Student News
Here in the Temple Honors Program, students and alumni are constantly sharing good news - news that may not necessarily make the local paper or Temple Times, but is certainly noteworthy! Read on!
Josh Winheld '00
Josh talks to the Philadelphia Inquirer and is featured in a video for the New York Times about his struggles with muscular dystrophy and his inspiring hope for the future.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb. 18, 2008
New York Times - Feb. 19, 2008
And read Josh's Blog!
Denis Dumas '10
Sophomore Denis Dumas is taking off next semester for an adventure of a lifetime. He and his bike will be traveling across the globe. Denis was inspired to take this journey after his father gave him a journal written by his late uncle. Read on...
In an email from Denis - 12/15/2007
"Hey, its Denis... telling you about my trip. I'm landing in Chennai, India on January 15th and then riding a bike west then north for a month to get to New Delhi. From there, I fly to Tel Aviv, Israel and ride through Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, and England for two more months. Along the Mediterranean coast, I will be doing a considerable amount of island hopping and sea travel. I'll be flying back to the states from London on April 28th. That's pretty much the shortest possible version of the story I could possibly give. Hope you like it. Haha."
The Honors Program wishes Denis the best of luck and safe travels!
Lauren Bedell-Stiles '09
An Honors Serf in Rome
Lauren Bedell-Stiles is the former undergraduate assistant for the Honors Program. He is currently spending the entire academic year in Italy at the Temple Rome Campus. Read about his adventures in his hilarious made-for-honors blog!
Brian Holland '09
The Honors Program would like to congratulate Junior Brian Holland! Brian was recently awarded a Bridging Scholarship by the Association Of Teachers Of Japanese at the University of Colorado to study abroad Spring 2008 in Japan. Over 160 students applied and Brian was one of 17 across the country to win!
Honors Program co-sponsors HIV Speaker with the Temple Health Empowerment Office.
Read the article about it in the Temple News! The article was written by Honors student Rebecca Hale '10 and the photo was taken by Honors Student Nic Lukehart '11.
Jeff Ham '05
“Temple Honors is like a good personal trainer. They help you to identify your strengths and improve upon your weaknesses, and they demand more of you than you may demand of yourself. In doing so, they help you to exceed your own expectations and then set new goals for your self as you progress.”
Jeff, a past Udall Foundation Scholar, is currently a Graduate Environmental Scientist with Pennoni Associates, Inc., a multreciepientidisciplinary engineering firm based in Philadelphia. The environmental division in his company works to facilitate real estate transactions and improvements by identifying and addressing environmental issues with properties. His work involves historical research, fieldwork such as soil and groundwater sampling, and technical report writing.
Temple Review Summer 2007
Four of the five featured students in the summer edition of the Temple Review (Temple's alumni magazine) are some of our favorite Honors students! Click below to see their stories.
Jackie Foss '09
Kendrick Davis '09
Sarah Bricker '08
Lauren Bedell-Stiles '09
Kishwer Vikaas '07
Senior English major, Kishwer Vikaas, has been selected as the 2007 College of Liberal Arts Commencement Speaker. Kishwer will be attending Dental School in the Fall of '08. Congratulations and Good luck, Kishwer!
Sammy Davis '08
On Monday, April 23, 2007, Honor student Samantha Davis (SCT '08) was honored as a New York Women in Communications student scholarship winner at the organization's annual 2007 Matrix Awards at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. At the beginning of the event, the scholarship winners introduced themselves at the podium by saying, "Hi, my name is [name] and I'm the next [your industry icon]" Sammy said, "Hi my name is Sammy Davis and I'm the next Bonnie Fuller." Bonnie Fuller is the current editorial director of American Media, the owner of Star Magazine, and is responsible for turning Star from a strict tabloid to a glossy magazine. She has  also been EIC of Glamour and Cosmopolitan. Little did Sammy know when she approached the podium, Bonnie Fuller was sitting immediately before her at a front table. It turns out, Sammy inspired NY Post page 6 gossip columnist Cindy Adams with her Bonnie Fuller dreams. The next day, she was part of the column! Cindy Adams mentions Sammy as one of the industry's "intern youngsters." Look for the bolded BONNIE FULLER here, and you'll find the paragraph. In the above picture, Sammy is farthest to the right (and yes, that is Martha Stewart!) The 17 scholarship winners were also featured on the CBS Early Show. Click here to watch the segment- Sammy is the only blonde in the group; you can't miss her!
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