Six UA Students to Receive Medals for Leadership
Six students will be honored with achievement medals during the University of Arizona's 144th commencement ceremony for undergraduate students on Saturday, May 14 at 9 a.m. in McKale Memorial Center.
The Freeman, Robie and Nugent medals recognize well-rounded individuals whose contributions through co-curricular and community activities and leadership have had a positive impact on the University and surrounding community.
Nugent medal recipient Mona Eskandari is the fourth person in her family to graduate from the UA. She plans to graduate Summa Cum Laude and will receive a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with honors and a minor in Near Eastern studies.
She has been selected as the Outstanding Senior for mechanical engineering and for the College of Engineering.
As a mentor to the Girl Scouts at the Design and Robotics camp, she taught girls how to solder and work mechanical gears as they created robots. As an Engineering Ambassador at the UA, Eskandari is involved in outreach, seeking to inspire students as young as grade school to foster a love of learning. She also worked as communications chair for the annual Women's Leadership Conference helping UA students learn about the workplace experience.
She has been involved in student organizations since being voted an officer for the Society of Women Engineers when still a senior in high school. She also served as a research intern in the agriculture and biosystems engineering department.