By Sanpha Sesay, Texas.
Commentary
Ambition, persistence, and energy are three most important traits that Sierra Leonean scholar Alie Patrick Koroma invested to accomplish his academic goal.
It is truly an honor for the son of Pa Koroma and Janet, to care so deeply about being part of the world renowned and distinguished scientific community of the United States.
Despite his commitment to so many community activities in the metropolitan city of Dallas Fort-Worth, Dr. Alie P. Koroma was smart enough to determine the amount of time he needed for his studies in order to complete his very intensive doctoral program.
December 16th was another day in Texas when friends, relatives, and family members were craning their necks, watching Alie Patrick Koroma, a valuable son of the soil of Sierra Leone, receive a big academic award, a PhD in Quantitative Biology, in the College of Science at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).
People who witnessed the occasion gave thunderous applause during the degree award ceremony when Dr. Koroma’s name was called to receive the Doctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Biology.
Dr. Alie Koroma ( photo) was the first Sierra Leonean to receive a PhD in Biology at that University, and the only African to receive that honor on that day. His hard work and dedication had brought him not only a degree but recognition for community service as someone that has exceptional leadership and social innovation skills.
Dr. Koroma was immersed in a journey to make history, and that journey is worth headline news as an inspiration to the younger generation of our country.
Alie Koroma is highly respected in our community not only because of his personality, but because of his humility and flexibility, combined with a personal touch making him a hero in Texas. It is an indisputable fact that many other Sierra Leoneans had achieved as much as Dr Alie Koroma, but Dr. Koroma’s success was unique and his field of study, Quantitative Biology, is quite impressive.
Dr. Koroma’s success should motivate many of us to encourage our children to believe in themselves, both in school and in life by valuing and copying other people’s accomplishments.
Koroma’s story, one man said, is inspiring motivation for our children abroad and back home because a person like Dr. Alie Patrick Koroma is worth emulating.
Two other Sierra Leoneans, Lovette Jasabe and Theresa Jalloh, also graduated and received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) on the same day.
All that was indeed a source of pride to us Sierra Leoneans here in Texas. We admire these academic achievements more so when they happen in one of the top universities of the United States of America.
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