Commencement Issue: Glenn Dickerson
May 10, 2011 by Valerie Rubinsky
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Glenn Dickerson will get hands-on with his childhood passion. Glenn Dickerson, a graduating civil and construction engineering technology major and president of Temple’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, has been passionate about engineering since a young age. “My grandfather worked in the construction industry,” Dickerson said. “He was a concrete laborer who [...]
Commencement Issue: Scott McClennen
May 10, 2011 by Kara Savidge
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“Temple Smash” creator Scott McClennen steps into the entertainment industry. Within the School of Communications and Theater, film and media arts major and graduating senior Scott McClennen saw extensive creative assets in the people and resources and wondered why there was little connection between the school’s majors. In November 2008, he filled this void with [...]
Commencement Issue: Kimberly Burnick
May 10, 2011 by Kara Savidge
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A “Temple Smash” co-producer looks forward to a future on the West Coast. “Temple Smash” producer and film and media arts major Kimberly Burnick has set her sights on the West Coast entertainment scene and will be relocating to Los Angeles after graduation. It was through her start on movie sets throughout Philadelphia that Burnick [...]
Commencement Issue: Kendra Halliday
May 10, 2011 by Sarah Scarpa
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Mother of two Kendra Halliday earned her degree knowing there’s always a way to succeed. Seated at a high-top table in the lounge of Annenberg Hall, senior journalism major Kendra Halliday, 22, recounted her time at Temple as a college-age mom to two daughters: 2-year-old Kayliana and 1-year-old Kapri. Her mother, a Temple alumna, also [...]
Commencement Issue: Ashley Huber
May 10, 2011 by Shanell Simmons
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Senior Ashley Huber will leave Philadelphia to volunteer in 11 countries after graduation. Senior journalism major Ashley Huber said traveling and studying abroad is the opportunity of a lifetime. While it may not be for everyone, Huber said, students are encouraged to travel because it brings about an insurmountable amount of benefits. Huber was selected [...]
Commencement Issue: Ann Stouffer
May 10, 2011 by Brian Dzenis
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Senior attacker Ann Stouffer will make the switch from Geasey Field to the health insurance field. Graduating senior attacker Ann Stouffer of the lacrosse team has always been near the top among her student-athlete peers academically by making the most of the time she has away from the field. “I think it’s easier to balance [...]
Commencement Issue: Korin Tangtrakul
May 10, 2011 by Connor Showalter
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In five years, Korin Tangtrakul has strived to make Main Campus a little greener. After graduating, Korin Tangtrakul will use her dual degree in environmental studies and geography and urban studies and minor in Japanese to study urban and agriculture planning around the world. The Ringoes, N.J., native, who transferred from the University of San [...]





