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2021 – 2022 Student Accomplishments
Here is a taste of what our students have accomplished in the 2021-2022 academic year:
Undergraduate Students
Over 100 undergraduate majors graduated this year. Our undergraduate majors will be utilizing their degrees in a broad array of jobs upon graduation, and many are beginning graduate school in the fall! From JDs, MSWs, working in non-profit, the financial and health sectors, police officers, and more!
Graduate School Plans
- Brianna Perez, future JD from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College
- Conrad Kim, future Masters in Sociology from University of North Carolina-Charlotte
- Elizabeth Lovell, Master's in Library and Information Science from the University of Iowa
- Elle Weilbrenner, future JD from Drake University
- Erin Gilbert, Masters in School Counseling from DePaul University
- Isaac Bills, future JD from Georgetown Law School
- Michaela Messier, future JD from St. Thomas Law School
- Michaela Nelson, future Masters in School Counseling from Marshall University of Law
- Nicholas Hove, future JD from the University of Cincinnati
- Regan Smock, future PhD in Sociology from the University of Iowa
- Sarah McCauley, future JD from the University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law
- Sarika Rademacher, future Masters in School Counseling from Upper Iowa University
- Vuong Nguyen, future JD from the University of Iowa Law School
New Jobs
- Aidan Sackett, West Des Moines Police Department
- Alex Fischer, Human Resource Specialist at Bio-Techne
- Alexa Stein, Miller, Fidler & Insurance Agency and Insurance
- Ali Tharp, Bar Manager at Henry’s in Soulard
- Anthony Lord, Operations Coordinator II at JB Hunt
- Avery Mirocha, Youth Leader at Linn County Juvenile Detention Center
- Bailey Engledow, Crisis Intervention Specialist at AbbeHealth Mental Health Services
- Brady Lemke, U.S Fish and Wildlife Services
- Bronson Gloeckner, Residential Officer in the Sixth Judicial District, Department of Corrections
- Cassandra Calkins, Residential Officer in the Sixth Judicial District, Department of Corrections
- Delaney Gipp, Area Manager at Amazon
- Devyn Atzen, Catch Des Moines
- Dylan Harvey, Government Policy Associate at Woolf Group
- Ethan Martin, Police Officer at the Newton, IA Police Department
- Gigi Gilbert, Receptionist at Carousel Auto Group
- Jameson Reineke, Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing at The Celebration Farm
- Jennifer Stallons, Title Insurance
- Kobe Ahrens, Police Officer for the Bettendorf, IA Police Department
- Kyle O'Malley Trooper for the Illinois State Police
- Madeline Kuperman, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
- Makayla Chevalier, Financial Advisor for Northwestern Mutual
- Makenzie Jones, Communications Coordinator for Strategic Elements
- Megan O'Neill, Iowa Army National Guard
- Mia Brdecka, Police Officer for the University of Iowa Police Department
- Morelia Galvan, Conservation Warden for Iowa DNR
- Morgan Santee, Junior Account Manager for State Farm Insurance
- Tristan Popillion, City Year Mentor for America
- Yuji Lopez, University of Iowa Health Care Safety & Security
Honors Society
- Brianna Perez, Alpha Phi Sigma
- Cassandra Calkins, Alpha Phi Sigma
- Elle Weilbrenner, Alpha Phi Sigma
- Michaela Messier, Alpha Phi Sigma
- Gretchen Dodge, Alpha Phi Sigma
- Amy Letavay, Alpha Phi Sigma
Awards
- Regan Smock – 2022 Outstanding Sociology Senior Award
- Brianna Perez – 2022 Outstanding Criminology Senior Award
- Regan Smock – Selected for the 2022 Dare to Discover Campaign
Graduate Students
New Jobs
- Chanhum Yoon, Data Analyst at OpenSurvey (Korea)
- Hansi Munsinghe, Research Associate at PRR (Seattle)
- Inga Popovaite, Researcher, Kaunas University (Lithuania)
- Jihye Kim finished a post-doc at Univ. of Pennsylvania and is now an Assistant Professor at Sogang University (Korea) in the Dept. of Sociology.
- JJ Park, Senior Lecturer, NC State
- Kat Rittenhour, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, U. Missouri
- Kelly Guinn, Senior Research Scientist in Criminal Justice, ICF International
- Liz Felix, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, U. Kansas
- Nicole Oehman moved from Carolina University to Livingstone College, where she is Assistant Professor of Sociology.
- Qianyi Shi, Biostatistician, UI Hospitals and Clinics
External Awards
- Hannah Zadeh – NSF Graduate Research Fellow
- JJ Park – Best Graduate Student Paper, Midwest Sociological Society
- Kaleigh White – Dissertation Grant, US Dept. Health & Human Services
- Kendall Riley – NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Select Internal Awards
- Hannah Espy – Fall 2022, CLAS Dissertation Writing Fellowship
- Hyunsik Chun – Spring 2022 Stanley International Grant
- Inga Popovaite – Fall 2021, CLAS Dissertation Writing Fellowship
- KaLeigh White – Fall 2022, Ballard Seashore
- Liz Felix – Spring 2022 OVPR Graduate Research Excellence Award
- Qianyi Shi – Fall 2021, Ballard Seashore