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Rory <span data-scaytid="6" data-scayt_word="Pannkuk ">Pannkuk</span> is currently a sophomore at Santa Clara University pursuing a double degree in Economics and in Computer Science.&nbsp;
A recipient of the Dean's Scholarship and a member of the University Honors Program at <span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="SCU">SCU</span>, Rory is devoted to making a lasting impact on the world around him. He is involved in numerous organizations on and off campus related to both business and computer science and is the treasurer of Santa Clara University's Innovation and Design (<span data-scaytid="2" data-scayt_word="SCID">SCID</span>) club. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, business, finance, mathematics, physics, politics, wheelchair fencing, golf and the Boston Red Sox.
As an executive member of <span data-scaytid="3" data-scayt_word="SCID">SCID</span>, Rory helps manage the finances of the club and raised school awareness regarding the importance of innovative thinking. He was on the winning team of the 2016 Winter and Spring <span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="SCU ">SCU</span> School of Engineering's $2,500 Quarterly Design Challenge representing <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word="SCID ">SCID</span> where he helped oversee the design and implementation of enhanced security features for a surveilance surveillance robot as well as helped design and manufacture the production of customized school-spirited smartphone stands. He was also the first place winner of <span data-scaytid="19" data-scayt_word="SCID's">SCID's </span> 2016 annual <span data-scaytid="20" data-scayt_word="Designathon">Designathon </span> where he helped design the blueprints of a smartphone navigation app that assists school commuters in estimating travel time through the customization of various modes of transportation that are specifically available to them.
He plans on improving the innovative and creative environment at Santa Clara and hopes to carry those skills beyond his undergraduate career to a potential graduate institution or business.&nbsp;
Rory can be contacted at rqpannkuk@gmail.com.
 
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