Amanda J. Rogers, Mahopac, NY, is Stevens 4.0 graduate

HOBOKEN , N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology’s Class of 2008 is fortunate to have Amanda J. Rogers, Mahopac, N.Y., as one of three students graduating with perfect 4.0 Grade Point Averages.

The daughter of Michael and Margaret Rogers of Mahopac, N.Y., sister of Emily and Harry, Amanda is graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering degree with High Honors from the Chemical Engineering program in The Schaefer School of Engineering and Science.

Among the awards and honors bestowed on Amanda as an undergraduate are the Ann P. Neupauer Scholarship, the DeBaun Performing Arts Scholarship, and the AIChE John Anderson Memorial Award.

During a Semester Abroad at the University of Dundee, Scotland, she received the Organic Chemistry Module Book Certificate Award for Top Student in Organic Chemistry. Her name has consistently appeared on the Dean’s List.

“I was interested in obtaining a Bachelor of Engineering degree, which not many schools offer,” said Rogers, speaking of her reasons for choosing Stevens for her undergraduate studies. “At Stevens I could obtain a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering. In addition, Stevens’ undergraduates have many opportunities to conduct research, and that was something I hoped to take advantage of. I was also impressed by how active the performing arts are at Stevens, especially considering that it is a technical school. I had been involved in music all through high school and hoped to remain so in college. Finally, I received several scholarships including the Ann Neupauer Scholarship and a DeBaun Performing Arts Scholarship. I was very grateful for the assistance they provided, as it allowed me to attend Stevens without worrying too much about finances.”

Rogers participated in the Stevens Scholars program, working two summers conducting research, first in the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and then in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. During the latter engagement, she collaborated with Dr. Xiaojun Yu and his graduate students on a chapter of the book “Biomedical Nanostructures,” published in 2007 by John Wiley & Sons. She also worked as an intern with Bristol-Myers Squibb in their Process Research and Engineering Department.

Very active in the Stevens Performing Arts Program, Rogers has spent much of her free time as an undergraduate playing music with various performing arts groups. In addition to playing bass with the Stevens Jazz Band, she worked with a smaller jazz combo, Engineered Improvisation. She has also played in the pit band for a number of performances with both the Stevens Dramatic Society and the Theater Company in residence at the DeBaun Center for the Performing Arts. She is very proud to have been inducted into the New Jersey Alpha Chapter of Theta Alpha Phi, the national theater honors fraternity. She is also a member of the New Jersey Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honors society, which she served for a year as treasurer.

“I will certainly remember playing bass with Engineered Improvisation, a group I have played with since my freshman year,” said Rogers, speaking of things she would remember most fondly about Stevens. “It has given me the chance to work with talented and interesting people with whom I have always had a good time. I have also met some truly excellent individuals while playing for shows at DeBaun Auditorium. Musicians, directors, cast and crew members have been a dynamic and fun group to work with. Of course, I will also never forget the many late nights I’ve spent at the library working on projects and studying for finals. But in general my courses have been rewarding and made the hard work worthwhile.”

Upon graduation, Rogers will begin work as a chemical engineer with Bristol-Myers Squibb in their Process Research and Development Department.

Amanda Rogers is a graduate of Mahopac High School in Mahopac, N.Y.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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