Emily Lattanzio is a member of HPU’s inaugural class of engineering graduates and the first woman to receive her engineering degree from HPU.
Emily Lattanzio has accomplished a lot of firsts.
In May 2023, she was a member of the High Point University’s first class of engineering graduates and the first woman to complete the program. She was also at the top of her class.
Four years ago, she was unsure of her major when she came from Oyster Bay, New York. But she found all the right connections after she plugged into HPU’s Webb School of Engineering.

There, she met a trailblazer in her own right – Dr. Claire McCullough, Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computing Engineering. McCullough, a licensed…