Veterans scholarship helps marine explore engineering passion
November 08, 2024
November 08, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Katherine Ruelan '27 doesn't just embrace challenges, she runs toward them.
That's how the South Jersey native found herself in the U.S. Marine Corps, straight out of high school, repairing ground radios and circuit boards as an electronics technician stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
"I had no idea what to expect going into it," Ruelan said, "but I ended up loving it." . . .
Katherine Ruelan '27 doesn't just embrace challenges, she runs toward them.
That's how the South Jersey native found herself in the U.S. Marine Corps, straight out of high school, repairing ground radios and circuit boards as an electronics technician stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
"I had no idea what to expect going into it," Ruelan said, "but I ended up loving it." . . .