Class of 2025
Hometown: Norcross, Georgia
High School: Parkview High School, Maxwell High School for Technology
What is your favorite thing about FPE?
My favorite thing about FPE is the small classes and the attention we get from our faculty as well as the friendships made with other students. The professors want to know you on a personal basis and truly care about you as a person first. With FPE you are a person, not a number. Taking classes with the same group of students for your entire time is a gift as you form study groups and relationships that will last through your entire professional career.
Why did you choose FPE over other STEM majors?
FPE is commonly referred to as the best degree you’ve never heard of and that is 100% the case. Most people do not know about the difference that Fire Protection Engineering makes in this world. As an FPE student, I know that I am making a difference on a daily basis and there is nothing more that I could ask for.
What do you value most about the Department and your time with FPE?
I value the faculty, staff, and students. With FPE being so small the options are endless and you can get involved from day 1. A number of our professors are alumni which makes the experience even better since they know what it is like to be in your shoes.
How else are you involved in the campus, either in or outside the Department?
I serve as the President of the Student Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) as well as on the University of Maryland Accessibility and Disabilities (ADS) Student Advisory Board as an Undergraduate Representative and am a member of DAPi honor society.
When you’re not in class, or serving the Department, where can you be found?
I can either be found in Nicole’s Office, the SFPE Lounge, at the Smithsonian Institute in the Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management - Fire Protection Division (OSHEM - FPD), or at Laurel Volunteer Fire Station 849 volunteering my time as a Firefighter/EMT.
What is the best thing about UMD?
FPE, of course!
Any last words for prospective students?
Do not be afraid to become involved with the department or ask any other student or faculty member a question, regardless of who they are. We are a big family in FPE and it truly shines through our alumni base and community atmosphere.
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