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Mike Nawrocki (MFA '19) was part of a team that had a fairly bold idea: teaching kids Biblical values by having them converse with talking vegetables. Nawrocki works one-on-one with animation students to create his most recent animated series, The Dead Sea Squirrels, while also teaching screenwriting, voice-over acting, and career creativity as a visiting professor at the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts.

Luke Snyder ('23), a senior studying music composition at Lipscomb University joins a select group of musicians this past fall after being chosen as one of five finalists for the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award in the Emerging Division for Film/Media Scoring. Snyder's accomplishments as a student include taking first and second place in Lipscomb's 5 Minute Film Competition, winning the Amy Grant Scholarship, making it to the top 100 in the Cue Tube "Spring" scoring festival, and winning Lipscomb's annual prize for outstanding composition.

What began as a thesis film project for Tiffani Alexander when she was a student pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Creative Media at Lipscomb was applauded at two film festivals this summer and will be released to the public by next summer as the pilot of a multi-episode series. Alexander is leading the project in the roles of creator, director, co-editor and co-producer.

Although pursuing a degree in engineering, Plunkett’s passion for sharing sports with others never waned. While fully engaged in her mechanical engineering studies, Plunkett also honed her sports broadcasting skills by working for Lipscomb Athletics in various roles for its ESPN+ productions. After graduation, she joins the ESPN NEXT program as a production assistant.

When Ian Reitmaier enrolled in a programming class his senior year of high school he had little idea that class would spark a passion that would guide his college decision and career choice. While at Lipscomb, Reitmaier had the opportunity to create an application for Nissan USA in one of his classes. In 2022, Reitmaier graduated from Lipscomb University with a Bachelor of Science degree in software engineering, valuable real-world experience and a job as an application developer.

Thanks to seven years of rigorous academic training at Lipscomb and her own go-getter attitude, which earned her a rotation at the CDC and other national honors while still a student pharmacist, Sena Seged was able to secure her avowed dream job even before walking in May’s commencement ceremony to receive her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in healthcare informatics.

While her classmates at Lipscomb were starting their school year, freshman Liza Corso, was earning a silver medal, competing against some of the best runners on the planet in Tokyo, Japan, at the Paralympics. Her race marks the first time a Bison has competed in either an Olympic or Paralympic event.

Cecelie Eiler (’21) is a healer. Not in the way one would normally think, in a hospital or a doctor’s office. Eiler brings healing through dirt and vegetables, through quiet mindfulness and flavorful herbs. Her title at The Village at Glencliff is administrative data analyst, but her passion in life is harvesting the powers of the environment to “serve the greater good.”