Keira Grant

Region: Western
Program Institution: SUNY Buffalo

Education

High School: Hutchinson Technical High School

College/University: North Carolina Agricultural and Technology State University
Major/Minor: B.S. Chemical Engineering

Significant Professional or Academic Accomplishments: Joining the University at Buffalo’s Science and Technology Enrichment Program at the beginning of her sophomore year at Hutchinson Technical High School, Keira Grant has represented S.T.E.P. as an exceptional student. Her extracurricular activities, along with S.T.E.P., included Buffalo-area Engineering Awareness for Minorities, cheerleading, swim, volleyball, and participation with the Omega Mentoring Program. In addition, Ms. Grant was a participant in the 2010 Delta Sigma Theta Miss Debutante Program. During her time as a S.T.E.P. student Keira was provided with internship opportunities with The Buffalo Science Museum and the Erie County Medical Center’s Hemo-Dialysis Unit and the Cardiac Step-Down Unit. Keira’s attendance at the 13th Annual S.T.E.P. Conference along with two other S.T.E.P. students served as only one of her many accomplishments with our program.

Prior to her graduation and acceptance to North Carolina Agricultural and Technology State University, Keira received over $12,000 from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Norman Fisher Scholarship, and Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship and various scholastic scholarships as she pursues her Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering.