The JHU Gazette


By IMP_NEWS - Posted on 28 July 2009

11 June 2007: "A Remarkable Partnership Sets High-Schoolers on New Path"

The School of Medicine welcomed 17 recent Dunbar High School graduates to Turner Auditorium on June 6 for a special graduation ceremony. The students all had been participants in the Incentive Mentoring Program, a project begun four years ago by Sarah Hemminger, a doctoral candidate in Biomedical Engineering.

13 Feb 2006: "Inspiring a Turnaround"

"She sacrifices so much of her time for them. She is a second parent to some of these kids,” said Shadmehr, a professor of biomedical engineering, who has known Hemminger since her days as an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins. "If Sarah feels she needs to, she gets involved with finding them clothes, books or whatever else they need.”

9 Jan 2006: "Seven Recognized with MLK Jr. Community Service Awards [Sarah Hemminger]"

A student at the School of Medicine, a professor emeritus of biophysics and a nurse clinician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital will be among the seven Johns Hopkins associates presented this year with Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards, which honor unselfish volunteer work.