Thomsen-Baker-Telfer STEM Scholarship 2023 Awards

Natalie Nguyen – Kerr High School, Alief ISD

My name is Natalie Nguyen, and I am a graduating senior at Kerr High School in Alief ISD.  I have participated in and won awards for band, writing, and math competitions throughout the last four years.  I also ensured that I completed plenty of volunteer work, such as helping at the Houston Food Bank and Hope Clinic, planting trees, picking up trash, and tutoring young children.  I am committed to the University of Texas at Austin and will study statistics and data science with the ultimate goal of becoming a data analyst for a biotech company because I want to relieve some of the medical burdens of the people in our community.  Since my favorite subject in school has always been math, I thought this career path would be the perfect way for me to achieve my goals while doing what I love.

Shelsey Ramirez – Spring Woods High School, SBISD

Hello my name is Shelsey Ramirez and I am part of the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and my school’s Student Council.  I will be attending Texas A&M this fall and will be majoring in Biology, towards a career in nursing.  I plan to become a registered Nurse in pediatrics.  With my career in nursing I hope to be able to give back to the community in which I was raised, by going into the medical field and helping the younger generations to come.

Karla Trejo – Sharpstown International High School, HISD

I’m an officer of the school’s first established Future Medical Leaders of America Club.  I am also active in my school’s fine arts clubs such as the art club and creative writing club.  I’ve won multiple awards for my art, including having received a special merit award for the Houston Livestock and Rodeo School Art Program and a regional medal from the Texas Art Education Association Visual Art Scholastic Event.  I’ve played in my school’s girls soccer team in both middle and high school, assisting in bringing the team to become 2x high school district championship winners.  I’ve danced all throughout both middle and high school, eventually becoming a hobby outside of school.  I plan on attending Lehigh University where I intend on majoring in psychology.  I’ve always been fascinated by all things crime and mystery.  I realized that there are many aspects in identifying and catching criminals.  Specifically, the utilization of psychology and behavior.  Majoring in psychology will be the first step towards my goal of becoming a behavioral analyst.  I hope to be able to catch perpetrators utilizing the knowledge I’ll gain at my university.