Actress Jernelle Oh receives alumni award from NTU
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Local actress Jernelle Oh received the NTU School of Humanities Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
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SINGAPORE – Home-grown actress Jernelle Oh said it warms her heart to still be remembered by her alma mater, Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
The 30-year-old disclosed recently on Instagram that she has received the NTU School of Humanities Outstanding Young Alumni Award. A ceremony was held at Asian Civilisations Museum on Sept 14.
“Each step reminds me there’s always more to learn and room to grow, and for that, I’m always thankful,” she wrote, posting photos and a video of herself at the ceremony.
The Mediacorp artiste graduated from NTU with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and multilingual studies in 2018. Before that, she attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic, where she majored in Chinese media and communication.
Oh said in an interview with Shin Min Daily News that she was surprised when she found out about the accolade.
“I am not involved in a job which is related to what I studied at university, and I did not think that I would be remembered by the school after I graduated,” she said.
A top 12 finalist at Star Search 2019, Oh was one of three winners of the Most Popular Rising Star Award at Mediacorp’s annual Star Awards in April.
She was also nominated for Best Actress for her portrayal of a delivery worker with cerebral palsy in the drama series Cash On Delivery (2023). For the same role, she was the Singapore national prize winner for Best Actress at the Asian Academy Creative Awards in 2023.
Oh, who was recently seen in the romantic comedy Love On A Shoestring (2024), recalled in the interview that she had an enriching time at NTU.
“I lived on campus and took part in many co-curricular activities,” she said. “In addition to classes, there were music and drama rehearsals, fencing training and, finally, I had to finish my projects.”
Oh said she loved to study, but was not a high-flier academically.
She said: “Although I liked the new things I learnt (about linguistics), it took me time to understand them well, so I had a bit of a ‘love-hate’ relationship with my classes.”
