Donna Templeton
Culinary Major
“I want to own my own business one day. I want to have a restaurant, a little dive to come and eat. I like to eat and I’m concerned about the health of the children. I have a granddaughter who’s getting ready to turn three, so I’m more conscious of what she eats. I mean, I started her on some bad habits, liking fried fries, but I think everything’s okay in moderation. You just [have to] learn how to proportion it right, eat healthy, live longer, and be happy. Food is a way to keep families together, everyone sits down and has a meal together, and it’s important.”
Zachary Green
Music Major
“It’s because I have a passion for music and education. When I was in high school I had a really good band director who just kind of opened me up to the major more than anything.”
I’m planning to be a graphic novelist; I’m planning to be a cartoonist. That may lead to doing actual shows, like being a screenwriter on AMC or FX.”
Veronica Greenwood
Accounting Major
“I I’m very detail oriented and very organized and I just really like numbers. . . I’m hoping to get some sort of entry level position in the Dayton area, preferably in government but I don’t know what will happen.”
Barbara Boeckman
Music Major
“I studied music all my life and my main passion is composing, so I hope to [continue with] school and become a composer, after here. Maybe UD or Cincinnati Conservatory, I would love to go there. Maybe even performance, I’m a vocal major also. Those are my two things, vocal and composition. Of course piano goes with that too, so I’m studying piano also–I’m free to follow my dreams.”
Nicholas Jamieson
Undeclared Major
“I’m just coasting, kind of going with the flow. I really like music but recently I’ve had this idea to learn Russian or something, and transfer to Miami and get a Eurasian Russian Studies degree. I’m actually adopted from Russia, so I think that would be pretty gnarly. But again I don’t really have any clue; I’m just kind of here. . . Nothing has really popped out to me yet, like wow, I would really want to make a career out of this.”
Johnathan Bracey
Digital Design Major
“I’m an artist and I’m planning to do animation and stuff like that. I’m trying to do design and my drawing skills combined, and also I’m going to do illustration in comics, so that’s my plan. I’m planning to be a graphic novelist—I’m planning to be a cartoonist. That may lead to doing actual shows, like being a screenwriter on AMC or FX.”