Benjamin H. Namm Scholarship (For Electro-Mechanical Engineering)

Every now and then, an opportunity presents itself that a person just wants to grab because it seems an opportunity made just for him. That's how I feel about the Benjamin H. Namm Scholarship. It would help me enormously in the pursuit of my dreams.

Since I was a child, I knew I must make something good out of my life. My father was a chemist, and he wanted me to go at least as high as he did, if not further. When I was only in elementary school, he taught me as if I was a college student! I would come home from school, eat a little snack in the kitchen, and then go straight to work. First and most important was math. My math book was always the first book I touched. My father was there to make sure I got all my math problems right,...

Sometimes I slept only four hours or so, and no matter what, I still had to prepare myself to go to school the next day. This was every night of the week. I knew I had to learn how to solve math problems quickly because I knew my father was not going to give in. Perhaps, that is the reason why I am now excellent in math. In fact, I enjoy it very much. Some people might think my father was too strict, but I know he only wanted me to succeed in life and do well. He taught me I could do difficult things if I persisted and didn't give up. And he helped me develop self-discipline, which I will need if I'm going to become an Electro-mechanical engineer. I know I will be happy as an Electro-mechanical engineer because it involves a lot of…