, where he worked on innovative and challenging projects. Outside of work, Anthony enjoys serving […]

Carsen is a first generation college student looking to broaden her perspective and character at UNC Charlotte. She hopes to complete internships in the area of accounting with different firms during her time at Charlotte. Carsen intends to begin her career as an auditor for a “Big Four Firm”. She began taking French at the […]

Hometown: Union Grove, NC Dawn is currently a member if the “Not In My City” organization, that spreads awareness about human trafficking in the Charlotte area, and is currently an intern with the University Professional Internship Program as a biology preceptor at UNC Charlotte. Her career goal is to work in the ICU for a […]

Hometown: Queens, NY Bekim matriculated at UNC Charlotte in 2014. He was among the first selected for the Martin Scholars Program, which began in Spring of 2017. Bekim was an active member in the Arts+Architecture Honors Program and studied abroad in Seoul, South Korea. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in May 2018 […]

Brianna is a junior and has been a proud Martin Scholar for three years. She has been a member of the University Honors Program (UHP) since her freshman year and has been serving as the Honors College Events/Programming Intern since fall 2018. Brianna is also a UHP ambassador, a tutor with TKV (an on-campus organization […]

Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Serenity is majoring in Architecture. She hopes to one day become a green design or conservation architect. She is a member of the Arts & Architecture Honors Program and looks forward to becoming an involved part of the UNC Charlotte community. She hopes to build a network of […]

Kentasia is a first-generation college student from the small town of Wilson, NC, majoring in business finance and minoring in international management. She is president of the UNC Charlotte Gold Steppaz Line Dancing Organization. Kentasia is dedicated to achieving her goals and becoming the best version of herself. She enjoyed studying abroad on a faculty-led […]

Donna plans to pursue a career in Finance, specifically corporate banking. She also plans on utilizing her spare to time to further her studies in dance from a technical and performance standpoint, with the goal of eventually working in Arts Administration in a financial capacity. Donna is a member of the Business Honors Program, and […]

Breonna is an architecture major from Charlotte, NC. She is currently an executive board member of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students. She is also a competitive martial artist that has been practicing karate since she was four years old. Breonna’s goal is to become a licensed architect and to manage her own projects.