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Featuring Tier One Scholars

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Katie Teeters

Katie Teeters

Katie Teeters had an eventful summer. From studying abroad in Italy to pursuing research on Liberal Nationalism, Teeters took full advantage of the unique benefits afforded to her by the Tier One Scholars Program.

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Nicholas Pessarra

Nicholas Pessarra

Nicholas Pessarra’s big city dreams came true after being admitted to the University of Houston as a Tier One Scholar where he went on to travel to lavish Angers, France — completing a minor in French — while currently studying creative writing and advertising.

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Lauren Tolat

Lauren Tolat

Lauren Tolat is a sophomore Tier One, Honors College student studying pre-pharmacy with interests in law and a potential PharmD/JD program, who discovered the rewards of biomedical research that could someday lead to new therapies to prevent heart disease.