Tan Yan Kee Foundation scholars notched honors in their chosen fields last year. One graduated Summa Cum Laude and two took places within the top ten of their professional board examinations. | Ian Wildon Aquino Dizon placed 10th in the board examination for Mechanical Engineering. He graduated under the auspices of the U.E.-Tan Yan Kee Scholarship in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Dizon, 22, was U.E. student unit representative to the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, secretary of the U.E. Guidance and Counseling Peer Facilitators, and education committee head of the Engineering Mathematical Coordinating Club. He fulfilled his on-the-job training in 2008 with Steel Asia Manufacturing Co.’s Furnace Department. | Arjay Nino S. Dulay placed 2nd in the Dentistry Board. He was a U.E.-Tan Yan Kee Scholar for a time during his college years. | Genalin O. Colina graduated in 2009 at the University of the East-Caloocan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Summa Cum Laude. Colina, 21, was a full scholar of U.E.-Tan Yan Kee. During her college years, she was given an Academic Excellence Award and an Exemplary Performance Award by the University. She finished her Industry On-the-Job training with an outstanding rating at the Philippine National Bank Financial Center Overseas Remittance Division in 2008. |