City Council

2. COMMENDATION: MATTHEW WONG – EDISON SCHOLAR – F2M25-3\nMayor Lee and the Alhambra City Council wish to congratulate and commend Matthew\nWong upon receiving a $50,000 scholarship from Southern California Edison due to his\nexcellence in STEM-related fields and his pursuit of a career in sustainability and\ninnovation. Mr. Wong, a student at Mark Keppel High School and a former City of\nAlhambra Building & Safety Department summer intern, will attend Stanford University in\nthe fall. Mr. Wong aims to improve earthquake safety using his Computer Science and\nGeophysics degrees to create modeling of ground motion during seismic events in order\nto help in the design of safer buildings, to prevent retrofitted structures from collapsing and\nto improve building plans. The City of Alhambra is pleased to congratulate Mr. Wong for\nhis academic achievements and offer very best wishes for success in his future\nendeavors. Mayor Lee will present the commendation to Edison Scholar, Mr. Wong.