GREENVILLE, Pa.-- First Year Curriculum Coordinator and Lecturer of English Sean Oros ’15 was recognized by the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce as a member of its annual 30 under 40 awards recently.
Oros was presented the award by The Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Greenville Area, Grove City and Mercer chambers, in recognition of his accomplishments to better the community and their professional fields. The event was May 22 in Hermitage.
“The dedication of staff at Thiel’s campus, from cafeteria and housekeeping workers to the faculty themselves, absolutely transformed my life by giving me an excellent education to challenge my limits.”
“I grew up on a farm, but higher education gave me opportunity to broaden my horizons; I absolutely loved the experience I had at Thiel as an undergraduate and wanted to do my part to help support others’ journeys and opportunities in education. The dedication of staff at Thiel’s campus, from cafeteria and housekeeping workers to the faculty themselves, absolutely transformed my life by giving me an excellent education to challenge my limits, a safe community to learn and grow, and a wealth of examples of model educators,” Oros said. “There are a lot of excellent schools in this area, but Thiel has a special place to me because of the chances it takes on its students and the absolute dedication of its staff to back that up. I decided that, as I had been richly given to, I needed to find a way to continue to give back to my community; this led to my own career in academia in a variety of locations. Eventually, Thiel gave me the opportunity to come back and teach in my own community, and I could not be happier to be back in the area and giving back to my own home region."
Oros was a history and English double-major at Thiel and graduated in 2015. He earned a Master of Arts in social sciences, specializing in history from the University of Chicago in 2017 and is working on Ph.D. at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in composition and applied linguistics.
Citing the biggest influences in his life he mentioned his mother, Linda Oros. He said his mother, “sacrificed a career and dedicated her life to raising my siblings and me. She instilled my core values in me, and I don’t think we recognize homemakers enough for the sheer volume of their dedication.” He also mentioed Thiel College graduate and former Trustee Reverend Martin Roth ’66. He said his childhood pastor was the one who talked him into considering college. “He taught me dedication and intentionality of self, as well as encouraged me to push my own boundaries.”
He was grateful to Professor of English and James Pedas Endowed Chair of Communication Mary Theresa Hall, Ph.D.
“Her commitment, passion, and professionalism as a scholar and educator remain the gold standard I seek to emulate,” Oros said. “Without any of these three influences, I would not be the person or professional I am today.”
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