Riggins wins Black Graduate Student Association Social Justice/Humanitarian Scholarship Award
Ti'Air Riggins, a PhD student in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, received the Purdue University Black Graduate Student Association Social Justice/Humanitarian Scholarship Award in May. The honoree of this award is a graduate or professional student who has demonstrated compassion, courage, and leadership in a volunteer role to promote tolerance at Purdue University.
Ti'Air Riggins (left), graduate student in the Purdue Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering with her advisor Jenna Rickus (right), professor of biomedical engineering, associate vice provost for teaching and learning, and associate head of agricultural and biological engineering.
Riggins won the award for her work as Miss Indiana US 2015, as a speaker for the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) Speaker Bureau, and for her advocacy on Glamour and Crime Watch Daily. Riggins will be a peer educator for Purdue’s Center for Advocacy, Response, & Education (CARE).