Students

As a student at NMSU and now as a professional in the working world, Marzyeh Ghassemi is no stranger to hard work and dedication.

This is evident by the many awards she has received, including her most recent honor as a 2008 British Marshall Scholar.

Ghassemi graduated from NMSU in 2005 with degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics. Recruited by Intel, Ghassemi currently works as a market development manager for Intel’s Emerging Platform Group in Oregon where she is responsible for all the marketing and development activities to make Intel-powered emerging market devices successful.

The Marshall Scholarship is among the most prestigious offered and is comparable to the Rhodes Scholarship. Only the most outstanding students with recommendations from their universities are considered. In 2007, 44 students were chosen from a field of 958 applicants.

Among the many honors she received as an undergraduate at NMSU, Ghassemi was named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team, received the esteemed Goldwater Scholarship and was chosen as an outstanding senior in both the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering.

“Going to school at NMSU definitely helped me prepare for success at Intel, and for success with the Marshall Scholarship. There are several faculty members who consistently took an invested interest in my education and greatly contributed to my own personal growth,” Marzyeh Ghassemi said.