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Junior Kristin Frinkley is the first recipient
of the Jennie S. Hwang award for women students in science, engineering,
and technology from the YWCA of Cleveland.
Frinkley of Valrico, Fla, received $2,000.
She carries a major in biomedical engineering and a minor in artificial
intelligence and holds a 4.0 grade point average. She is active
in both the CWRU and Cleveland communities.
 "Its
very nice to know that someone outside of the faculty of CWRU
is interested in what students are doing inside and outside the
classroom," Frinkley said. " I am flattered that I was chosen
for the award and honored to receive it."
Nominees for the Jennie S. Hwang award
must be full-time female students in good standing, in one of
the sciences, engineering or technology-related disciplines. Selection
criteria for the award included well-rounded performance, outstanding
community involvement and academic achievement.
In addition to her outstanding academic
record, Frinkley is a member of the Society of Women Engineers
where she has served as Outreach Committee Chair, inviting high
school women students to learn more about science and engineering
through social events. She is president of the Case Engineers'
Council, a student organization that helps to run Engineers' Week
at CWRU.
She also is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the
engineering honors society, where she has served as recording
secretary and banquet chair. Frinkly also is a talented musician
who has played the trumpet in the CWRU Symphonic Winds for three
years. The band is open to all CWRU students and performs during
the academic year at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Severance
Hall.
Frinkley is a student of Tae Kwon Do and
has spent a year and a half on the CWRU fencing team. Frinkley
will spend the summer working in the CWRU biomedical-imaging laboratory
under the direction of David Wilson, associate professor in the
department of biomedical engineering. She is looking forward to
her senior year at CWRU in 2003 and plans to attend graduate school,
focusing on creating a successful career in the medical imaging
field.
The mission of the YWCA is to empower women
and eliminate racism. The objective of the new Jennie S. Hwang
scholarship is to encourage women to pursue sciences, engineering
and technology-related education and professions. Hwang, a trustee
of Case Western Reserve University and president of H-Technologies
Group, was the first woman to earn a doctorate in materials science
and engineering from CWRU. She has established a distinguished
career and worldwide recognition in the high tech industry, holding
membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
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