20 THIRTY
YOUNG ALUMNI WHO ARE SHAKING UP THE WORLD
spring 2012
MARY BADON SURGICALLY MENDS BROKEN BONES. SARA BROWN IS HELPING MEND A BROKEN COUNTRY. JAY SHAPIRO’S NEW FILM CHRONICLES UGANDA’S FIRST LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM. SCOTT SILVER’S NEW FILM AIMS FOR MAJOR-LEAGUE THRILLS. CAITLYN THAYER TEACHES BUSINESS OWNERS HOW TO BE SOCIAL-MEDIA SAVVY. GUNNAR HAGSTROM TEACHES KIDS SEPARATED BY CONFLICT HOW TO BE SAVVY ABOUT EACH OTHER.
clark alumni magazine
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hey are all Clark University alumni, all of them under 30 years old, and, like so many of their fellow graduates, they are exerting influence in their professional spheres, in their fields of study, and in the wider world. ¶ In this special cover story, we celebrate the accomplishments of 20 young alumni who already have made an impact in medicine and finance, high tech and the arts, government and education. They work in rural African villages and teeming American cities, in Manhattan skyscrapers and London laboratories, pursuing their passions with the kind of conviction and focus that are the hallmark of a Clark education.¶ Whoever came up with the adage, “Youth is wasted on the young,” never met the talented men and women who appear on these pages, nor their Clark peers profiled at clarku.edu/alumnistories. This likely is the first time you are hearing about them, but it certainly won’t be the last.