Name: Ashruf Ghanimah

Recipient Year: 2012

Description: Osh Ghanimah is an MFA in Acting graduate of Harvard University. Originally from Chicago, he holds a B.A. in both Theatre and English, as well as a B.S. in Secondary Education from Loyola University Chicago. After much lobbying, he also founded the Martinez Media Arts & Film Production Lab. Upon completion of his corps experience, he was recruited to teach theatre and found the theatre program at Democracy Prep Charter School in Harlem. He served for two years at Dreamyard Preparatory School in the Bronx. As an actor, he has appeared on stage across the globe. Osh completed a three month acting residency at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia where he studied under many of Stanislavsky’s direct protégés. Osh is the Founder and Executive Director of a new social justice, arts project–Broadway For All–which brings together students from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. 

School Name: Harvard University

Sponsor: Dollar-A-Day Scholarship Fund

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oshghanimah/