Erendida Reyes Palma, a mechanical engineering major is the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference featured scholar of the week. The tribute features outstanding Hispanic students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics throughout the nation. The citation can be viewed at http://www.henaac.org.
Palma is interested in becoming a mechanical engineer in the automotive industry, and would eventually like to pursue a Ph.D.
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