May 2018 Outstanding 51ԹϺ Graduates
51ԹϺ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
51ԹϺ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
The research he’s done at 51ԹϺ has set Eggleston on a path to addressing movement-related impairments in children with developmental disorders or disabilities.
After graduation, the Reno native is heading to Portland, Oregon, for a year to complete her general practice residency at Oregon Health & Science University.
Berry transferred to 51ԹϺ so he could mash up communication studies with business to prepare for a career in the music industry.
At 51ԹϺ, the Las Vegas native found a welcoming community. Now she hopes to recreate the positive learning environment she experienced.
Pechous got involved in several student organizations, was Lee Business School Ambassador, joined the Honors College, and became a new student orientation leader. Next up: Law school.
The president of the grad student association and 51ԹϺ employee added another Rebel degree to her credentials.
The first-generation student became president of Student Technologists Association in Radiological Science and plans to return this fall for another degree in MRI pathology.
DiBenedetto came from New York to study with leading professors and live in a different part of the country. “And Las Vegas is that,” she said.
The Las Vegas native completed her undergrad at Reno and returned home for law school. After graduation, she’ll head north again for a clerkship in Carson City.
The nontraditional student worked as a flight attendant and juggled motherhood as she discovered her path to becoming a storyteller.
Commencement speaker Michelle Quizon is searching for the right materials to help build artificial organs that could help make diabetes a thing of the past.