Congratulations to the Class of 2022!
It is graduation season, and we couldn’t be prouder of our SGSNY Class of 2022!
These 24 scholarship recipients will have successfully graduated this spring or early summer—marking a 100% completion rate for the Scholarship Program this academic year. With degrees spanning more than 15 fields of study, our graduates have earned a host of distinctions and awards, and the number of postgraduate acceptance letters, scholarship awards, and employment offers continue to come in. We are proud to welcome this esteemed group of students to our growing community of 440+ SGSNY Scholar alums!
Executive Director Clare Risman, Scholarship Chair David Martinelli and Program Coordinator Jessica Sims had the opportunity to attend Lehman College’s Commencement on 26 May, and hand deliver graduation gifts, generously supported by Chilmark Builders, to some of our graduates. SGSNY representatives were also in attendance at the commencement ceremony for City Tech and we will be at Hunter College’s School of Social Work commencement ceremony on 8 June.
Congratulations and next steps:
Diandra Gurdyal graduated Summa Cum Laude and with Departmental Honors in Accounting.
Nadia Ramsingh (BA Psychology) is now a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator at Mt. Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
Samuel Boafo (BS Nursing) has been hired as a RN at Montefiore Medical Center’s Medical-Surgical Department, pending the passage of his NCLEX Exam.
Oumie Jaiteh (BS Nursing) is a Patient Care Attendant at Montefiore Medical Center and aspires to obtain her master’s degree in Women’s Health and Midwifery.
Isaac Allen-Gyimah (BS Nursing) is an intern at NYU Langone Medical Center and will become a full-time RN in their Emergency Room once he passes the NCLEX Exam. His long-term goal is to obtain a PhD in Nursing and be a Psychiatric Nurse.
DeShaun Reid graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Psychology with plans to obtain a PhD in Psychology.
Baffour Amponsah-Antwi graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Biology and plans to obtain a medical degree. He is currently filling out applications with assistance from his SGSNY mentor Dr. Philipa Cheetham.
Hammad Iqbal (BS Computer Science) was considered for Valedictorian of his class and has been hired as an Analyst at Deloitte starting in July. He plans to pursue a master’s degree in computer science.
Kemba Charles (BS Paralegal Studies) has been invited to advance from her current role as an intern to full-time staff in Louis Vuitton’s IP Department.
Tsering Lama (BS Computer Science) is completing an internship with the New York Department of Education and previously interned at Google. He hopes to pursue a master’s degree in data science at CUNY School of Professional Studies next year.
Wajiha Khan (BS Human Sciences) is currently being mentored by SGSNY Manton Social Worker Julie Rosenberg and plans to obtain a master’s in social work, starting next year.
Linden Isles (BS Social Work) was accepted in seven of the top Masters in Social Work programs in the US. He will attend Columbia University’s School of Social Work on a full-ride scholarship in the fall. His mother was able to make the journey from Guyana to attend his graduation thanks to the assistance of a SGSNY member who he met at the English Ball.
Genesia Watters (BS Speech Pathology) will attend MGH Institute of Health Professions with a full scholarship in the fall. She plans to move to Boston to pursue her dream of becoming a Speech Therapist this summer.