Our Alumni, Class of 2010
 | Sarah M. Adams
New York Life Graduate Fellow, 2009-2010
Sarah M. Adams is a second year graduate student, pursuing an M.A. in American history at CCNY. Sarah intends to pursue a Ph.D. in history and hopes to zero in on the settlement experience of English-speaking Caribbean immigrants in the United States.
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 | Eleanor Fallon
New York Life Undergraduate Scholar, 2008-2010
Eleanor Fallon is a pre-med major at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. She plans to serve as a primary-care physician in a medically under-served area in New York State, as well as to influence health-care policy.
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 | Rodley Ferguson
New York Life Graduate Fellow, 2009-2010
Rodley graduated Magna Cum Laude from CCNY in 2004, earning a B.S. in mathematics and economics. He is currently pursuing an M.A in mathematics at CCNY and was accepted into the New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
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 | Don Gomez
Colin Powell Fellow, 2008-2010
Don Gomez, of Queens, served with the famed 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army for five years, and deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2005. At City College, he is pursuing a degree in international studies with a concentration in Middle East Studies.
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 | Hashim Hassan
New York Life Undergraduate Scholar, 2008-2010
Hashim Hassan grew up in Sudan, but left first for Egypt and then the United States due to civil unrest. At City College, he is pursuing a double major in international studies and political science, with a focus on human-rights issues.
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 | Vilma La Torre
New York Life Graduate Fellow, 2009-2010
Vilma Arriaran La Torre completed her undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at the University of Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Peru, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in civil engineering at CCNY. Her research involves measuring chemicals present in air particulate matter.
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 | Opeyemi Oladele
New York Life Undergraduate Scholar, 2008-2010
Opeyemi Oladele is a fourth-year student at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education who hopes to combine his M.D. with an interest in health-care policy. In particular, he is focused on the shortage of male minority physicians.
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| | Chukwudi Onike
Ambassador John Price Scholar, 2009-2010
Chukwudi Onike is an undergraduate student majoring in international studies with a concentration in conflict resolution. Having witnessed a civil war in his native Cote d'Ivoire in 2002, Chukwudi has dedicated himself to studying the causes of international conflicts and how they can be managed.
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 | Anthony Pang
Dobrich New Americans Scholar, 2008-2010
Anthony Pang, of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, graduated from Stuyvesant High School, and is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering at CCNY. One of Anthony’s aspirations is to gain a leadership position at NASA.
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 | Chirag Raval
New York Life Graduate Fellow, 2009-2010
Chirag Raval received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware in 2005 and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from The Graduate Center at CUNY in 2012.His research focuses on studying prelesional events which trigger the onset of atherosclerosis, a leading concern for Americans today.
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 | Yarisbel Rodriguez
Dobrich New Americans Scholar, 2009-2010
Yarisbel Rodriguez is a junior in the City College Honors Program, majoring in history, with a minor in women’s studies. Her areas of interests are Latin American social movements, women’s activism internationally, and U.S. immigration policy.
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| | Sebastian Rubino
Dobrich New Americans Scholar, 2008-2010
Sebastian Rubino, a fourth-year medical student at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, combines his science studies with an interest in policy. In particular, he hopes to effect change in health-care policy while seeking to eradicate other indicators of poor health, such as low socio-economic status.
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| | Lili Salmeron
New York Life Undergraduate Scholar, 2008-2010
Lili enrolled at City College to pursue a degree in political science and economics to better understand the relationship between America's political economy and immigration. She is particularly interested in questions of how to best meet the social needs of underserved immigrant communities. She also intends to pursue graduate work in economic development with a focus on urban politics and public policy implementation.
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 | Jason Selfe
Colin Powell Fellow, 2008-2010
SJason Selfe is an economics and ad/P.R. major, focused on achieving a career related to energy policy. Jason’s goal is to help energy institutions guide the public toward the use of sustainable energy sources.
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 | Savanna Washington
New York Life Graduate Fellow, 2009-2010
Savanna Washington is pursuing an M.F.A. in film/video through the Media and Communication Arts Department at CCNY. As a New York Life Graduate fellow, Savannah plans to create a film that raises awareness about the importance of preschool education and the need for additional funding for preschool programs in underserved communities.
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