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Paul Nussbaum II
Paul David Nussbaum II(born January 24, 1997) is an American student studying education at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Nussbaum was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lived for seven-teen years until moving to Arizona for college in 2015. Growing up Nussbaum played a number of sports including Hockey, Baseball, and Basketball. He is the youngest of three brothers, Ryan who is 26 years old and currently in his third year of Medical school and Andrew who is currently a junior attending Ave Maria University in Naples, FL. Nussbaum's father is currently a Neuropsychologist in Pittsburgh, the main reason Paul is attending Arizona is because his father is a graduate of The University of Arizona. Nussbaum's mother is also in Pittsburgh running a yoga studio.

Early life

Nussbaum was born on January 24, 1997 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to American parents. He is the son of Paul and Kim Nussbaum. He has two older brothers, Andrew and Ryan. His father was born in Pittsburgh as well and the only time he lived else where was spending 6 years in Arizona attending The University of Arizona. The Nussbaum family is a very close group with many great child hood memories of the three sons playing sports together and always spending time together.

High School

Nussbaum attended Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania where he was a four year two-sport athlete playing both baseball and basketball on the school's varsity teams. His Junior year he was nominated Captain of his Basketball team, making him the first Non-Senior to become captain in school history. During his senior season in Basketball, Nussbaum led his team to their first playoff appearance in 10 years. Outside of sports, Nussbaum was an excellent role model around the school as well as a great leader. He served as Vice President of Best Buddies, a international wide club supporting kids with disabilities in schools to make them feel like every one else. Also, throughout his four years at Pine-Richland Paul was chosen by the Superintendent of schools to be apart of the Superintendent's leadership group which consisted of 20 students in the High School. lastly, during his senior year Nussbaum was chosen to be on Homecoming Court by his peers.

College

After a tough decision on whether to stay close to home and play college basketball or to go to his dream school in Arizona, Nussbaum chose to follow his father's footsteps and attend the University of Arizona for the fall term in 2015. Going into school he elected his major as Business Management in the Eller School of Management. Nussbaum chose this major as he felt it was the most natural route for him and the field where he felt he could have the most success in, not to mention the prestigious Eller College of Management. As soon as he stepped foot on campus, Paul's leadership qualities showed as he was helping other freshman move in as well as communicating with many of them to make new friends. Not only was Nussbaum making connections with students, he also landed a job with the Men's Basketball team after meeting with coaches of the team. His first semester ended in a blink of an eye with Nussbaum ending up on the Dean's List with an excellent Grade Point Average. Starting off college with a great GPA aloud Nussbaum to use the second semester as a time to explore and let loose a little more than the first semester. A year later today, Nussbaum is excelling still in the classroom however on a different track. He decided to change his major to Education after not agreeing with the math requirements of the Business school.

Awards and Honors

High School • 2013-2015 Honor Roll • 2013-2015 Captain of Varsity Basketball Team • 2014-2015 (2x) Jefferson Award for Public Service

College • 2015 Dean's list first two semesters • 2015 Named to National Society of Collegiate Scholars • Summer 2016 Intern for the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins