Ezekiel Summers
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
GPA: 4.0
College attending: Johns Hopkins University
Honors & Achievements: Questbridge National College Match recipient, Arkansas Governor’s School, Right Stuff Award (Space Camp), 3A State Concert Assessment Honor Band, second place in environmental management at Arkansas State Science Fair
Career goal: I want to receive a Ph.D. in mycology and work for NASA. I specifically want to work for NASA as an astronaut in order to find a mushroom that can survive not only the extreme radiation of space, but also the microgravity and oxygen-deprived environment of space. I want to establish the basis of communication on another planet.
Tell us about the teacher, coach or administrator who made a difference in your life: Elizabeth Brown Sensei taught me the value of a different culture from my own. It drove me to learn more about the Japanese people and the culture surrounding them.