Lorelei Slaughter is a sophomore majoring in Marine Biology at Old Dominion University. She is a certified Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver and an AAUS Scientific Diver. Slaughter is a first-generation college student and was admitted to ODU with a merit-based scholarship for her academic achievements. Based on her superior academic performance during her first semester at ODU, she was nominated to become a member of NSCS. Slaughter has been named to the Dean’s List since her first semester at ODU. She plans to continue her education to reach her life-long goal of becoming a Marine Biologist.