Saint John's Magazine Summer/Fall 2020

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with a bachelor of arts in philosophy and completed his doctorate in philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis in May.

Plant Toxins Changed the World. He is one of 175 writers, scholars, artists and scientists cited in 2020. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise and are chosen through a peer-review process from almost 3,000 applicants. Since its establishment in 1925, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has granted more than $375 million in fellowships to over 18,000 individuals. 2003 Dr. Darren Dookeeram has been appointed president of the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association. Dookeeram, who in 2018 became managing editor of the Caribbean Medical Journal, is also a consultant at a regional hospital and part-time lecturer at the University of the West Indies. In his new position, he is responsible for oversight of all medical operations in Trinidad and Tobago and for reporting to the World Medical Association. 2004 Eric Crawford was recognized as one of Ten Outstanding Young Omahans by the Omaha Jaycees. TOYO honors individuals who show exemplary commitment to improving the

community through selfless acts of kindness while excelling in their professional careers. Crawford is chief executive officer of the Heart Ministry Center, an organization that assists individuals affected b poverty in the Omaha area. Dr. Kamil Tokarski is owner and instructor at a piano studio on Taiwan, where he teaches advanced students of all ages. After graduating from Saint John’s, where he was a student of Fr. Bob Koopmann, Tokarski earned a master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a doctor of music arts degree at Ball State University. He has performed as soloist and in ensemble across Poland, two tours of Japan, the Czech Republic, Spain, Switzerland and many American cities, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall. 2010 Nick Schuster has been appointed as a Research Fellow at The Australian National University, working on a Templeton grant called Moral Skill and Artificial Intelligence for three years beginning whenever Australia’s borders open to international travel (likely early 2021). Schuster graduated from Saint John’s

2011 John Lano, a professional voice actor, is now the official U.S. male voice of Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant (their version of Apple’s Siri) on all Samsung phones around the world.

Lano does voice-over work through his website, voiceovergenie.com. 2015 Josh Russell was promoted to manager at the Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen Russ P.A. accounting firm. Russell, a certified public accountant, joined the firm in 2016

and provides audit and accounting services to clients in real estate and nonprofit industries. “Josh’s hard work and dedication have a big impact on the firm, his colleagues and our clients,” said Roz Allyson, managing partner.

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