OMED Student Mentor Award and Tower Award Recipient Nyemkuna Fortingo

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OMED Student Mentor Award and Tower Award Recipient Nyemkuna Fortingo

Two special honors were also conferred: the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization (GTBAO) Unsung Hero Award and OMED Student Mentor Award. Nyemkuna Fortingo, a biochemistry undergraduate student, was recognized with the Student Mentor Award. Fortingo, who plans to attend medical school, remarked: “OMED has had a huge impact on my life – both academically and socially. As an incoming freshman, I participated in the Challenge program, and my Challenge counselors inspired me to become a Challenge counselor and Edge mentor.”

Additional Information

Groups

Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI), Office of Minority Education and Development (OMED)

Categories
Institute and Campus
Keywords
Tower Awards, OMED, Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, institute diversity
Status
  • Created By: Annette Filliat
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 14, 2017 - 2:05pm
  • Last Updated: Apr 14, 2017 - 2:05pm