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Was it his completion of an industrial engineering internship with renowned jet engine designer and manufacturer Pratt & Whitney or was it his participation in the Solar Car Challenge at North-West University in South Africa?
Or could it be his selection as the recipient of the Harvey Robert Turner Award for Outstanding Service to the University鈥檚 Black Community at its 21st annual Black Scholar Awards ceremony on April 24?
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The Providence resident has won high praise from faculty members.
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