Samer Akiki
  • Engineering Studies
  • Class of 2018
  • San Diego, CA

Samer Akiki of San Diego, Calif., Named Presidential Scholar at Clarkson University

2015 Jan 30

Samer Michael Akiki of San Diego, Calif., a junior majoring in electrical engineering was named a Presidential Scholar for the fall 2014 semester at Clarkson University.

Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.

Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and the health professions, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.