Nneka Isamah and Hadiza Kazaure, B.S., Biology - They both are biology majors and honors students who plan to attend competitive medical schools in the fall. And they both were born in Nigeria and plan to return their home country as doctors.
Luke Kasitz, B.S., Landscape Architecture - Kasitz was drawn to Temple University Ambler, he said, “because I really liked the campus — its landscape features — and I was impressed by the core group of faculty.”
Uchechukwu Ofoegbu, Ph.D., Engineering - She has earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in eight-and-a-half years, all while working to support herself, our brothers and sisters who attended Temple, and her parents, who moved the United States in 2003. Ofoegbu will be the second female Ph.D. recipient from Temple’s College of Engineering when she receives her degree May 17.
Casmir Ogbonna, Pharm.D., School of Pharmacy - Mentor: “Dean Doukas has been an integral part of my Temple life. It began when he gave a very captivating presentation at orientation. Since then he’s almost been like a father figure to me and has always been there. He’s encouraged me to continue my education and told me about various career paths in pharmacy, which led me to take the business track at Temple, as well as pursue an M.B.A.”
Alicia Reinsel, B.S. in Tourism and Hospitality Management, B.A. in Environmental Studies - Reinsel plans to attend graduate school for community and regional planning. She said any job she takes will be tourism-related.
“I have been in the industry since I was 16 and was a waitress; it is my passion and will always be part of who I am,” she said.
Jose Reyes, M.D., School of Medicine - My mentors: “All of my grandparents. My one grandfather came from nothing and became a doctor. Because of what he did, I’m here today. Also my parents, who instilled in me the value of hard work and responsibility. It’s also because of them that I’ve made it this far.”
Jameel Rush, B.B.A., Human Resource Management - “I always enjoyed the neighborhood and I liked the people,” explained Rush, and Temple University’s 2007 student Commencement speaker. “I definitely wanted to stay close to home.”
Yamini Sabherwal, Ph.D., Biology - Working to earn a doctoral degree can be daunting enough, with the long hours of research and teaching that go along with it. It becomes even more difficult when a loved one is critically ill and living more that 7,000 miles away. Jeremy Shinefeld, B.A., Philosophy - “I’d rather teach special ed than anything else,” Shinefeld said. “You get to work with the same group of students throughout the day. You get to know the kids and have the opportunity to do something really great in their lives.”
David Shuttleworth, B.A.,
Philosophy and Economics
- Four years ago, as David Shuttleworth rode home on the bus after football practice, he didn’t think much of the Temple application he was filling out. Although he had worked hard at academics during high school, he assumed that his only shot of “making it” would come from a professional football career undertaken after a stint as a college player. School would be little more than a means to an athletic end.
Aliyah Small, B.A.,
Criminal Justice
- Trying to juggle a job as a counselor at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, family and school has been far from easy, Small admitted. When you’re on your own, you have to try to maintain a balance as much as possible, but even then, sometimes things overlap, she said.
Charmie Snetter, B.A.,
Communications
- In the days after the tragic shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Temple News editor-in-chief Charmie Snetter and her staff faced a decision. Snetter knew that the paper had to address the incident, but she wanted to make sure that she and her staff approached the topic as responsible journalists.
Bryan L. Spry, B.A., Communications - “I come from a small town that is a bit segregated,” he said. “Coming to Temple really dispelled a lot of my ideas about race and culture, and the classes I took introduced me to religions, cultures and people I may have never been exposed to.”
Juan Suarez Romero, B.A., Secondary Education/Spanish - The university also encouraged his love of teaching. He became a student teacher and was an intern at the Free Library of Philadelphia and learned two things: The first is that there is more than one thing that you can do with a degree in education; The second is that in order to be a good teacher, you have to know the nuances. “Anyone can teach from bell to bell,” he said. “But not everyone can be a great teacher.”
Marija Ugrinich, D.P.M., School of Podiatric Medicine - Why I chose Temple: “I fell in love at first sight with Temple. The teachers and the research opportunities are above and beyond other podiatry schools, and the city surrounding it is a great mix of old-world European charm and contemporary American personality.”
Kenneth Watson, B.A., Elementary/Special Education - “While I want to teach, I feel that I can make a larger contribution to education as a principal,” he said. “Although, I can’t lead until I’ve followed.”
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