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A Napa Valley College student of Pakistan origin has won national honor and is top student in California
Electrical engineering student Nida Qureshi was selected from 1,500 nominations to become a member of the "All USA Academic First Team." She was one of 20 students honored and pictured in USA Today on April 11. Nida was honored at the American Association of Community Colleges convention in Boston and received a $2,500 scholarship and trophy. Dr. Chris McCarthy, NVC president, and her sister attended the ceremony with her.
Nida was also named to the All California Academic First Team. NVC
student Amber Matusek was named to All California Academic Second Team.
They were honored in Sacramento at a luncheon and recognized by the
Assembly and Senate. Assemblywoman Noreen Evans and Senator Wes Chesbro
celebrated their honors by meeting with them in their respective offices and presenting them certificates recognizing their achievements.
As the top community college student in the state of California,
Nida was named the 2005 New Century Scholar, which comes with a $2,000
scholarship by the Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, and she will be featured in American Association of Community Colleges publication College Times.
Nida was also named a Guistwhite Scholar (only 20 were selected from 700 applications). She was recognized at the 2005 Guistwhite Scholars Ceremony at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Dallas, Texas, April 15, before 4,000 honor students, advisers and college officials. That award includes a $5,000 scholarship.
A member of Phi Theta Kappa, Napa Valley College's honor society, Nida is tutor coordinator for MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) program helping other students. She has a 3.94 GPA and will transfer to a University of California campus next year. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan.
Electrical engineering student Nida Qureshi was selected from 1,500 nominations to become a member of the "All USA Academic First Team." She was one of 20 students honored and pictured in USA Today on April 11. Nida was honored at the American Association of Community Colleges convention in Boston and received a $2,500 scholarship and trophy. Dr. Chris McCarthy, NVC president, and her sister attended the ceremony with her.
Nida was also named to the All California Academic First Team. NVC
student Amber Matusek was named to All California Academic Second Team.
They were honored in Sacramento at a luncheon and recognized by the
Assembly and Senate. Assemblywoman Noreen Evans and Senator Wes Chesbro
celebrated their honors by meeting with them in their respective offices and presenting them certificates recognizing their achievements.
As the top community college student in the state of California,
Nida was named the 2005 New Century Scholar, which comes with a $2,000
scholarship by the Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, and she will be featured in American Association of Community Colleges publication College Times.
Nida was also named a Guistwhite Scholar (only 20 were selected from 700 applications). She was recognized at the 2005 Guistwhite Scholars Ceremony at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Dallas, Texas, April 15, before 4,000 honor students, advisers and college officials. That award includes a $5,000 scholarship.
A member of Phi Theta Kappa, Napa Valley College's honor society, Nida is tutor coordinator for MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) program helping other students. She has a 3.94 GPA and will transfer to a University of California campus next year. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan.
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