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30 Under 30



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The 30 Under 30 awards program recognizes trailblazing young alumni who are disrupting the status quo to make a better tomorrow for all of us. From more than 57,000 young Temple alumni, we seek to identify and highlight outstanding Owls who are changemakers, trendsetters, problem solvers, and innovators, who truly exemplify what it means to be Temple Made. 

The selection committee is made up of staff from Advancement Engagement and the Strategic Marketing and Communications offices. 

Selected awardees will be recognized during Temple Made Days in April 2025. 

Questions? Email temple30@temple.edu.

Nominations are now OPEN.

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2025 Eligibility:

  • Must be a graduate of Temple University. 
  • Must be 30 years old or younger on June 30, 2025.
  • Must be making a vital contribution in their field, career, or community. 
  • Must be willing to be included, with a photograph, in various alumni and university publications, and marketing. 


Nomination Tips:

  • Self-nominations are accepted. 
  • The selection committee individually and thoroughly reviews each submission.
  • The number of submissions per nominee does not impact the selection committee's decision.
  • Nomination forms that include relevant and detailed information and examples of impact will have higher consideration by the selection committee.
  • Please be mindful that certain questions in the Nomination Narrative have suggested words counts.
  • The selection committee will only review the submitted nomination materials. Limited to no additional research will be conducted on nominees.


Selection Criteria:

Nominees are scored on the following four criteria by the selection committee. Please ensure your nomination helps the selection committee understand the nominee’s contributions in these areas. 

  • Making a vital contribution to their professional career or community.
  • Overall story is compelling and of interest to the Temple community.
  • Upholding the values of Temple’s mission.
  • Represents the value of the Temple experience.


2025 Timeline:

  • Applications open: late May 2024
  • Applications close: Sunday, July 14
  • Selected 2025 30 Under 30 honorees notified: Fall 2024
  • Selected 2025 30 Under 30 publicly announced: Spring 2025 

 

Learn More About Current and Past Awardees




Current Honorees

Learn more about 2024 cohort here


Artistic Visionaries
Melissa Rakiro, TFM '16 Ajibola Rivers, BYR ’16 Trevor Tran, BYR '18
Evan Wise, TYL '18
    
 

    

Change Igniters
Erin Agnew, LAW '21 Soham Apte, DEN '22 Anna Breece, CLA '18
Deja Houser, SSW '18
 Simone Snead, CPH '16
 Zari Tarazona, KLN'19


 

  

Global Ambassadors
Riya Kulkarni, CST '17 Alexandra Leber, CLA '18 Andrea Miller, KLN '17
Leah Wenhold Parente, CST '17 Tarik Richardson, CLA '19, '23
 

    

Research & Technology Innovators
Anisa Ara, FOX '20 Elizabeth Blake, CLA '20 Stephanie Javier Fagbemi, MED '22
Ayesha Hassan, ENG '20 Nhi Nguyen, FOX '20 Jaldhi Patel, CST '20
 

    

Sports Industry Standouts
Najeeb Emmanuel, CPH '18 Joey Glennon Jr., THM '19 Brynna Haupt, KLN '21
Mary Kate Meals, THM '20  Haason Reddick, CLA '17
  
 

    

Entrepreneurial Pioneer
Lindsey Casella, KLN '16 Daniel Clark, TYL '17 Benjamin Thomas, FOX '18
Andrew Tomasetti, ENG '19
 

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Past Honorees

Learn more about 2023 cohort here


Artistic Visionaries
Hailey Brinnel, BYR ’18 Hansen Bursic, TFM ’20 Enya-Kalia Jordan, BYR ’20
Kara Milstein, KLN ’16    
 

    

Change Igniters
Desarae Bradham, CPH ’15 Irene Cedano, CLA ’18 Amando E. Dominick, LAW ’21
Alexis Mercado, EDU ’17 Colin Pawlowski, KLN ’17 Osimiri Sprowal, CLA ’20
 

    

Global Ambassadors
Ei Thandar Lwin, STH ’22 Loymi Peralta Cruz, FOX ’22 Andrea Poosikian, ENG ’19
Andrew Sargeant, TYL ’16

 

    

Research & Technology Innovators
Bayan Alturkestani, ENG ’19 David Dugue, CST ’15, MED ’21 Alexandra Jones, CST ’18
Anuj Mehta, CST ’17 Kevin Nguyen, PHR ’21 Varun Vivek Solanki, DEN ’21
 

    

Sports Industry Standouts
Dion Dawkins, CLA ’17 Evan Easterling, KLN ’19 Brandon Matthews, EDU ’16
Angelise Stuhl, KLN ’14, STH ’16  
  
 

    

Entrepreneurial Pioneer
Camille Bell, KLN ’15 Danilo Burgos, STH ’19 Zimri T. Hinshaw, CLA ’20
Ciara Murphy, FOX ’16 Ellen Theresa Sisti, TYL ’21  Daniella Uchendu-Oji, TFM ’20

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Learn more about 2022 cohort here


Artistic Visionaries
Shannon Arnold, BYR ’19 Rachel Bell, TYL ’17 Matthew Kerr, EDU ’15
Paige Smallwood, TFMA ’17    
 

    

Change Igniters
Ardhika Aziz, CLA ’20 Joshua Dean, CLA ’16, LAW ’20 Ayodele Duyile, CST ’15
Amber Jones, SSW ’19 Matt Menschner, EDU ’15 Alvaro Sanchez, CLA ’17
 

    

Workforce Pioneers
Will Bubenik, STHM ’18
 Shaniece Cole, KLN ’13
 CherRaye Glenn-Flowers, FOX ’15
Amirah Mitchell, TYL ’21

 

    

Global Ambassadors
Brendan Coble, FOX ’16 Matthew Goldberg, CLA ’21 Torin Johnson, ENG ’16, ’21
Karla Rosario, CLA ’18 Sarvesh Shah, FOX ’20 Alexander Voisine, CLA ’18
 

    

Research & Technology Innovators
Gabrielle Combs, CPH ’19, ’20 Ashley DePuy, PHARM ’17 Renee Eastburn, ENG ’19
Shannon Hibbard, CST ’17 Dillan Patel, CST ’17, FOX ’20, MED ’21 Sierra Williams, CST ’16
 

    

Sports Industry Standouts
Jacob Martin, KLN ’19 Breland Moore, KLN ’14 Jiongwei “Allen” Qi, STHM ’19
Ameena Soliman, FOX ’17, STHM ’19    

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Learn more about 2020 cohort here


COMMUNITY ADVOCATES
Julie Bare, TYL ’12
Senior Estate Gardener
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Meadowbrook Farm

 Jazmine Jackson, EDU ’17
Second Grade Teacher
National Association of Independent Schools
 Erik Jacobs, CLA ’13
Policy Coordinator
Department of Energy
Rachel Schwaab, ENG ’15
Environmental Engineer
U.S. Army
 Eric Todd, FOX ’15
Finance Manager
Campaign for Working Families
 

    

SPORTS INDUSTRY STANDOUTS
Douglas Ammon, KLN ’15
Manager, Digital and Social Content Publishing
National Basketball Association
 Tahir Whitehead, CLA ’12
Linebacker
Carolina Panthers
 Brooke Williams, STH ’17, ’19
Director of Athletic Compliance
University of Southern California
 

    

ENTREPRENEURIAL DISRUPTORS
Patrick Jeune, FOX ’13
Real Estate Developer
Founder
JP Holdings Group

 Joshua Lee, BYR ’16, BYR ’19
Managing and Co-Artistic Director
Jazz Lives Philadelphia
 Tamer Morsy, CST ’12
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Spotlight Media Labs, Inc.
Kendra Plummer, STH ’13
Founder
Elise Capital

 

    

MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT VISIONARIES

William Hilferty, TFM ’13
Assistant Editor, Untitled Prince Documentary
Netflix

 Isabella Ness, BYR ’16
Senior Sound Designer and Producer
Team Audio

Jonathan Shafer Kohl, TFM ’13
Archival Producer
History Making Productions
Abigail Sydnes, ENG ’17
Product Manager
Comcast
 Alisha Zafar, KLN ’16
Associate Producer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
 

    

DIVERSITY AMBASSADORS

Erinn Corbett-Wright, CLA ’14
Vice President, Charitable Foundation Program Manager
TD Bank

 Diana Fernandez, TYL ’12
Associate
Sasaki
 Jeffrey Meris, TYL ’15
Studio Fellow/Independent Artist
NXTHVN
Noelia Rivera-Calderón, LAW ’19
Tom Steel Fellow
National Women’s Law Center
    
 

    

HEALTHCARE INFLUENCERS
Marcus Forst, CST ’19
Applied Physics PhD Student
Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Stanford University

 Carly Harsha, EDU ’15, PHR ’19
Senior Manager, Student & New Practitioner Development
American Pharmacists Association
 Julie Lin, POD ’18
Surgical Resident in Podiatry
Phoenixville Hospital
Keval Ray, CST ’16, FOX ’18, MED ’19
Resident Physician in General Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System
 Maila Turay, CPH ’19
Registered Nurse
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia		  
 

    

TEMPLE MADE LEADERS
Toni Leja’ Dixon, KLN ’18
Management and Program Analyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation

 Caroline Lowndes, ENG ’18
Program Manager
Amazon Lab126
 Amanda McHugh, CLA ’13, LAW ’17
Chief of Military Justice
U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Matthew Wasley, FOX ’13
Head of Product Marketing
Knotch
    

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Learn more about 2019 cohort here


Entrepreneurial Disruptors
John Allen, KLN ’15 Kristal Bush, CLA ’12 Ofo Ezeugwu, FOX ’13
Richard Henne, FOX ’15 Megan Rubino, PHR ’17
 

    

Artistic Changemakers
Erin Busch, BYR ’13, '15
 Samuel Nebyu, BYR ’17
 Rachel Ignotofsky, TYL ’11
Qiaoyi Shi, TYL ’17

 

    

Community Advocates
Janine Musheno Burkhardt, DEN ’15 Hazim Hardeman, KLN ’17 Malcolm Kenyatta, KLN ’12
David Lopez, CLA ’13 Andrew Wollaston, EDU ’13, LAW '16
 

    

Science and Technology Innovators
Moriah Baxevane-Connell, CLA ’13 Arooj Khan, ENG ’18 Jacqueline Mejia, CST ’12
Hope Watson, CPH ’17
 

    

Media and Entertainment Visionaries 
Kalen Allen, TFM ’18 Sofiya Ballin, KLN ’14 Brianna Stevenson, KLN ’17
Rafael Logroño, KLN ’17
 

    

International and Environmental Influencers
Sandra Adele, CST ’17 Maggie Andresen, KLN ’17 Sierra Gladfelter, CLA ’12
Eli Laban, KLN ’17 Brett Riley, ENG ’18
 

    

Sports Industry Standouts
Erica Desrosiers, STH ’13 Brandon McManus, CST ’13 Jessica Rawlings, CPH ’14, '16
Kamali Thompson, CST ’12
 

    

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