This post is written by BEACON postdoc Wendy Smythe
Judi Brown Clarke (center) with her two sponsors Drs. Kenneth Poff and Holly Schaffer
On November 12th, Drs. Kenneth Poff and Holly Schaffer nominated BEACON Diversity Director, Dr. Judi Brown Clarke as a 2016 Sequoyah Fellow at the 2016 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Judi will formally be inducted next September at the 2017 AISES Conference in Denver, Colorado.
The Fellowship is name in honor of Sequoyah, the great Cherokee Indian who perfected the Cherokee alphabet and syllabary in 1821, resulting in the Cherokee Nation becoming literate in less than one year. In this spirit, AISES Sequoyah Fellows are recognized for their commitment to the mission of “excellence in STEM” and to the entire American Indian community. They bring honor to AISES by engaging in leadership, mentorship, and other acts of service that support the students and professionals in the AISES family.
