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2006 Alumnus Finding Career Success at Wells Fargo
By Amy Archuleta
Wells Fargo has identified their team member Courage Idemudia (BBA 06) as an emerging leader in the southwest. He is currently based in Las Cruces as the Community Banking District Manager for Wells Fargo. He helps lead team members in the southwestern part of New Mexico and provide them with the tools and resources necessary to help their customers succeed financially.
He began his career with Wells Fargo in 2006 and worked as a teller, personal banker, service manager and store manager. Prior to moving to Las Cruces, he was the District Manager for Wells Fargo’s South Central New Mexico market.
Nigerian-born Courage came to the United States when he was 12. His mother wanted to give him an opportunity to gain a better education and have a brighter future. He is very thankful for the sacrifices his family made for him, and now he is able to give back to them. With an optimistic personality and a determined mindset, he quickly overcame barriers, one of the biggest being learning English.
Courage played for former Greyhound Ben Dial (BS 66) at Desoto High School, in Dallas, TX. He was offered a scholarship to play for ENMU and was glad to represent his head football coach at his alma mater. Courage played football for the Greyhounds for four years, 2001-2005, while he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Playing football helped create effective processes to manage his time and prioritize what was important—his degree. “Academics were important to me and playing sports was comforting to me,” he explained. Playing football helped him sharpen many skills, such as overcoming failure, learning how to work as a team, and understand how to make sacrifices in order to increase individual performance or team performance and discipline.
Courage feels blessed to have had the opportunity to meet great people who have had a huge part in his life while attending ENMU. “The family environment was what I needed at that time. My teammates, coaches and friends made sure I was part of the team, not just an individual.”
He says he has been able to do things he never imagined because of the skills he acquired at ENMU and encourages prospective students to attend ENMU. “The University helps you discover who you are and who you want to be. Good choices lead to good outcomes.”
