Biology alumni doing great things…

Recent graduates are doing great things …

Alumni from our department are doing great things. In August of 2014, we emailed students who graduated within the last 5 years from our department and asked them what they were doing.  Here is what they said –

Health-related Activities & Molecular Biology Research

  • Laura Krabill ’12- Dental School- Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
  • Rebekah Steiner ’13 – Molecular Biology Graduate Program – University of Basel
  • Matthew Glick ’14 – Medical Student – Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis)
  • Jana (Beitler) Yoder ’13 – Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program – Chatham University
  • Alita Yoder Funk ’13 – Master’s of Nursing Program, DePaul University
  • Hyuntaek Guan ’14 – Doctorate of Pharmacy program – Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Emily Fretz ’14 – Medical Student at Saint Louis University
  • Michael Fecher ’12 – Indiana University School of Medicine (now in my 3rd year)
  • Jing Jin ’12 – Biochemistry and Cell Biology Graduate Program, Rice University
  • Erin Suderman ’09 – Molecular Biosciences Program, University of Kansas
  • Jesse Yoder ’09 – Program in Molecular Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University
  • Daniel Driver ’12 – Indiana University School of Medicine (3rd year)
  • Kathryn Schlabach Bachman ’10 – Graduated from medical school, now a first year family medicine resident at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis.
  • Renee (Miller) Eigsti ’10 – 3rd year medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Tyler Keller ’10 – Residency program in emergency medicine at the University of New Mexico
  • Kelsey Eldredge ’10 – Completed Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Arcadia University and now working as an orthopedic therapist in Philadelphia
  • Joel Maust ’12 – Pharmacology (PhD) Graduate Program / University of Michigan Medical School (2nd year)

Field Biology & Environmental Science

  • Ben Adams ’13 – Past: 4 month seasonal work with The Nature Conservancy (Nachusa Grasslands) – Current: The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
  • Raymond Waweru ’12 – Master of Environmental Management (Concentration: Business and Environment) – Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • Jonathon Templin ’12 – Owner of Butternut Sustainable Farm
  • Barrett Donna ’13 – Student Conservation Association New Hampshire Corps
  • Luke Zehr ’13 – Entomology Graduate Program – University of Illinois
  • Josh Yoder ’14 – Buyer at Maple City Market
  • Darin Schwartzentruber ’10 – Garden Manager for The Loft Restaurant at Traderspoint Creamery, Zionsville, IN
  • David Stoesz ’12 – The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
  • Zachary Stalter-Clouse ’12 – University of Wisconsin Madison Geographic Information System (GIS) Certificate Program
  • Aradhana Roberts ’13 – Graduate program in Environmental Policy, Northern Arizona University

Other Graduate School & Professional Work

  • Joel King ’10 – University of Virginia Law School
  • Adie Gerig-Heyerly ’10 – Masters in Architecture Program, University of Oregon (focus in Environmental Architecture)
  • Joe Friesen ’10 – Securities Examiner, State of Wisconsin

Biology Education & Teaching

  • Ali Gotwals ’10 – Biology & Environmental Science Teacher, Goshen High School
  • Andy Brubaker ’10 – Biology Teacher, Goshen High School
  • Michelle Salgado ’14 – Biology Teacher, Concord High School
  • Cortney Quick ’14- Paraprofessional at Riverview Elementary in Elkhart

Volunteer Service

  • Will Kanagy ’14 – Mennonite Voluntary Service, Academy of Hope, Washington D.C. (teaching math & science)
  • Jon Mark ’14 – Mennonite Voluntary Service, Seattle WA, Northwest Immigration Rights Project (doing IT work)
  • Karina Kreider – ’14 Mennonite Voluntary Service, Local food bank in food consignment farmers market program, Tucson, Arizona