2017 Scholars

Ethan Bensman
Cincinnati, OH
Major:
Computer Science, Economics
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- CUhackit (2017-)
- University Innovation Fellows (2018-)
- IT Student Advisory Board (2017-)
- UNICEF (2017-)
- Intramural Sports (2017-)
- Indian Cultural Exchange (2017-2018)
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
- Intern with Amazon Web Services in Washington D.C. (2019)
- 2016 CERN Data Analytics Quarknet Program
- Genetics Research in the Lab of Dr. Alex Feltus (2018-)

Jackson Dugger
Dallas, TX
Major:
Sports Communication
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- BYX fraternity
- Wesley Foundation
- Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
- Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
Clemson Athletic Department intern (data analytics)

Breauna Franklin
McDonald, PA
Major:
Spanish Language and International Health
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- Vice President of Planned Parenthood Generation Action
- Co-Creator of Minority Mentoring and Advising Through Collaborations in Healthcare (MATCH) (2018-)
- Experience Clemson Student Panel Representative (2018)
- Miss Black and Old Gold - Pi Alpha Chapter (2018)
- Miss Black and Old Gold - South Carolina (2018)
- Founder and President of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (2018-2019)
- Student Volunteer and Spanish Interpreter - Clemson University Sullivan Center
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
- Stanford Medicine Summer Research Fellow - Cardiovascular Institute - Dr. Joseph Wu's Lab: Researched for 10 weeks on the molecular mechanisms of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy utilizing HiPSC derived cardiomyocytes and endothelial models
- Health Disparities Research with Professor Janice Lanham
- Peer Dialogue Facilitator - Cohort 8
- Study Abroad at Stellenbosch University

Nathan Matzko
Irmo, SC
Major:
Biochemistry
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- The Clemson Pendulum Magazine (2017-)
- Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) (2017-)
- NSP Retreat Team Member (2018)
- Clemson Honors College Peer Mentor (2018-)
- Clemson Weight Club (2018-)
- Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) (2018-)
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
- EUREKA! 2017 Summer Program: researched for 5 weeks in Dr. Michael Sehorn's biochemistry lab on the impact of cancer mutations found in DNA repair genes (Summer 2017).
- Directed research in Dr. Michael Sehorn's biochemistry lab on maintaining eukaryotic genome stability with homologous recombination and DNA double-strand break repair (2017-)

Margo Marie McManus
Fair Play, SC
Major:
Graphic Communications
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- Clemson Writing Fellow (Spring 2018 - Present)
- Literary Committee Member in The Chronicle (Fall 2017 - Present)
- NSP Retreat Team Member (2018)
- CUSAGA member (Fall 2017 - Fall 2018)
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
- Intern, Editorial Assistant, and Copy Editor for Autism Parenting Magazine (May 2019 - Present)
- Study Abroad at Stellenbosch University (Summer 2018)

Jacob Sargent
Aiken, SC
Major:
German & International Trade; Political Science
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- Vice Chair: Governmental Affairs Committee
- Treasurer: Clemson College Democrats
- President: German Professional Society
- Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
- Ratio Christi
- Intramural Sports (Soccer, Volleyball, Indoor Soccer, Innertube Water Polo)
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
Software Engineering Intern at Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (2016) Summer Study Abroad at Stellenbosch University (2018) Analyzing Social Media at Scale with Artificial Intelligence (2018-)

Claudia Wong
Anchorage, AK
Major:
Bioengineering
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- NSP New Scholar 2019 Retreat Team Leader
- President of Latinos Unidos at Clemson University
- Founding Member and Secretary for SLG Associate Chapter
- Clemson Latinx Organization Council
- Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Committee Member
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- Minority Association of Pre-Health Students
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
- Summer Bioengineering research internship in Kansai University, Japan under Dr. Takashi Miyata
- Bioengineering research under Dr. Delphine Dean
- Dental Internship with Dr. Mouzon, DMD
- Summer Study Abroad at Stellenbosch University

Sylvia Wu
Shanghai, China
Majors:
Philosophy, Mathematical Sciences
Campus Involvement and Leadership:
- CI: Stories of Detention in Immigration (2019-)
- Clemson University Race and Embodiment Conference (2019)
- Clemson Writing Fellows (2018-)
- Clemson University Ethics Bowl (2018-)
- Clemson UNICEF Refugee Team Lead (2017-)
- Philosophy Club (2017-)
Internship/Research/Learning Experiences:
- Counting Locally-flat-foldable Origami Configurations REU (Summer 2019)
- Chaotic Convergence Patterns of Newton's Method (2018)
- Courage and Positive Psychology (2018-)
- Cultural Psychology (2019-)
- Study Abroad at Stellenbosch University (2018)
- Marketing Intern at Community Center Shanghai (2016)