Category: Awards & Recognition

Since 2019, alliantgroup has been partnering with the Houston Independent School District to sponsor the Elementary Science Teacher Award!  This award was created to reward local teachers who are increasing student achievement and engagement through innovative lesson plans that emphasize...

alliantgroup is excited to announce Deirdre Ricketts, a nationally recognized elementary school STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)  teacher, is now part of our Strategic Advisory Board! We first met Ms. Ricketts in 2019 while she was one of...

Hometown: Vermilion, Ohio Major: Mechanical Engineering University: Clarkson University Grant grew up around his family business, which is a design, engineering, and manufacturing company. Since he was a toddler, he remembers how fascinating it was to see all of the...

Hometown: Parma Heights, Ohio Major: Biomedical Engineering University: University of Akron The reason why Kaelyn was inspired to study a STEM related career was because of her brother! When Kaelyn was very young, her brother accidentally dislocated her shoulder and...

Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL Major: Building Science University: Auburn University Ever since Meg was young, she always had an eye for detail. However, it wasn’t until her family decided to build a new home that she realized how many details and...

Hometown: Maricopa, Arizona Major: Cyber Security University: University of Advancing Technology David came into the world in the midst of post-9/11 warfare. His father was deployed in the military while his mom was pregnant with him. Therefore, his father missed...

 Hometown: Sugar Land, TX Major: Computer Science University: University of Texas at Austin Divya discovered her passion for mathematics in the 6th grade, when her math teacher – placing a lot of confidence and faith in the problem-solving skills –...

Hometown: Lakeview, MI Major: Marine Biology University: Eckerd College Brad grew up near the water, so he spent many summers swimming in the lake and observing how the ecosystem around him worked. However, it was not until he became scuba...

Hometown: Pikesville, MD Major: Biomedical Engineering University: University of Maryland College Park Tova’s passion for STEM started her sophomore year of high school when her school opened up a STEM Program. She really enjoyed taking the courses in this program...

 Hometown: Houston, TX Major: Biology University: University of Texas at Austin The moment when Felipe caught a passion for STEM was the night he was making a DNA project for his ninth grade biology class. As he used hundreds of...