ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A Moncks Corner native became South Carolina State University’s first mechatronics engineering graduate at Thursday’s fall commencement.
Omar Shaheed III, 23, walked across the stage as the school’s first student to ever enroll in the program that blends mechanical and electrical engineering.
“I’m very excited because it’s been a long time coming, but more so because it means a lot to Dr. (Hasanul) Basher and the program that someone finished,” Shaheed said…