Chan awarded Zonta Scholarship for the second year

Maria Chan was presented with a Zonta scholarship award for the second year at the “Cocktails and Cabaret” event at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven on April 17. Chan was selected because of her outstanding leadership, community service and scholastic achievement. She has just completed her freshman year at MIT where she is studying chemistry and Arabic. She plans to eventually earn her Ph.D. in biochemistry.

During her freshman year, Chan contributed to service projects, such as court-appointed social advocates. She recently joined the Lippard Research Group's chemistry department with the goal of learning nitric oxide’s role in the human body.

Chan traveled to India this past January and had the opportunity to study contemporary and Mughal architecture. 

To find out more about the Zonta Club of Cleveland, visit our website, www.zontacleveland.org.

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