Pause for Coz Profile - John King ’25
Civil Engineering major and Pleasant Hill native John King ’25 chose SCU “because of its holistic approach to education,” he says, and while King feels “committed to learning the practices of Civil Engineering, I also want to take courses that allow me to shape the type of person I aspire to be.” Following in the footsteps of an aunt, uncle, and multiple cousins, it was King’s aunt who had the strongest influence on his ultimate choice of school. “When my Aunt went to Santa Clara, she was taught by Father Tassone, and they’re still in touch to this day.”
As a boy, John would ask his father to drive him to local train station so he could watch the railway cars go by. “At the time, I thought I wanted to drive the trains but, later, when I learned from a family friend that railway design was a part of civil engineering, I knew that I wanted to become a civil engineer.”
In addition to serving as President of Santa Clara University’s Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), John enjoys expanding his knowledge across other academic areas, such as the “Philosophy of Law” course sequence where he learned about “the origins and foundations of proper moral conduct in society,” John says, “which allows me to look at current issues in society from a new perspective.”
The Father Coz Scholarship has helped make John’s academic goals a reality. “It has meant so much to my family. I just want to say thank you for your generosity, it means so much to me that there are people who want to help me not only pursue my dreams but help make them a reality.”