Maggie Scarborough

Maggie Scarborough is from Felton, Pennsylvania, majoring in BSE with a focus in biotechnology. Maggie is also pursuing minors in Spanish and Biomedical Engineering. She is passionate about learning new things and applying her knowledge to solve problems related to the environment and human welfare.

For the past two summers, Maggie has interned with Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, which is seemingly unrelated to BSE; however, she has discovered that it is more relevant than one might think. At WT, Maggie has helped organize contract documents and bid projects, but more importantly, she has enforced Environmental Health and Safety practices on job sites. Both job sites that Maggie has worked on have had strong potentials of negatively impacting human wellbeing and wildlife nearby. Maggie was constantly reminding subcontractors to follow EH&S guidelines and she performed site walks often to ensure that no site debris were making it into the surrounding area.

At Virginia Tech, Maggie is an active member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and holds an executive position as Secretary. Maggie is also an active member of the Service Without Borders Club and the Spanish Club.

This summer Maggie studied abroad in Oviedo, Spain, earning credits toward her Spanish minor. Maggie hopes to get a job where she can use her Spanish language skills to interact with others. She is aware that many people living in the United States speak Spanish, especially workers on construction sites, and being able to communicate with them is very important.

In her free time, Maggie enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and skiing. Maggie felt that majoring in BSE would allow her to find a job where she could work outside, and after some convincing from other BSE students, decided to pursue BSE! She is excited to be an ambassador and get the chance to meet prospective students and tell them about the amazing opportunities they could have as a Biological Systems Engineer!