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MARTIN — Harry Evbuomwan, originally from Nigeria, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin on May 4 with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a focus on sport business. Evbuomwan is currently living in Huntingdon and is part of the Tennessee Army National Guard 190th Engineer Company based in McKenzie.
He started his bachelor’s degree in 2003 at Lane College in Jackson and later transferred to Union University. However, life plans often change, and he found himself leaving school in 2008. In 2017, Evbuomwan came to UT Martin to finish what he started with the help of the new Tennessee STRONG financial aid program.
“I felt comfortable going back to school and that UT Martin would be the best choice for me,” he said. “(Johnny) Dyer helped me a lot with how to get all the things I needed with the … (Tennessee) STRONG Act.” Dyer is the UT Martin veteran services coordinator and works closely with all student-veterans at the university’s main campus and West Tennessee centers.