Ariana Frazier and Alisa Andrews Named Spring 2023 Patterson Fellows

The Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty Council awarded two graduating seniors the honor of being selected as a Bob Patterson Fellow for Spring 2023: Ariana Frazier and Alisa Andrews.

Ariana Frazier graduated as a double major in Africana Studies and Self-Design with a concentration in “Public Health: Health Equity Promotion.” She is originally from a small town in South Carolina and later moved to northern Virginia before pursuing her undergraduate career at NC State. Ariana was a Park Scholar and a University Honors Scholar in addition to leading organizations on campus. She sang soprano on the Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir, served as Vice President for the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students and Vice President of the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. One of her faculty nominators wrote, “Ariana is motivated, bright, intellectually curious, hard-working, and committed to social justice issues.” Ariana conducted research both on and off campus with a focus on the health and wellness of minority populations in North Carolina. Ariana plans to continue her education by pursuing a Master of Public Health degree in Maternal, Child, and Family Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alisa Andrews graduated as a double major with a bachelor of arts in Science, Technology, and Society and a bachelor of science in Agricultural Science. She was a University Scholar, a Caldwell Fellow, a University Ambassador, and a Thomas Jefferson Scholar, and she served as a teaching assistant in Bob Patterson’s course, “World Population and Food Prospects.” Her nomination letter states, “Alisa is a genuine ‘people person,’ one who is fully open-minded to the thoughts and actions of others, to working with and not for all whom she interacts…Alisa always encourages her classmates who may be struggling in various ways to be thankful for the choices they already have, and to seek support in ways that most likely assure the healthiest possible outcome.” She will pursue a Masters in Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying environmental health solutions and working in the Department of Environmental Engineering.