Eric’el Johnson has set her sights on being a professor of electrical engineering. Her classmate Ellen Vehige wants to build bridges as a civil engineer. Thanks to the Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, these two college freshmen could play a critical role in the St. Louis region’s future.
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