Edward I. Koch Scholars in Public Service
(Alphabetical List)
| | Moyosore Ayodele
Koch Scholar, 2008-2012
Moyosore Ayodele, a native of Nigeria, is a sophomore majoring in international studies. Moyosore’s goal is to pursue a law degree and to focus on policy-related work designed to provide adequate health services and education in developing African countries.
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| | Alenadreale Banton
Koch Scholar, 2009-2013
Alenadreale Banton is a fourth-year student at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education who aspires to become a pediatrician. Born in the Bronx, Alena attended the High School for Medical Science, where she was part of the Gauss Honors program, which focuses on Math and Science. She has a passionate interest in and devotion to community service, which she says, comes from personal experience.
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| | Monica Dluzniewski
Koch Scholar, 2011-2015
Monica Dluzniewski is a freshman at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CCNY and is majoring in biomedical science. Before graduating Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, Monica served as a tutor to underclassmen in mathematics and participated in the Eastern European Club, Math League, Integrated Science Association, and volunteered in a local Salvation Army shelter.
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| | Edwige Dossou-Kitti
Koch Scholar, 2011-2015
Edwige Dossou-Kitti is a freshman at City College majoring in chemistry. Edwige moved to the United States from Lome, Togo with her family at age six. Growing up, Edwige depended on teachers, school programs, and service organizations to help her adjust to life in New York City and to learn English—an obstacle she says she overcame through hard work and perseverance.
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| | Christopher Greggs
Koch Scholar, 2008-2012
Christopher Greggs is a junior at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. A native of the Hempstead-Uniondale area of Long Island, New York, Christopher volunteered extensively through his church and as president of his high school’s key club.
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| | Sara Khan
Koch Scholar, 2010-2014
Sara Khan, a freshman in the CUNY Honors College, plans to major in architecture. A graduate of East Meadow High School, Sara was an active member of several school clubs, including World of Hunger Club, East Meadow High School Key Club, and the Environmental Club.
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| | Melissa LoPresti
Koch Scholar, 2008-2012
Melissa LoPresti is a fourth-year student at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. She is majoring in biomedical sciences and has a minor in psychology, and her goal is to work as a primary-care physician.
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| | Joseph Nelson
Koch Scholar, 2009-2013
Joseph Nelson, a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, is a third-year student at Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education; he plans to work as a general practitioner. Joseph also has an interest in research and has assisted with gene therapy research at CCNY.
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| | Susanna Nguy
Koch Scholar, 2011-2015
Susanna Nguy is a sophomore at City College pursuing a major in biology and minor in psychology. She developed her interest in community service in high school as a member of the National BETA Club, where she worked on a variety of community service projects, which included renovating parks, tutoring local elementary school children, and raising funds for charities.
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| | Edwin Ortiz
Koch Scholar, 2010-2014
Edwin Ortiz is a freshman biochemistry major at CCNY. The first generation college student in his family, Edwin, whose parents emigrated from El Salvador, believes that higher education is a key to becoming a successful and a productive member of society.
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| | Victoria Rodriguez
Koch Scholar, 2008-2012
Victoria Rodriguez, a Jewish studies major, has volunteered in child-centered environments for the past four years. Her community service includes working in an after-school program in her local Washington Heights section of Manhattan, tutoring young children and providing them with after-school activities.
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| | Komal Sayed
Koch Scholar, 2009-2013
Komal Syed, a second-year biology major at CCNY, is pursuing a career in medicine. She is a graduate of the Robert F. Kennedy Community High School in Flushing, Queens, where the school’s motto was John F. Kennedy’s quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
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| | Nihir Shah
Koch Scholar, 2008-2012
Nihir Shah, a sophomore in the CUNY Honors College, is pursuing both a major in history and a premedical concentration, a combination, he believes, that will help him become a humanistic physician.
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| | Katarzyna Wrobel
Koch Scholar, 2010-2014
Katarzyna (Kasia) Wrobel, a native of rural Poland, moved with her family New York City, where she attended Brooklyn Technical High School, a school that encourages community service. Sensitive to the lives of other immigrants, especially the elderly, Kasia chose to volunteer with a local nursing home.
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