UMD Bachelor's Degree Done, Master's Degree Next: Graduation Shoutout

FREDERICK, MD — Graduation is a major milestone and deserves to be celebrated! That's why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.

This submission comes from Kevin Shay, who nominated McKenna of Frederick.

Graduate’s name

McKenna

What grade is the graduate finishing?

Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences

What school is your graduating student graduating from?

University of Maryland, College Park

How do you know your graduating student nominee?

Father

Tell us why they deserve to be nominated!

After just two-and-a-half years at the University of Maryland, McKenna Shay graduated magna cum laude this year with a bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences and a 3.97 GPA. She is now working on a master’s degree in Library Sciences at UM-College Park and is a teaching assistant in the university’s Information Studies department.

She was a technology intern for M&T Bank in Buffalo during the 2023 summer, was named to a student advisory board, and university publications featured her as one of seven students to land a first-year internship.

McKenna entered the Montgomery College Early College Program in her junior year of high school and completed two years of college, earning an associate’s degree at the same time as her high school diploma. She made the Dean’s List for several semesters at the University of Maryland and Montgomery College, and won a Student Academic Excellence scholarship and a Governor’s Merit Scholastic Award. She is also involved in several college clubs, including the Cybersecurity Club and Linguistics Club.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about your graduating student nominee?

She works hard and is extremely smart.

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, McKenna!

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