Date Posted: 7/13/2015

CS major Benjamin Dreier was named a Class of 2015 Merrill Presidential Scholar. 35 seniors receive this Cornell honor: not only do they rany among the top 1 percent of their class, but are selected on the basis of their "remarkable intellectual drive, energetic leadership abilities and a propensity to contribute to the betterment of society."

At Cornell, Ben was named a Kessler Fellow, co-founded a company to produce the "Kick.it" app. TA'd CS3110, and was a member of the Last Call acappella group, among other activities. He will be joining Uber as an associate product manager. 

Cornell Chronicle article on the Merrill Presidential Scholars