Editorial 4.27.2010

IUP is by, most standards, a small school.  It has more than 14,000 students enrolled and is in, by most standards, a small town.

With a small enrollment, it doesn’t have national reputation that Penn State or University of Pennsylvania do. It rarely gets coverage from national media outlets and plays sports on a Division II level.

With these things stacked against it, however, IUP still manages to turn out fairly successful alumni.

Just look at Chad Hurley, for example. Hurley graduated with a bachelor’s in fine arts and turned that into a multi-million-dollar corporation now known as YouTube. Another example is Steelers founding owner Art Rooney, who graduated from Duquesne University, attended IUP and founded one of the most successful franchises in American sports.

Saturday morning, another successful alumni was added to that list when former IUP cornerback Akwasi Owusu-Ansah was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

Owusu-Ansah was one of the most prolific players in IUP history and because of size, speed and ability to play either defense or special teams is a favorite to make the main roster.

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