Lauren Angleton

Academic: Senior, chemical engineering

Hometown: Lakeland, Florida

Internships/Co-op Positions: Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas, spring 2008, Run Plant Co-op; Dow Chemical, South Charleston, West Virginia, spring and summer 2007, Run-Plant Co-op

Professional and student organization memberships: Omega Chi Epsilon (OXE)

Favorite Song: One Week, Barenaked Ladies

Favorite Movie: Young Frankenstein

Favorite Food: Burritos from Chipotle

What did you do during the summer? Celebrated my 22nd birthday in my hometown. Went to a family reunion in Minnesota. Spent the month of July in Demark for the chemical engineering unit operations lab.

Favorite Book: Harry Potter series and Jane Eyre

Favorite thing at VT: The food

Advice: Get involved in organizations you are interested in during your freshmen year, even if you don't think you have enough time. More often than not, they don't take up as much time as you expected.

Allison Baker

Academic: Junior, civil and environmental engineering

Hometown: Hampton, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, summer 2008, Fire Main Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG); Engineering Without Borders (EWB); Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Newman Catholic Community

Favorite Song: Pardon Me, Incubus

Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Favorite Food: Anything fried!

What did you do during the summer? I worked my second year at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. I also visited New York City with my best friends. I spent as much time as possible at the beach!

Favorite Book: Harry Potter 1-7

Favorite thing at VT: The beauty

Advice: Try to make a lot of friends, but don't forget to do your homework! Balance means everything!!

Lauren Butt

Academic: Senior, aerospace engineering; mathematics minor

Hometown: Sterling, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: Rockwell Collins, Sterling, Virginia, summer 2008, Flight Control Computer Software Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: Sigma Gamma Tau (SGT); American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); College of Engineering Dean's Team

Favorite Song: Don't Know Why, North Jones

Favorite Movie: When Harry Met Sally

Favorite Food: Watermelon

What did you do during the summer? Traveled to Hamburg, Germany to take a short course in aircraft design. I spent the rest of the summer in Blacksburg, working as a Research Assistant at VT.

Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

Favorite thing at VT: Hokie football!

Advice: It's really important to make sure you manage your time well. You can major in engineering and still have plenty of time for fun if you plan ahead!

Jennifer “Jenni” Downs

Academic: Senior, biological systems engineering; chemistry minor

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, summer 2008, Bioinformatics Researcher

Professional and student organization memberships: Alpha Omega Epsilon; American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE); Resident Advisor; Tau Beta Pi; Alpha Epsilon; undergraduate research

Favorite Movie: X-Men (all of them!)

Favorite Food: Strawberries with Cool Whip

What did you do during the summer? I completed student preceptorships at two hospitals, St. Francis Medical Center and the Medical College of Virginia. In addition, I applied to medical school.

Favorite Book: Anything by Jane Austen

Favorite thing at VT: The campus in nice weather

Advice: Get to know your professors and learn about their research - it will help you make a more informed decision about what specific engineering major you want to do.

Ashley Faucher

Academic: Junior, industrial and systems engineering

Hometown: Winchester, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: City of Winchester, summer 2007, Public Utilities / Engineering Intern; VT Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, summer 2007, Head Resident Advisor for Student Transition Engineering Program; VT Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, summer 2008, Assistant Director for Student Transition Engineering Program; PepsiCo:Gatorade, Wytheville, Virginia, spring 2009 and summer 2009, Supply Chain Associate Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity; Hokie Ambassadors

Favorite Song: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, John Mayer

Favorite Movie: Madagascar

Favorite Food: Lasagna

What did you do during the summer? Continued my internship with Gatorade, traveled to Las Vegas with my father, and traveled to Florida to both visit family as well as tour PepsiCo facilities.

Favorite Book: The Giver, Lois Lowry

Favorite thing at VT: The Hokie spirit

Advice: The key is balancing your time between hard work and forming the bonds that will last a lifetime. DO NOT take either of them for granted.

Michelle Felicetti

Academic: ?, civil and environmental engineering; green engineering minor

Hometown: Chesterfield, Virginia

Professional and student organization memberships: Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team; Hypatia Themed Housing

Favorite Song: American Pie, Don McLean

Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride

Favorite Food: Granola

What did you do during the summer? Took a few classes at a local community college and traveled.

Favorite Book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Favorite thing at VT: Everything!

Advice: Definitely have fun, but stay focused and remember why you're here.

Ashley Grauman

Academic: Junior, industrial and systems engineering; business minor

Hometown: Moyock, North Carolina

Professional and student organization memberships: Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Hokie Camp counselor; intramural volleyball, intramural wallyball; ISE Ambassador

Favorite Song: Hard to Handle, Black Crowes

Favorite Movie: The Count of Monte Cristo

Favorite Food: Mexican

Favorite Book: Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers

Favorite thing at VT: Our community

Advice: Get involved, get involved, get involved. BUT do not forget about grades and the fact that you are here to learn.

Jennifer Haines

Academic: Senior, industrial and systems engineering

Hometown: Stephens City, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: John Deere, Waterloo, Iowa, summer 2009, Facilities Engineering Intern; John Deere, Waterloo, Iowa, summer 2008, Quality Engineer; Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Washington D.C., summer 2007, Law Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE); Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Student Engineers' Council (SEC); intramural volleyball

Favorite Song: Ticket to Ride, The Beatles

Favorite Movie: Any romantic comedy

Favorite Food: Chicken

What did you do during the summer? I interned with John Deer in Waterloo, Iowa for the second summer in a row. This summer I worked in the facilities department.

Favorite thing at VT: The mountains and all other outdoor scenery/activities

Advice: Be sure to take time away from your studies to get involved socially and in organizations/clubs.

Whitney “Whit” Hughes

Academic: Sophomore, construction management and engineering

Hometown: Pasco, Washington

Internships/Co-op Positions: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, summer 2007 and 2008, Science Program Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: Kappa Kappa Gamma

Favorite Song: Pokerface, Lady Gaga

Favorite Movie: Road Trip

Favorite Food: Pepperoni pizza

What did you do during the summer? Interned again at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Favorite Book: Twilight

Favorite thing at VT: The food

Advice: While it's important to study, it's important to also have a social life.

Kara Johnson

Academic: Junior, electrical engineering

Hometown: Spotsylvania, Virginia

Professional and student organization memberships: Theta Tau; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Favorite Song: Promise, Ciara

Favorite Movie: Tropic Thunder

Favorite Food: Ice cream (especially from D2)

What did you do during the summer? I was the assistant director of a CEED program called STEP. I also took classes and headed a radio lab that taught middle and high school students how to build AM radio receivers.

Favorite Book: Flags of Our Fathers, and Day of the Triffids (among others)

Favorite thing at VT: The people!

Advice: Persistence, Persistence, Persistence. The point of life is to persevere. Drive it like you stole it.

Elizabeth “Betsy” Reid

Academic: Senior, civil and environmental engineering; green engineering minor

Hometown: Orange, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, summer 2008; Rapidan Service Authority, summer 2007

Professional and student organization memberships: Alpha Delta Pi (sorority); VT Habitat for Humanity; College of Engineering Dean's Team

Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Favorite Food: Corn dogs

What did you do during the summer? Interned with Ch2M Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina

Favorite Book: The Time Traveler's Wife

Advice: Go to class!

Laura Scannapieco

Academic: Junior, industrial and systems engineering; business minor

Hometown: Havertown, Pennsylvania

Professional and student organization memberships: Society of Women Engineers(SWE); Engineers Without Border(EWB); Kappa Kappa Gamma

Favorite Song: Let Her Cry, Hootie and the Blowfish

Favorite Movie: How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days

Favorite Food: Pizza

What did you do during the summer? Took classes at VT to get ahead and went to the river. I also catered at the Grove

Favorite Book: Women's Murder Club, James Patterson

Favorite thing at VT: The beautiful campus

Advice: Keep an open mind and learn good time management!

Christina Scott

Academic: Junior, industrial and systems engineering; green engineering and business minors

Hometown: Manassas, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: Dewberry, Fairfax, Virginia, summer 2008, Structural Engineering Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Engineers Without Borders (EWB); Habitat for Humanity

Favorite Movie: The Fast and the Furious

Favorite Food: Sushi

What did you do during the summer? Stayed in Blacksburg for summer session I and then spent a week in the Outer Banks. Upon reeturn, I worked at Dewberry as a Business Analyst Intern for the remaining seven weeks.

Favorite Book: The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks

Favorite thing at VT: Football

Advice: Stay organized!

Rebecca Shaw

Academic: Sophomore, industrial and systems engineering; leadership and social change minor

Hometown: Herndon, Virginia

Professional and student organization memberships: Kappa Kappa Gamma; Residential Leadership Community (RLC)

Favorite Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You

Favorite Food: Crab legs

What did you do during the summer? Worked for Fairfax County Therapeutic Recreation Services as a recreation leader at their day camp for children with mental disabilities.

Favorite Book: My Sister's Keeper

Favorite thing at VT: The school spirit

Advice: Get involved as soon as you can. It will help you feel a part of the Tech community so much quicker.

Megan Skowronek

Academic: Junior, mechanical engineering; mathematics minor

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Internships/Co-op Positions: Norfolk Southern, spring 2008/fall 2008/summer 2009, Mechanical Co-op; General Motors, summer 2008, Product Development, Lower Structures Intern; Allen A. Myers, A Company of American Infrastructure, summer 2007, surveying/dedication 2007

Professional and student organization memberships: Deet's Place; Alpha Omega Epsilon (AOE); Leadership Tech - Engaging Leadership Program Engineering Leadership Network (ELN); Hypatia theme housing, 2006-2007

Favorite Song: Stolen, Dashboard Confessional

Favorite Movie: The Prince and Me

Favorite Food: Bagel and cream cheese

What did you do during the summer? Worked with Norfolk Southern and took on-line courses at VT. I went to a few concerts in Charlotte, North Carolina, and traveled home to Philadelphia on weekends.

Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice

Favorite thing at VT: The people! Hokies are the best!

Advice: Be goal-oriented. Set short term and long term goals for your first year. Short term goals could be to make a solid group of friends, find a club/organization to participate in, and ace your first round of tests. Long term goals could include making the Dean's List, taking on a leadership position, and finding an internship for summer. Goals are key to success.

Jamie Zivich

Academic: Senior, civil and environmental engineering

Hometown: Burke, Virginia

Internships/Co-op Positions: Paciulli, Simmons, and Associates, Ltd., summer 2008 and 2009, Engineering Intern; Whiting Turner Contracting Company, summer 2007, Project Engineer Intern

Professional and student organization memberships: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Steel Bridge Team; Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Favorite Song: Anything by Brad Paisley

Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice

Favorite Food: Chocolate

What did you do during the summer? Went to Las Vegas with the Steel Bridge Team for nationals. Then worked with Paciulli, Simmons, and Associates. I also made a few weekend trips to Blacksburg to visit friends.

Favorite Book: Jemima J, Jane Green

Favorite thing at VT: The community

Advice: Learn to manage your time because it will help prevent a lot of stress in the future.