Nomination Statement

“Megan, a masterful student across the curriculum in classes ranging from AP Physics C: Mechanics to AP Economics and AP English Literature, seeks out complex issues and then produces solutions, especially for people and communities. Megan is the founder and president of a verifiably active international non-profit organization: The Urban Garden Initiative (TUGI). She is also a talented visual artist and the sole author (and a co-illustrator) of a children’s book (Finding Tiger, 2018) and its associated curriculum that she personally delivered to thousands of students — designed to educate against implicit bias. Megan will study at Stanford University.”