Growing up, I always had a passion for building things. It started with Lego wars, carboard cities, and K’NEX amusement parks that took up my entire room. Then freshman year, I turned to building websites and started learning how to code. From there I fell in love with coding and started doing robotics and computer science competitions. I also found joy in sharing the skills God blessed me with. Throughout high school I made websites for school and church organizations and even my old football team. I built booths and frames for student council. To spread school spirit, I built a throne, confetti cannon, and Christmas sleigh. At UT, I plan to continue to develop my computer science skills, and hopefully keep up my hobby for building as well. Knowing how blessed I’ve been, I hope to put my talents to good use and give back to my community.

Major 
Computer Science, Finance

Honors Program
Turing Scholars

Other Academic Interests
Certificate in Applied Statistical Modeling

Extracurricular Activities
Texas Iron Spikes

What drew you to the Forty Acres Scholars Program (FASP)?
My parents met at UT, and my dad has never let me forget that I literally owe my life to UT. Growing up, I had burnt-orange everything. For several years in elementary school, I would only wear Longhorn shirts to school, and in middle school I decided to paint my walls burnt orange. My dad would take me to football games and teach me all of the traditions. At Finalist Weekend, hearing the Longhorn Band play and getting to walk onto the field at DKR showed me I belonged at UT. Additionally, I was attracted to the diverse community of the program. I was excited to talk with and bounce ideas around with people across all majors and not just the computer science students. Being a part of a strong community was something very important to me growing up, and I'm looking forward to being a part of this amazing one.