As a little girl, I always had the passion to be a Black Women in the STEM field. I love seeing women showcasing their creativity, intelligence, and ambition in their career. If I can remember being in elementary school in this small town called Port Arthur, Texas, during Black History Month. My teachers were so enthusiastic about their job then, they informed me and the other student about the history and true facts about famous African American inventors, doctors, engineers, scientist, pilots, and many others. I was amazed at being educated on the historical figures after knowing the things that they had to endure in those times. My instructor asked for us all to do research and design a project on one of those historical black figures. The person that I chose to do my research and project on was Marie Maynard Daly, a known biochemist. Marie Maynard Daly is an African American Woman who was the first black woman to receive her Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States. It only took Daly 3 years to earn her Ph.D., which was quite mind blowing to my young growing mind, with knowing that it takes an average student to earn a bachelor's degree in 4 years. She was a genius. While she was doing research and gathering clinical evidence on atherosclerosis, she found a correlation between high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and he led to the prevention of heart attacks. Learning that she is the reason there are diverse ways to prevent heart attack amazes me. To add on, she also put forth the effort into helping other African American students to get them into graduate and medical school. With that being said, I would love to walk in her footsteps in a journey to becoming a flourishing African American woman in STEM, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. Becoming an industrial engineer can help me show my critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, and innovative skills. I currently have experience in the industrial industry, I am planning to improve my knowledge and experience. Furthermore, I would like to use my education to make an impact on my hometown. I believe that Port Arthur has so much potential that it lies within it, it just needs more positive activists like myself to be able to give it what it needs, while also being a role model to its natives. Through my education, I want to promote change in Port Arthur for growth, creativity and innovation. As a successful Black woman in STEM, I want to be someone who is living proof of what can be accomplished. This scholarship will not only contribute to my own future, but it is also an investment in the future of an under-cared-for community. Hence, let's create the ripple effect that resonates through generations and sparks a step towards change and empowerment.