These alumni are driving real impact—all by the time they are 30 years old. Their experience at Temple University prepared them for careers and fields where they are pushing boundaries, empowering entire communities and blazing trails for the next generation of leaders.
Get to know each of our 2026 honorees and see how they are Temple Made.
From the big screen to the stage or concert hall, these visionary musicians, artists and producers are on the cutting-edge of creativity.
Project manager
Damon Liss Design
Opera singer
Self-employed
Washington correspondent
Spectrum News
Saxophonist
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Music therapist
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Animator
Temple’s College of Science and Technology
Powered by purpose, these young alumni harness their skills to bring equity to the communities they serve.
Senior planner
Urban Engineers
Human services incident response coordinator
City of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania political director
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Assistant general counsel of intellectual property
National Association of Broadcasters
These independent leaders challenge traditional ways of doing business and revolutionize their industries.
International tax attorney
Deloitte
District manager
ALDI USA
Paid media manager
National Geographic/Walt Disney Company
Director, AI and tech strategy lead, Pfizer vaccines
Pfizer
Whether they are fighting climate change or delivering medicine across borders, the reach of these alumni extends around the globe.
Manager, climate change and sustainability services
Ernst & Young LLP
Newcomer program coordinator
Franklin Learning Center
Permanent representative of IGAD to the United Nations
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa
Resilience and environmental planner
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments
From implementing AI technology to promoting public health, these Owls are making their mark.
Guidance, navigation and controls engineer
ispace US
Program coordinator, quality improvement & equity
National Minority Quality Forum
Resident physician, internal medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Clinical research coordinator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Senior medical manager
Biogen
Research scientist
Meta
On and off the playing field, these all-stars are taking the sports industry by storm.
Sports and entertainment associate attorney
Fox Rothschild
Seasonal producer III
NFL Films
Lead data scientist
Nike Sport Research Lab
Manager of brand & creative
Philadelphia 76ers
Director of sales and marketing
Glushon Sports Management
NFLPA certified agent | freelance professional sports content editor/producer
Step Up Sports
