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Congratulations are in order for 2016 Cornell University graduate, Iyore Olaye, who is the Ivy League school’s ONLY black female in the Chemical Engineer graduating class. Iyore took to her Facebook to pour out her heart in an essay detailing her experiences. Below is what she wrote;

“The last few months / year I haven’t felt inclined to post about the changes I was experiencing in my life. I made a promise to myself that I would embrace every moment, which meant disconnecting from social media and connecting more to life.
Three months ago I graduated from one of the best schools in the world, the greatest engineering program in the Ivy League, in one of the most rigorous majors at Cornell. There were moments of defeat and moments of victory through it all. I am thankful that I had continuous love and encouragement from friends and family who went out of their way to see me through to my success. Surrounded by my mother, father, sister, and various loved ones and friends, I graduated as the only black woman chemical engineer in the chemE class of 2016 and 1 of 6 black women in the entire engineering school. This situation reminiscent of 4 years ago when I graduated as the first black valedictorian of Winslow Township High School. It is God that allows me to continue to break barriers and smash through glass ceilings, not just to stand alone but to ensure that others may rise with me.
Now it is August and I officially reside in San Francisco working as a product engineer at Walker & Company Brands, a company that feeds my soul and challenges me to be better engineer and person each day. Needless to say that God has answered my prayers and continues to push me past my own expectations. I am unsure what he has planned for me, but if he did it before he will do it again. I guess that is the point of my post, by connecting to God and connecting to life I experience happiness and success. I wish that for all of you as well.”


Congratulations to you, young lady. And all the best, going forward. Continue to see more photos below…



Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/08/nigerian-girl-iyore-olaye-is-cornell.html

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Good record

Beauty and brains

Well done there.

This is the type of news soothing to the ear. #BlackIsBeautiful

Great achievement.
There's a difference in setting record and making history. Technically! Makes history i think ll b appropriate here.

Head coordinator NCA south east zonal head quarters.....pls come and examine this specimen

Gud achievement buh serioulsly all those ladies carry big load o

This is Beauty and Brain...
Not all these numbskulled Nigerian girls wey just fine but not brain .

Not much of a record

LastMumu:
Not much of a record

Exactly. Looks like she's not even a full Nigerian. Did you observe that she attended high school in the US? Probabaly born there sef. An American citizen! Not worth celebrating for Nigerians because she'd most likely never return to be of any use to this country!

sarzy:



Exactly. Looks like she's not even a full Nigerian. Did you observe that she attended high school in the US? Probabaly born there sef. An American citizen! Not worth celebrating for Nigerians because she'd most likely never return to be of any use to this country!

Not as if I'm hating or something but I was expecting to see a more inspiring record set by her.

She was the only black Female in her set in her department and that's enough to make the news? Like seriously? Na record be that?

Congratulations to her though, graduating from an Ivy league school is no easy task.


Lastmumu

LastMumu:


Not as if I'm hating or something but I was expecting to see a more inspiring record set by her.

She was the only black Female in her set in her department and that's enough to make the news? Like seriously?

Congratulations to her though, graduating from an Ivy league school is no easy task.

Sure. Of course she is very brilliant considering that she studied one of the world's toughest disciplines, plus she was the valedictorian in her high school. But my question is that would she be of any use to Nigeria now that we are celebrating as though she is a Nigerian?

I just love a beautiful lady with intellect

fine benin girl wey know book

Congrats.... My own daughter soon as well.....

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NCAN 'reporting for duty live and direct

The name have been checked and confirmed

And I can tell u that people with that name are known for their greatness.

Signed and confirmed..over and out

NCAN CHICAGO BRANCH

"American with Nigerian Heritage"

How will she find a good husband when she's making money than many of these retarded_ Black men out there.


I can't marry someone that makes more money than me because if you making $1m a year it's highly likely you will use Feminism to Cover up for your stupidity_ and arrogance.

NCAN reporting live from ikorodu..


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are u sure she's Nigerian ?

N so

Khd95:
Head coordinator NCA south east zonal head quarters.....pls come and examine this specimen

over ..... roger d specimen is an afonja..... only the afonja can make such a great record..... do u copy that.....

so??

Lemme see how this adorable beauty won't succeed in life

She now study engineering again

Hot cake of life..

Chevron will be eying her from a very nice angle

nice one sis

sarzy:



Exactly. Looks like she's not even a full Nigerian. Did you observe that she attended high school in the US? Probabaly born there sef. An American citizen! Not worth celebrating for Nigerians because she'd most likely never return to be of any use to this country!

Thank God. At least someone has sense. I don't know why Nigerians love associating with people who don't give two phucks about you. These guys would not be able to identify Nigeria on a map. They may have Nigerian parents or born in Nigeria but they don't consider themselves Nigerian. No one likes to be connected with a country that is rubbish.

Beauty and the boops.....Oops Sorry Beauty and the brain!





Cheeeeers

Congrat to her buh leh me ask, issit tht there are no other black females in d sch ni abi dem weed dem comot

Beauty with brain

Yorubas right now