Dual-major student shines at UTC: Shelton earns degrees in 2 vastly different fields: English, electrical engineering.

From: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) | Date: May 7, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Dorie Turner

May 7--Rebecca Shelton didn't want to choose between English and electrical engineering as her college major. When she walks across the stage today during the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's commencement, the Estill Springs, Tenn., resident will get a degree in both. "I settled on engineering because I like the application of math in the real world, but I kept English (as a major)," said Ms. Shelton, an honors g raduate. "It's helpful in engineering to be a good writer and speaker." This summer, she will work as an intern for NASA's ...

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