Student Features

  • Kristen McEvoy
    January 11, 2021

    Name:  Kristen McEvoy

    Hometown: Dysart, Iowa

    Major and Graduation Date: Public Relations and Agriculture & Society, Agronomy minor -- Fall 2018.

    Favorite ISU Class: ECON 334: Entrepreneurship in Agriculture

    Job Title & Employer: Account Manager, CornerPost Marketing

    Major Job & Position Responsibilities: CornerPost is a creative agriculture-based marketing agency.  In my role, I am a liaison between our clients and our internal team.  I manage multiple clients’ marketing and communication projects, and assist the team with writing, designing, event planning and website management.

  • Lane Hacker
    November 30, 2020

    Name:  Lane Hacker

    Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Iowa

    Major and Graduation Date: Microbiology with Food Safety Minor - Fall 2018

    Favorite Class: AN S 270/L: Foods of Animal Origin

    Job Title and Employer: QA Specialist for Distribution, Saputo Dairy USA

    Major Job & Position Responsibilities:  Monitor and maintain logs of hold product at distribution facilities nationwide, investigate transportation incidents and evaluate product involved for food safety and quality concerns,  Ensure distribution facility compliance with internal, regulatory, and third-party QA standards by participating in audits and providing training. 

  • Adam Schonert
    November 9, 2020

    Name:  Adam Schonert
    Major:  Food Science
    Year:  Junior
    Hometown/State: Algona, IA
    Company/Organization:  Newly Weds Foods
    Title:  Bakery R&D Intern
    Location: Chicago, IL

  • Ja'Markkus Evans
    October 30, 2020

    Name: Ja’Markkus Evans

    Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa

    Major: Industrial Technology w/ emphasis in Occupational Safety

    Favorite ISU Class: TSM 415/416, Technology Capstone  

    Employer: L3Harris Technologies - Space & Airborne Systems

    Position: EHS Engineer

  • Aaron Butler
    September 30, 2020

    Name: Aaron Butler

    Hometown:  Lincoln, IL

    Major & Graduation Date: Horticulture w/ emphasis in Turfgrass Management, Fall 2018

    Favorite ISU Class: HORT 351 - Turfgrass Management & Establishment

    Job Title & Employer: Assistant Superintendent, Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL

    Major Job & Position Responsibilities: Scheduling and management of 20 staff members to maintain the golf course. Training and supervising of newly hired staff members. Chemical/fertilizer applications, and proper moisture management on all playing surfaces. Assist the Superintendent in planning for future projects/budgeting.

  • Rachel Pierce
    September 3, 2020

    Name:  Rachel Pierce

    Hometown:  Columbus Junction, IA

    Major(s) and Graduation Date:  Global Resource Systems, Environmental Studies, 2015

    Favorite ISU class?  All of the Globe classes! Coming from a small town, I really enjoyed learning about various topics and issues from a global perspective. My Globe classes also helped prepare me for graduate school (University College Dublin, MSc in International Development).

    Job Title and Employer:  Admission Counselor, University of Iowa

  • Rachel Grober
    August 3, 2020

    Name: Rachel Grober
    Major: Agricultural Business
    Year: Sophomore
    Hometown/State: New Hampton, IA
    Company/Organization: First Citizens Bank
    Title: Retail Intern
    Location: New Hampton, IA

  • Erica Nelson M.D.
    April 30, 2020

    Name:  Erica Nelson, M.D.
    Hometown:  Fargo, ND
    Major and Graduation Date:  B.S. Genetics with Psychology Minor, May 2016
    Job Title and Company:  Pediatric Intern Resident at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital of Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN

  • Olivia Rauen
    April 1, 2020

    Name:  Olivia Rauen
    Hometown:  Bankston, IA
    Major and Graduation Date:  B.S. Forestry with Animal Ecology Minor, May 2018
    Job Title and Company:  Forester with the National Wild Turkey Federation

  • Jack Myers
    March 17, 2020

    Name: Jack S. Myers
    Major: Dairy Science and International Agriculture
    Year: Senior
    Hometown/State: Fowler, Michigan
    Company/Organization: Agropur, U.S Operations
    Title: Operations Intern
    Location: Weyauwega and Luxemburg, Wisconsin.

  • Natalie Haag
    March 2, 2020

    Name: Natalie Haag
    Hometown: Chicago, IL
    Major and Graduation Date: B.S., Food Science with a Minor in Culinary Science, May 2017
    Title and Company: Food Scientist, Griffith Foods

  • Jenny Jensen
    January 31, 2020

    Name: Jennifer Jensen
    Hometown:   Des Moines, Iowa
    Major(s) and Graduation Date:  Biology, Environmental Science & Agronomy, May 2016
    Company:  Sustainable Environmental Consultants
    Job Title & Company:  Manager of Sustainable Practices & Environmental Analytics

  • Rachel Dalton
    January 6, 2020

    Name:  Rachel Dalton
    Hometown:  Midlothian, Illinois
    Major & Graduation Date: Dietetics, May 2017
    Favorite ISU Class: Medical Nutrition Therapy with Dr. Christina Campbell
    Job Title & Company: Maternal and Child Health Educator, Peace Corps Zambia

  • Luke Goodman
    December 2, 2019

    Name: Luke Goodman
    Major: Animal Ecology | Environmental Studies
    Year: Senior
    Hometown/State: Montezuma, IA
    Company/Organization: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Location: Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Cassidy Buddenberg
    December 2, 2019

    Name:  Cassidy Buddenberg
    Hometown:  Decorah, IA
    Major and Graduation Date:  Dairy Science, Fall 2016
    Job Title and Company:  Marketing & Communications Specialist, Select Sires MidAmerica

  • Jessica Danberg
    November 1, 2019

    Name:  Jessica Danberg
    Hometown: Bloomington, MN
    Major and Graduation Date: Culinary Food Science, Spring 2017
    Job Title and Company: Product Designer at Buddy’s Kitchen Inc.

  • Cody West
    September 27, 2019

    Name: Cody West
    Hometown:  Altoona, Iowa
    Major and graduation date:     Biology, Spring 2018
    Job Title & Company: I am currently in my first year of medical school at the University of Iowa.  Before classes started in August I was serving as a research assistant at the University of Iowa as a member of the Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories.

  • Bailey Petersen
    August 15, 2019

    Name: Bailey Petersen,
    Hometown: Danbury, IA
    Major and Graduation Date: Animal Science May 2015
    Job Title & Company: Thermal Process Scientist-Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN

  • Erin Chalupa
    August 15, 2019

    Name: Erin Chalupa 
    Major: Agriculture Communications and Animal Science
    Year: Freshman summer (going on sophomore)
    Hometown/State: Keota, IA
    Company/Organization: Crop Production Services (now Nutrien Ag Solutions)
    Title: Crop Scouting Intern
    Location: Keswick, IA

  • Madelyn Sislow
    April 30, 2019

    Name:  Madelyn Sislow
    Hometown:  Gurnee, IL
    Major and Graduation Date:  Animal Ecology and Biology, December 2016
    Job Title & Company:  Raptor Educator at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI.