Epps receives PBJ's Minority Business Leader Award
Philadelphia Business Journal
JoAnne Epps, dean of Temple's Beasley School of Law, has been a federal prosecutor, taught in China and Japan, worked for justice for the victims of genocide in Africa and received numerous prestigious awards. But when asked to name her greatest source of pride as a professional, Epps — honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a 2011 Minority Business Leader Award winner — recalls her childhood. "I remember not being able to use public restrooms…when we went to visit my grandparents in Virginia. I remember not being able to buy a Brownie uniform because we didn't have the money. So to be doing these things is amazing. I guess I am most proud of being a symbol of what you can do when you set your mind to it."