Ameer Jones ’ 10
College of Engineering
President of the Villanova chapter of
the National Society of Black Engineers,
Ameer is majoring in Mechanical
Engineering and is pursuing a minor in
business. In his downtime he plays for
the Villanova club basketball team.
A native of Philadelphia, Ameer is the
first student to matriculate at Villanova
through the Villanova Engineering,
Science, Technology, Enrichment and
Development (vested) outreach
program for Philadelphia middle and
high school students. “Seeing those
professors give up their Saturdays to
come in and teach a bunch of young
kids—that spoke volumes,” he recalls.
Kelly Ryan ’ 10
College of Nursing
Upon arriving at Villanova as a freshman
from Chicago, the current senior
“never thought I’d have the chance to
study abroad as a nursing student.”
She recently completed an internship
in Geneva, Switzerland, with the
International Conference of Nurses, a
federation of more than 120 national
nurses’ associations representing
millions of nurses worldwide. She also
spent several summers studying abroad
in Italy. A member of Delta Gamma
sorority, Kelly says, “The best part of
being a student at Villanova is all the
opportunities presented to you.”
Tanya Paula de Sousa ’ 10
Villanova School of Law
A native of India, Tanya received her
undergraduate degree from the
University of Notre Dame and is now
in her third year at the Villanova
University School of Law. She is the
executive editor of Villanova Environmental
Law Journal and plans a career in
corporate law with a niche focus
on mergers and acquisitions and
international commercial arbitration.
“Villanova has nurtured and cultivated
my interest in environmental law,
and environmental issues will always
be on my agenda,” she says.
