Student Achievers: Faces in the Class of 2008

Michelle Terzini-Hollar
Education Doctoral Student to Help
Adolescents Better Handle Stress

Ryan Butkus
Finance Student Balances Full-Time Job
and Coursework to Earn M.B.A.

Evelyn Fetridge
Outstanding Faculty, Calder Center
Lure Biology All-Star to Fordham

Regina Brady Colvin
Theology Student Blazes Path as
First Recipient of Doctoral Degree in Ministry

Carl Majette
Student Finds Business Knowledge and
Strong Values at CBA

Dreana Faulkner
Rough Childhood Makes GSS Graduate
Ready to Serve

Marc Tambini
Rose Hill Senior Works on
Advanced Biology Research

Jeanmarie Krajcik-Lutz
Performer Lands Role as College Graduate

Alexander Jean
Helped on His Law School Journey,
Graduate Seeks to Give Back

Anna Kruyer
Honors Senior Heads to
The Rockefeller University

Michael Partis
Speech Behind Speech: Senior Explores the Messages Embedded in Hip-Hop

Patricia Perez
Serving Others is Second Nature for
Rose Hill Graduate

Britannia Tatko
Vermonter Mixes Theology Studies with
Ballroom Dancing at Fordham

Visit the Young Alumni web pages to read about other members of the Class of 2008 who have enriched the greater Fordham community with their hard work, passion and dedication.

FCLC Dancer Invited to Join Ailey Modern Dance Troupe

By Gina Vergel

Taeler Cyrus fell in love with the idea of studying dance in New York when she was 15 years old. But this was no teenage daydream.

As a sophomore in high school, Cyrus, a Los Angeles native, spent two intense weeks training and performing with the New York-based American Dance Festival. The experience put her with college-aged dance students who were living her dream—sharing apartments, riding the subway, spending a grueling amount of time in the studio and performing at venues.

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