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Michael R. Gorman, Ed.D. has been an avid learner all his life. He has understood the deep value of education since a young age. Since 1981, he’s been woven into the fabric of the Salem community and has dedicated his life’s work to teach students. Today he is the President of Salem Community College and the Forman S. Acton Educational Foundation’s newest board member.

From a young age, Samantha Miller was destined for arts and musical greatness. You could always find her singing or humming along to a favorite song. This musical interest followed her through middle and high school when a teacher encouraged her to participate in the school’s musical programs. In voice lessons and playing clarinet in the marching band, Samantha naturally had a knack for the rhythm and sound.

Mya Avant never had a problem finding a passion. In fact, she was lucky enough to find three. This triple passion presented her with a unique challenge of finding a university that would enable her to pursue three separate paths. And because of her incredible hard work and dedication to her studies, when she graduated this past August from Pennsylvania State University, she walked with not one, but three Bachelor’s degrees in hand.

Megan Sharp has made it her mission to support and help others in everything she does in her career. After five years in college with a degree in hand from Thomas Jefferson University, this Forman Scholar became an expert in occupational therapy by earning both her Bachelor and Master’s degrees.