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Home > For Students > Careers and Internships > Profiles of Alumni Profiles of Alumni Jerome R. Loughridge
Jerome R. Loughridge, 30. Hometown: Duncan, Oklahoma. Chief of Staff to the President of Baylor University. Led the process to transform the University from a comprehensive faith-based institution into a top tier research university in the Evangelical tradition. Served on the staff of Senator Don Nickels as a field representative and acting director. The first Foundation Fellow for the Children's Memorial Medical Center of Chicago, as well as Harvard University's first Summer Fellow in Business and Government under the Assistant for Economic and Domestic Policy. Awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship and has remained active as a Senior Scholar and selection panel member. Launched a statewide mentoring program in Oklahoma that partnered Academic All-State Award recipients with students in low-performing schools in an intensive school year collaboration. Now in its third year, the program has expanded to include nearly thirty mentors in four urban areas of the state. Volunteers as an English teacher to Mexican immigrants, and serves on the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Received his B.A. summa cum laude from Baylor University, also graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and M.A. in Public Policy from Harvard University.
George Pivik
George Pivik, 31. Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Active Duty Captain in the U.S. Army serving as Strategist and Policy Analyst at the Pentagon. Develops policy assessments on key issues relating to national security and military strategy, as well as the Army Chief of Staff's vision for the next 25 years. Began his military career as a cadet, where he rose to the rank of Cadet Battalion Commander, an honor bestowed upon the Corps' top cadet. Served in a combat cavalry squadron located six kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone in Republic of Korea during the 1994 North Korean nuclear proliferation crisis. Became the military commander for the city of Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and successfully facilitated the first Muslim refugee returns in only six weeks. Later received an Army Commendation medal for his actions. Awarded the Draper Award, recognizing his unit as the best armor unit in the Regiment. An active member of the Korean-American Friendship Council and serves a coach and mentor for the Thomas Edison High School's Junior ROTC program. Received B.A. summa cum laude from Duquesne University. One of four Army officers chosen to study at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he received his M.P.A.
Nazanin
Samari-Kermani
Nazanin Samari-Kermani, 28. Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Program Officer for ActionAid-Kenya where she develops strategic plans for HIV/AIDS activity for 24 sites in Kenya. Previously researched welfare and childcare services and reform issues as a research assistant for the American Enterprise Institute and as an intern for the Family Income Division of the Children's Defense Fund. Organized and facilitated the Race, Ethnicity, and American Leadership (REAL) program - a series of workshops designed to equip future leaders of democratic societies with the skills to cross lines of race and ethnicity in building the solidarity for collective problem-solving in diverse democracies. Named a Federick Sheldon Fellow, a Public Service Fellow, and an Imagitas Fellow. Received B.A. from Bryn Mawr College, where was Student Body President and received the Hope Wearn Troxell Memorial Prize awarded to the graduating student making the greatest contribution to college community. Earned M.A. in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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