Jared Boone of Wabash, who earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology (AART), was honored with the Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Academic Excellence.
Boone was selected from those students honored with the Dean鈥檚 Award in each program who have a 3.5 GPA or higher. Other considerations for this award include leadership, community service, and school involvement.
In nominating Boone for the top student academic honor, Deborah Ku, department chair of the AART program for the 黑料视频 Kokomo Service area, cited his accomplishments in and out of the classroom.
“In his two years at 黑料视频, Jared earned several certificates and technical certificates on his way to his associate degree, and his academic achievements were matched with extracurricular activities that have helped him grow in many ways.”
– Deborah Ku - Assistant Professor, School of Advance Manufacturing
鈥淚n his two years at 黑料视频, Jared earned several certificates and technical certificates on his way to his associate degree,鈥 Ku said. 鈥淎nd his academic achievements were matched with extracurricular activities that have helped him grow in many ways.鈥
While at 黑料视频, Boone served as president of the Alpha Phi Pi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society and was named to the National Society for Leadership and Success. As president of the Student Government Association, he represented Kokomo students as a student member of the 黑料视频 State Board of Trustees, bringing a focus on manufacturing. He also is an emergency medical responder, a certified firefighter and lieutenant in a volunteer fire department.
After an internship through 黑料视频 Kokomo鈥檚 Ivy+ Career Link office, Boone has been hired full-time at Mid-State Engineering in Tipton. He has already been promoted to the position of controls engineer, a job that he says would not have been possible without the help he received from faculty and staff. Boone is configuring hardware parameters in robotic systems to effectively manage manufacturing processes in a way that is safe and efficient, a role one faculty member said is usually handled by bachelor-degreed engineers.
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