Rika Sugimoto Dimitrova

2015, Engineering

School & Degree:

University of British Columbia, Engineering

High School/Cegep:

Semiahmoo Secondary

City & Province:

Surrey, British Columbia

Nominated by:

Terry Lescisin

What area(s) of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are you pursuing for your undergraduate degree?

 

Engineering

 

What is your favourite inspirational quote? 

 

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right” – Henry Ford

 

What is a little known fact about you?

 

Aside from academics, I love arts & crafts and spending time outdoors playing sports with friends!

 

Why do you think you make a great Schulich Leader?

 

I welcome challenges and enjoy solving problems. I am organized and like to solidly define goals to work towards. The opinions of others also matter a lot to me; I encourage people to share their ideas and listen to others, believing that by bringing many heads together brilliant solutions can be uncovered. And of course, whether it is in class, from real-life experience, or from people around me, I love to learn!