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BIBB: COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
AT MERCER,
EVERYONE
MAJORS IN
CHANGING
THE WORLD.
I attribute all of my academic success
to the people that I have met and the
connections that I have made at Mercer.
EBONYE SMITH, ’22 | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | GOLDWATER SCHOLAR
Mercerians can be found serving
appointments with Teach For
America, leading start-ups, and
succeeding at top organizations
like the American Cancer
Society, the Atlanta Falcons,
Conde Nast, Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation,
King & Spalding, McKesson
Corporation, The Walt
Disney Company, and more.
95
Mercer graduate Ebonye
Smith earned recognition
as the first Black Mercer
student to be awarded a
Goldwater Scholarship,
the nation’s most
prestigious scholarship
for undergraduates in
science, mathematics
and engineering.
Ebonye is continuing
her education at the
University of California
Berkeley, pursuing
a Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering and
Computer Sciences.
the graduating Class of 2021 was
% ofemployed
or in grad school six months
after earning a Mercer degree.*
*See methodology at
mercer.edu/post-graduate.
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