ABOR praises Katelyn Rees for term as student regent
The recent AME graduate completes her two-year term as student regent for the Arizona Board of Regents.
The Arizona Board of Regents celebrated AME student Katelyn Rees's service as a student regent, which began in 2022 when former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey appointed her.
Rees graduated from the College of Engineering this spring summa cum laude with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering and computer science from the University of Arizona's W.A. Franke Honors College. She became a voting member of the board in the latter half of her two-year term and advocated for student needs.
Her capstone Team 24045 won the Craig M. Berge Dean's Award for Most Outstanding Project at this year's Craig M. Berge Design Day with their Basketball Shooting Robot Phase 2 project.
“Regent Rees has been an excellent mentor and a wonderful friend,” said Student Regent David Zaragoza, who has served with Rees on the board for the past year. “Our shared backgrounds have made it easy to communicate with fellow students about the board and its priorities. I wish her the best as she finishes her term as regent and begins her career.”
Read the original story about Rees's term as student regent here.