Ellen C. Myers Memorial Prize Winner: Vy Ngetich

The Ellen C. Myers Memorial Prize is awarded to students who have achieved high scholarship in the face of adverse circumstances.  

Vy Ngetich (A21) is a motivated, diligent, resourceful, and intelligent student who shows great mathematical promise. Vy has experienced housing insecurity and poverty and has been responsible for supporting her family. Her successes negotiating life’s challenges show her tremendous determination, internal strength, resilience, and tenacity. Vy has demonstrated leadership on the executive board of the Tufts Financial Network and as head of a committee to network with BLAST alumni for mentorship and fundraising; she has also been generous as a volunteer for organizations that help immigrant women and children.