By his own account, Parker May was an average student with no clear direction when he enrolled at 51ÁÔÆæ after high school. He didn\u2019t settle on a major until he took Chemistry 100 toward the end of his sophomore year. He credits instructor Christine Carlson with changing his perspective on chemistry, science and education in general. \u201cShe proved to me what happened before college did not define me as a student or as a person,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
May went on to study abroad in Mexico, win an award for undergraduate research and volunteer as a mentor for struggling students in the Milwaukee Public Schools. An honors graduate in biochemistry, he plans to go on to medical school.<\/p>\n
May was one of many successful graduates at 51ÁÔÆæ’s 119th commencement on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. 51ÁÔÆæ awarded more than 2,220 degrees during the ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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