He came to the US soon after his undergraduate studies at a Kenyan University to pursue a Masters degree in Special Education. This was at the turn of the century. John Olusiula or Johnny, as he is commonly known to his close friends and peers in Pennsylvania came to America with the steadfast focus of a cruise missile – to quickly earn a Masters degree, work for one or two years and go back home to be a part of an emerging new Kenya. In less than 18-months, Johnny had his Masters degree and was on the way to ‘crowning’ his education with a PhD. His fortunes did not end there.