[484] Sudanese 'Lost Boy' travels from anarchy to academia

FOR RELEASE: June 21, 2012

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

SUDANESE ‘LOST BOY’ TRAVELS FROM ANARCHY TO ACADEMIA

MTSU Alumnus/Educator Tells Compelling Story of Courage on WMOT-FM

MURFREESBORO—Johnson Reng, one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” and an MTSU graduate, will talk about his inspiring life at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 25, and 8 a.m. Sunday, July 1, on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Reng fled his native Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War and lived in refugee camps until he was able to obtain passage to the United States through nongovernmental humanitarian groups.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008 and his master’s degree in professional science with a concentration in biostatistics from MTSU in 2011.

A former graduate teaching assistant at MTSU, he now works in the University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences as an instructor.

To listen to previous programs, go to www.mtsunews.com and click on “more” under the “Audio Clips” category.

For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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