Class of '74
Student Aid Recipients

source: Monica Ellis, Director, MIT Alumni Fund

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Our Recipients

Johann Komander '10 (Greenwood, Arkansas), a materials science and engineering major, spent his summer working on an Undergraduate Resarch Opportunities Program (UROP) project in the Supramolecular Nanomaterial Group.  The project involved synthesizing gold nanoparticle monolayers and optimizing self-asssembly via surface chemistry.  He is a brother of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, a member of the MIT Dance Troupe, and has served as a teaching assistant at a program for high school sstudents called the Research Science Institute.  Johann's hobbies include soccer, sailing, biking, reading, and traveling, and he plans a career in nanotechnology.

In high school, Syed Hassan '10 (Dhaka, Bangladesh) was a member of the cricket team and a volunteer tutor to other high school students.  He initiated fundraising programs for those affected by the flooding in 2004, as well as the drought in 2005.  He enjoys learning to play guitar, collecting coins, cricket, and travelling in his spare time.  Syed is interested in studying electrical engineering at MIT and plans a career in engineering or business.

Civil engineering major Leslie Sprague '09 (Augusta, Georgia) is a member of MIT's women's varsity openweight crew team, a sister of Kappa Sigma sorority and a representative to the Panhellenic Council for Kappa Sigma.  Leslie also works as a tutor and grader for an introductory physics class.  Her career plans include architecture and working in the construction industry.

Continuing recipient Angela Kilby ’07 (Fairview, North Carolina) is an economics and political science major.  She participated in two UROP projects: one studying civil conflict and development economics, and the other studying the effectiveness of aid in the Poverty Action Lab under visiting scholar Ben Olken.  She is a member of the varsity crew team and a volunteer in the Boston Public Schools.  Angela plans a career in the field of public policy and administration or development, with a particulae interest in working at the World Bank or the International Monetary fund.