Jay Jackson '25 with former 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### Basketball Head Coach Bob Ghiloni
Jay Jackson '25, winner of the Kenneth Joseph Hines Memorial Award, with former 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### Basketball Head Coach Bob Ghiloni.

Joe Hines ’04, was a phenomenal person, student, and dentist. He was a 2008 graduate of The Ohio State University 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 of Dentistry and completed a general practice residency at Morristown (NJ) Memorial Hospital. He had returned to Detroit to work as an associate dentist when he passed away unexpectedly at the age of 27.

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Jackson and his fellow student-athletes find ways to express their experiences through podcasts, poetry, and journalism. He is open about sharing his own experiences as a student-athlete on the Dig Deep podcast series.

His future plans include attending law school. Only a sophomore, Jackson has already connected with “several alumni who have given me advice on law school and educated me on their career paths.”

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March 7, 2023