Andre Schweizer, STEM Scholar

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2018

Andre Schweitzer, McC, industrial engineering, from Rio De Janeiro, hopes to simultaneously obtain a master’s degree in transportation systems. While in high school, he led a community service organization that received first place in the Brazil Prudential Spirit of Community Award competition. He was selected as salutatorian and best performing math student in his high school graduating class. At Northwestern, he was on the dean’s list three times and received two high honors in math. He hopes to work in developing economies, especially in Latin America, to create and maintain efficient transportation systems, especially in terms of logistic planning and long-term returns. He describes the challenges he has faced as an international student to “catch up” with classmates who have stronger backgrounds than he, for example, in chemistry.

Abigail Smith, STEM Scholar

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2018

Abigail Smith, McC, industrial engineering, from Aurora, Colorado, was valedictorian of her high school class, received multiple departmental awards and was a four year varsity athlete. At Northwestern, she was selected to be a Murphy Scholar through the Murphy Institute within McCormick. Further, she has started her own company, RefundGenius. Through her STEM studies, she hopes to have the tools to answer difficult questions through unconventional solutions. In her first quarter of freshman year, she reports learning a vital lesson through her design class. The requirement was to overcome a problem and work as a team with a real-world client. She and her team needed to work with a plethora of professional people and make the best decisions they could.

Chloe Wong, Sr. Woman's Volunteer Service Awardee

Senior Woman's Award for Volunteer Service Recipient, 2021

Chloe Wong is the recipient of the 2021 Senior Woman’s Service Award given by The Alumnae of Northwestern University. The award, established by The Alumnae in 2002, honors a senior woman who has demonstrated outstanding volunteer service to the campus and community while at Northwestern University.

“Chloe is a model for volunteer service on the Northwestern campus. She embodies the mission and spirit of the Senior Woman’s Service Award – what an amazing woman,” notes Julie McDowell, chair of The Alumnae’s Senior Woman’s Service Award committee. She adds, “Chloe embodies the character and accomplishments The Alumnae is looking to honor.”

Chloe, from New York City, NY, is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. Other majors are: Global Health Studies and Asian American Studies. Chloe received honors such as: Dean’s List in 2019, Council of 100 Trailblazer Award, Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grant, Diamond Scholarship, Bonnie and Mike Daniels’ GESI Scholar, and Clinton Global Initiative Fellow.

While at Northwestern, Chloe volunteered for Supplies for Dreams, a nonprofit that provides extracurricular experiences to students in the Chicago public schools. She began as a mentor, opting to stay at the same school every quarter to be able to build relationships with students. She became a School Coordinator, leading 5-10 Northwestern students in mentoring sessions and mini-activities every week. She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

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