USD Magazine Spring 2012

Gazing Skyward

[ F A C E T S O F T H E S AM E J EWE L ]

There are people who transform those around themby simply being themselves. They’re not necessarily famous, nor do they want to be. They don’t make a big fuss about their suc- cesses, and they always seem to learn some- thing from their mistakes. If you watch and listen closely enough, an example is being drawn, simply by the graceful way they go about their work, their play, their lives. Each of those who stories we bring you were singled out due to their profound impact on the people around them. Whether students determined to carve a niche in the global community, faculty members who inspire and elevate, or alumni quietly working to make the world a better place, we celebrate their journeys, their accomplishments and our certainty that their best work is yet to come. Inspiration is precious, and with each flash of brilliance, of humility, of ebullience, of abid- ing curiosity and lifelong love of learning, we are all just a little richer, a little wiser, a little bit closer to becoming the best possible ver- sion of our best possible self.

Photography by Fred Greaves, Soobum Im, Jenna Isaacson and Kim White

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