As I grew up being the son of an educator, I would always hear my mom speak of the disadvantages that her students faced. My mom's entire career was in schools and districts that served high-poverty and high-minority students that faced many, many challenges. One of the challenges that I would often hear my mom speak of was the lack of electricity in the homes of her students. She would work with community agencies that could help her students' families to either reconnect the electricity because of the lack of payment or find suitable housing that would have adequate access to electricity. Either way, it was one of the obstacles that she frequently worked to remove to make it at least one less problem her students would have to deal with. Being influenced by my mother's passion, it became my passion. This passion prompted me to major in electrical engineering to be able to create opportunities for electricity to be affordable to all people regardless of their socioeconomic background, race and zip code. A student should not have to worry about being in the dark or being cold at night in addition to facing the pressures of school life. Being an electrical engineer will give me the knowledge and resources to be able to help all mankind in the conservation of electricity that will make it affordable for all and contribute to the success of every student, whether in the classroom with bright lights or at home with the soft light of the lamp at the table where they are studying for next day's lesson. No human being, a child or an adult, rich or poor, should have to worry about having electricity in their homes to survive day to day. Most people go into the engineering field for the financial advantages that it will bring to their own lives. For me, it’s just the opposite. I desire to go into the engineering field to enhance the lives of others, especially the lives of disadvantaged populations. I strive to make a positive difference and a positive impact in the world, especially with the perception in the world that African-American males are more of a liability than an asset to society. I want to negate that perception and show the world that we, as African-American males of today can be leaders and achievers and being awarded this scholarship can help me on my journey to accomplish these goals as a person and a productive citizen of society.

As I grew up being the son of an educator, I would always hear my mom speak of the disadvantages that her students faced. My mom's entire career was in schools and districts that served high-poverty and high-minority students that faced many, many challenges. One of the challenges that I would often hear my mom speak of was the lack of electricity in the homes of her students. She would work with community agencies that could help her students' families to either reconnect the electricity because of the lack of payment or find suitable housing that would have adequate access to electricity. Either way, it was one of the obstacles that she frequently worked to remove to make it at least one less problem her students would have to deal with. Being influenced by my mother's passion, it became my passion. This passion prompted me to major in electrical engineering to be able to create opportunities for electricity to be affordable to all people regardless of their socioeconomic background, race and zip code. A student should not have to worry about being in the dark or being cold at night in addition to facing the pressures of school life. Being an electrical engineer will give me the knowledge and resources to be able to help all mankind in the conservation of electricity that will make it affordable for all and contribute to the success of every student, whether in the classroom with bright lights or at home with the soft light of the lamp at the table where they are studying for next day's lesson. No human being, a child or an adult, rich or poor, should have to worry about having electricity in their homes to survive day to day. Most people go into the engineering field for the financial advantages that it will bring to their own lives. For me, it’s just the opposite. I desire to go into the engineering field to enhance the lives of others, especially the lives of disadvantaged populations. I strive to make a positive difference and a positive impact in the world, especially with the perception in the world that African-American males are more of a liability than an asset to society. I want to negate that perception and show the world that we, as African-American males of today can be leaders and achievers and being awarded this scholarship can help me on my journey to accomplish these goals as a person and a productive citizen of society.

As I grew up being the son of an educator, I would always hear my mom speak of the disadvantages that her students faced. My mom's entire career was in schools and districts that served high-poverty and high-minority students that faced many, many challenges. One of the challenges that I would often hear my mom speak of was the lack of electricity in the homes of her students. She would work with community agencies that could help her students' families to either reconnect the electricity because of the lack of payment or find suitable housing that would have adequate access to electricity. Either way, it was one of the obstacles that she frequently worked to remove to make it at least one less problem her students would have to deal with. Being influenced by my mother's passion, it became my passion. This passion prompted me to major in electrical engineering to be able to create opportunities for electricity to be affordable to all people regardless of their socioeconomic background, race and zip code. A student should not have to worry about being in the dark or being cold at night in addition to facing the pressures of school life. Being an electrical engineer will give me the knowledge and resources to be able to help all mankind in the conservation of electricity that will make it affordable for all and contribute to the success of every student, whether in the classroom with bright lights or at home with the soft light of the lamp at the table where they are studying for next day's lesson. No human being, a child or an adult, rich or poor, should have to worry about having electricity in their homes to survive day to day. Most people go into the engineering field for the financial advantages that it will bring to their own lives. For me, it’s just the opposite. I desire to go into the engineering field to enhance the lives of others, especially the lives of disadvantaged populations. I strive to make a positive difference and a positive impact in the world, especially with the perception in the world that African-American males are more of a liability than an asset to society. I want to negate that perception and show the world that we, as African-American males of today can be leaders and achievers and being awarded this scholarship can help me on my journey to accomplish these goals as a person and a productive citizen of society.

As I grew up being the son of an educator, my mother would always read various types of books to us, as well as encourage us to read books about the less fortunate people in the world. She would always remind us of how blessed we were as she would read these books to us as children. She would also encourage us to read books about community and world heroes that would make the world a better place. I would always hear my mom speak of the disadvantages that her students faced. My mom's entire career was in schools and districts that served high-poverty and high-minority students that faced many, many challenges. One of the challenges that I would often hear my mom speak of was the lack of electricity in the homes of her students. She would work with community agencies that could help her students' families to either reconnect the electricity because of the lack of payment or find suitable housing that would have adequate access to electricity. Either way, it was one of the obstacles that she frequently worked to remove to make it at least one less problem her students would have to deal with. Being influenced by my mother's passion, it became my passion. This passion prompted me to major in electrical engineering to be able to create opportunities for electricity to be affordable to all people regardless of their socioeconomic background, race and zip code. A student should not have to worry about being in the dark or being cold at night in addition to facing the pressures of school life. Being an electrical engineer will give me the knowledge and resources to be able to help all mankind in the conservation of electricity that will make it affordable for all and contribute to the success of every student, whether in the classroom with bright lights or at home with the soft light of the lamp at the table where they are studying for next day's lesson. No human being, a child or an adult, rich or poor, should have to worry about having electricity in their homes to survive day to day. Most people go into the engineering field for the financial advantages that it will bring to their own lives. For me, it’s just the opposite. I desire to go into the engineering field to enhance the lives of others, especially the lives of disadvantaged populations. I strive to make a positive difference and a positive impact in the world, especially with the perception in the world that African-American males are more of a liability than an asset to society. I want to negate that perception and show the world that we, as African-American males of today can be leaders and achievers and being awarded this scholarship can help me on my journey to accomplish these goals as a person and a productive citizen of society.