Ajay Major, '12
ID major: Chemistry/Spanish (Leadership in Medicine Program)
Minor: Math
Language(s) studied at Union: Spanish, Hindi
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Awards and Achievements:
Honors in Spanish
Member of Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Studies Honors Society)
Member of the Gatekeeper Honorary Society
LEE AND WILLIAM WRUBEL MEMORIAL PRIZE in 2012
(to a senior preparing for dentistry or medicine, based upon both academic achievement and character)
ANTHONY C. LAVECCHIA (1998) MEMORIAL AWARD in 2012
(to the student who demonstrates a keen interest and passion in journalism, especially with a focus in political journalism)
Spring 2010 National Health Systems (NHS) Term Abroad
Resident Advisor Service Award Recipient (2010)
Dean's List (2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011)
Sophomore Prize Recipient for Phi Beta Kappa of New York
Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of New York Chapter
Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Union College Chapter
Intern at the free health clinic for B.E.S.T. Backstretch at Saratoga Racecourse in Saratoga, New York
Summer Research Fellowship in Chemistry Department (2011)
Club or Student Organizations:
Editor-in-Chief of the Concordiensis, Union's student newspaper
Webmaster/Historian for Shakti and the Bhangra Union
Student Representative on the Liaison Committee on Academic Computing and Technology
Treasurer for the Union College Chapter of the Minority Association for Pre-Medical Students (MAPS)
Resident Advisor in Webster Hall
Class of 2012 Representative on the Leadership in Medicine Student Council
First Chair Clarinet in the Union College and Community Orchestra
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Ajay Major in Copenhagen, Denmark while studying Scandinavian health systems as part of the National Health Systems (NHS) term abroad
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Spanish Honors Senior Project: "Las calles me inspiran: La confluencia de la movida madrileña y la contracultura en el graffiti contemporáneo español."
Title of Biochemistry thesis: "Cloning of the codon-optimized metacaspase gene scp1 in Schizophyllum commune."
Statement: "I am honored to become a member of the Alpha of New York Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and I would like to thank the faculty of the Spanish and Hispanic Studies program at Union for providing me with the opportunity to become fully immersed in the Spanish-speaking world of academia. I look forward to continuing my studies in Spanish and to eventually teach medical Spanish and Hispanic cultural identity in a clinical setting."
