Patience Lehrman, director of Temple’s Project Shine, has been awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal. Project SHINE matches college students with older immigrants, who often have language barriers. The students also help immigrants work toward citizenship. One of the benefits of immigrant integration, says Lehrman, is that it can help close a gap in the workforce created by America’s aging population. “And immigrants, like me, are willing to do everything possible to participate fully in shaping the future of this country.”