Despite graduating in 2017, Emily Anne Vargas is still making a big splash at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering with her recent award of the very prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The Miami native will pursue her doctoral degree in material science and engineering at the University of Southern California. 

This year the Donor Recognition and Student Awards Ceremony at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering continued the college’s long-standing tradition of bringing together many generous friends with the students who directly benefit from their support. Meeting with the donors for the first time is always emotional for the recipients who are so thankful for the funding and the donors who get to see the warm smile of a promising young person getting to pursue his or her dream.