ADVISOR: Dr. ANGELA B. SHIFLET


Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Chairman, Computer Science Department

Wofford College

Email: shifletab@wofford.edu
Webpage:
http://wofford.org/computerscience/shiflet/


Dr. Shiflet has been a very influential person regarding my academic career ever since my freshman year at Wofford College.  It was inspiring to see a woman in the role in which she is still currently playing.  Students don't always know the best way to go about doing certain things, but with proper guidance, opportunities seem to appear out of nowhere.  Never had I imagined that I would have had the opportunities that I have had in the past three years of my academic career.  Through the encouragement and guidance of Dr. Shiflet, I have successfully completed three internships for the Research Experience for Undergraduates Program at the University of Oklahoma, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, and of course the CRA program in which I was placed at Duke University.  Outside of internships,  I have also had the chance to not only attend but also present at several conferences at national and regional levels.  Last but not least, if it had not been for the motivation (and sometimes pressure) from Dr. Shiflet, I would not have been awarded such a prestigious scholarship as the Gates Millennium Scholarship which will fund my education as long as I stay in certain fields.  I owe a lot to Dr. Shiflet.  I could never express my gratitude for all that I have accomplished and achieved under her mentorship.