HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 23668

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

(757) 727-5552
FAX (757) 727-5390

November 13, 2014

Dear The 2015 AAAI Travel Scholarship Selection Committee:
I am delighted to write a letter of recommendation for Ms. Frances Coronel, who is applying for the
Travel Scholarship to attend the 2015 AAAI Conference.
France is a sophomore in Computer Science at Hampton University. She started her freshman year
in Spring 2014. France spent her Fall 2014 studied aboard. I have known France as her Academic
Advisor and then in Summer 2014 as her instructor, when she took Computer Programming II (CSC
152) with me.
Though a bit quite in the classroom, France always asked questions and for help when she needed it.
She proudly earned an A- from CSC 152. Frances academic performance is astounding. Her
current GPA is a 3.85 on a 4.1 scale.
This year, Frances has been appointed as the Vice-President of the Women in Computing Club.
France is also a member of Associate in Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Chapter, and
Hampton STARS (Student & Technology in Academia, Research, & Service) Leadership Corps.
She is one of departmental peer-tutors and also a mentor to incoming freshmen.
Frances is a bright, talented young Computer Science, Hispanic, female student, who strive to do
her very best. France has expressed to me her desire to pursue a graduate degree program in
Artificial Intelligence. This will be the first Artificial Intelligence conference for France. I have no
doubt that she will be inspired by presentations of and conversations with speakers and other
attendees in Artificial Intelligence community. This will help shaping up her on her undergraduate
research project. Therefore, I strongly recommend Ms. Frances Coronel to receive the 2015 AAAI
Travel Scholarship.
Should you have any question, please feel free to contact me at chutima.boonthum@hamptonu.edu
or (757) 727-5082.
Sincerely,

Chutima Boonthum-Denecke, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science

HAMPTON INSTITUTE
THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE

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COLLEGE OF
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