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Sophie Schwab ’11 likes to tell her students that biology is her first love. Convincing them of its relevance in every facet of their lives is, perhaps, her second. Within the first several years of teaching, she has received two student-nominated awards, one from Barnes & Noble, the other from Fayette County Schools.
Emma Lloyd ’21 always knew she wanted to become a teacher and that the teacher she sought to emulate was Transylvania alumna Sophie Schwab ’11.
Betsy May was willing to be adaptable in her job search after graduating from Transylvania in 2008; she sought roles that she could grow into and learn from — her current one is with Keeneland Race Course.
Jewell Boyd ’19 didn’t have to move to New York City to work in the publishing industry. She interned at the nearby University Press of Kentucky, where she landed a job after graduation.
A Transylvania alumna discovered her interest in environmental health through the study of biology, Spanish and travel to Ecuador. Now a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University, she’s been chosen for the Agents of Change in Environmental Health program and named a “next-generation environmental health leader.”
