Jose Jurado started school without knowing a single word of the English language and later became a role model for his two younger siblings by being the first person in his family to go to college. The 2009 Tippecanoe Valley graduate holds a computer engineering degree from Purdue University. His professional life has taken him from the Midwest all the way to Connecticut after landing a job with the sports network ESPN as an internal application developer. Jurado is actively involved at ESPN by helping develop a supportive work environment for Hispanics and Latinos. He is also a member of the Tippecanoe Valley Distinguished Alumni Class of 2017!