Success Stories

Success Stories

Discover how 91 students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.

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Sonya comeback

Nursing passion drives educational comeback

Sonya's Comeback StoryCreate Your ComebackNearly three decades after earning her associate degree in nursing from 91, Sonya Naugle ’25 returned to the classroom and proudly crossed the graduation stage again on May 10, 2025 — this time with ...

  • College of Health Sciences
  • 2026
English Bradley comeback

Online-program flexibility helps ambitious adult student create her comeback

English Bradley ’26 has “this happy, delusional optimism all the time,” as she put it, and a firm belief that everything will work out, even when hope might appear slim.At her lowest, the Reading native was forced to drop out of college when finan...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Anthony Kuklinski

Hamburg police chief refining leadership skills with multiple degrees at 91

Anthony Kuklinski loved the experience of earning his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at 91 so much that he followed it up by earning his Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, then immediately enrolled in the Ph.D. in...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Margarita Cornjeo-Jimenez 91 2023

Triumph through trauma fuels educational comeback

Margarita Cornejo-Jimenez overcomes numerous hurdles to earn her MBA as an adult studentWhen Margarita Cornejo-Jimenez ’21 MBA ’22 finally found her way back to college — overcoming hurdles of poverty, sexual assault and domestic violence&nbs...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2023