On Friday, March 15, the FAU Alumni Association hosted its fifth Outstanding Young Owls ceremony and reception to recognize graduates under 40 years of age who are making a mark in their professions and communities. This year’s class might be our most impressive to date, with three alumni earning spots on the 2019 Forbes “30 Under 30” list. Andrew Cooper and Alex Schulze were named to the Social Entrepreneur category. Their company, 4Ocean, has pulled more than one million pounds of garbage from the ocean. Salomon Palacios was named to the Music category. As co-manager at Universal Music Latin Entertainment/Global Talent Services, he has guided the music careers of some top Latin artists.

The 2019 Outstanding Young Owls are:

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters:
Salomon Palacios III, BM ’13
Co-manager at Universal Music Latin Entertainment/Global Talent Services

College of Business:
Andrew Cooper, BBA ’13 and Alex Schulze, BBA ’14
Co-Founders of 4Ocean, LLC

College for Design and Social Inquiry:
Brian Lawson, MS ’08
U.S. Secret Service Agent

College of Education:
Anthony Melei, BA ’18 and Lauren Rower, BAE ’18
Teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

College of Engineering and Computer Science:
Hernando Neito Jr., BSEP ’04, MBA ’09
System Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College:
Christine Sylvain, BA ’06
Executive Director of the Path to College Fellowship

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Darline Riggs, BSN ’08, MSN ’09
Nurse and Commissioner for the City of Miramar, FL

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science:
Shelby Creager, MS ’16
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biologist at Earth Resources Technology, Inc.

Congratulations to all of our Outstanding Young Owls!