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30 Under 30

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 a robust community of 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 at an Honoree Celebration during Temple Made Days in Spring 2027. 

 

2027 30 under 30 awardees

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Nominations for the 2027 program are now closed. 

 2027 Eligibility:

  • Must be a graduate of Temple University. 
  • Must be 30 years old or younger on June 30, 2027.
  • 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 word 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.
  • Represents the value of the Temple experience.


2027 Timeline:

  • Applications open: Monday, May 18, 2026.
  • Applications close: Sunday, July 19, 2026.
  • All selected honorees for the 2027 program will be notified no later than Friday, October 30, 2026. If your nominee does not hear from Temple by that time, they were unfortunately not selected. We encourage you to nominate them again in the future. 
  • Awardee profile creation, including interviews and photoshoots: November 2026–February 2027.
  • Public announcement of selected 2026 30 Under 30 awardees: Spring 2027.
2026 30 Under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2026 cohort.

Arts and Culture Visionaries

  • Landry Bado, TYL ’18
  • Kristen Marie Gillis, BYR ’23
  • Chris Lewis, BYR ’18
  • Nick Santangelo, TFM ’19
  • Cassie Semyon, KLN ’18
  • Nicholas Zaborowski, BYR ’21

Change Igniters

  • Danielle Baer, TYL ’20
  • Hanna Edelson, SSW ’19
  •  Jordan Laslett, CLA ’19
  • Keyana Pusey, CLA ’18

Global Ambassadors

  • Andrea Behler, FOX ’19
  • Michelle Ferguson Shore, CPH ’19, ‘EDU ’20
  • Cherinet Hariffo, CLA ’24
  • Kate Lyons, CST ’20

Science, Tech and Health Innovators

  • Bhautik Amin, ENG ’18
  • Shantia Horsford, CPH ’19
  • Ivana Teresa Kohut, MED ’23
  • Brittany Lue, CPH ’18
  • Simran Mangat, PHR ’24
  • Abdalaziz Sawwan, CST ’25

Sports Industry Standouts

  • Sam Finkel, LAW ’23
  • Tyji Mays, KLN ’19
  • Owen Pearl, ENG ’19, ’20
  • Morgan Pivovarnik, KLN ’19
  •  Matt Schertzer, STH ’20
  • Raul Vegas, FOX ’19

Commerce Catalysts

  • Victor Ficarra, LAW ’24
  • Angelina Neely, FOX ’22
  • Amanda Petty, KLN ’19
  • Nick Rivera, FOX ’17
2025 30 Under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2025 cohort.

Arts and Culture Visionaries

  • Jordan Dobson, TFM ’18
  • Sabriaya Shipley, TFM ’18
  • Samantha Tan, TFM ’20
  • Bell Thompson, BYR ’22
  • Niccolas Uff, KLN ’22

Change Igniters

  • Andrew Ankamah, CLA ’23
  • Xavier Conaway, KLN ’19
  • Rachel Greenberg, SSW ’18, ’19
  • Faith Scanlon, CLA ’17
  • Sydney Smith, EDU ’23

Global Ambassadors

  • Devarshi Brahmbhatt, PHR ’18
  • Alex Cagle, CST ’18
  • Rebecca Feldman, CST ’18
  • Jian Joyner, CLA '18, SSW ’23
  • Brittney Martinez, LAW ’21
  • Yostina Yacoub, TYL ’24
  • Rebecca Feldman, CST ’18

Science, Tech and Health Innovators

  • Theophilus Annor, TYL ’24
  • Hannah Calvelli, MED ’24
  • Maria Drawbaugh, ENG ’21
  • Binh Le, CST ’17, POD ’21
  • Haley Lockstein, CST ’19, DEN ’23
  • Carine Wellington, CPH ’18

Sports Industry Standouts

  • Marisa Brisbane, STH ’20
  • Zachary Gelb, KLN ’16
  • Lyric Hamilton, FOX ’24
  • Nick LaRue, CPH ’18, STH ’22

Commerce Catalysts

  • Benjamin Aitoumeziane, CLA ’20
  • Joseph Curry, EDU ’22
  • Binh Nguyen, KLN ’17
  • Charity Tucker, FOX ’16
2024 30 under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2024 cohort.

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., STH ’19
  • Brynna Haupt, KLN ’21
  • Mary Kate Meals, STH ’20
  • Haason Reddick, CLA ’17

Entrepreneurial Pioneer

  • Lindsey Casella, KLN ’16
  • Daniel Clark, TYL ’17
  • Benjamin Thomas, FOX ’18
  • Andrew Tomasetti, ENG ’19
2023 30 Under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2023 cohort.

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 E
  • van 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
2022 30 Under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2022 cohort.

Artistic Visionaries

  • Shannon Arnold, BYR ’19
  • Rachel Bell, TYL ’17
  • Matthew Kerr, EDU ’15
  • Paige Smallwood, TFM ’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, STH ’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, PHR ’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, STH ’19
  • Ameena Soliman, FOX ’17, STH ’19
2020 30 Under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2020 cohort.

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, ’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 Leadera
  • 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
2019 30 Under 30 Awardees

Learn more about the 2019 cohort.

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