Student Spotlight

Sam Schepers
Sam Schepers

Hometown: Adel, Iowa
Major: Biology
Minor: Spanish
Next Steps: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine

Kara Rueschenberg
Kara Rueschenberg

Hometown: Harlan, Iowa
Major: Biology
Minor: Spanish
Next Steps: Doctor of Medicine at Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa

Alejandro Medina Valencia
Alejandro Medina Valencia

Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa
Major: Biology
Next Steps: PhD in Ecology at Penn State

Gabbi Dubansky
Gabbi Dubansky

Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa
Major: Biology
Next Steps:  Iowa State Graduate Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Hailey Christoph
Hailey Christoph

Hometown: Wauconda, IL
Major: Biology
Minor: Microbiology
Next Steps: Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines

Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson

Hometown: Walker, Iowa
Major: Biology
Minor: Genetics
Next Steps: Northwestern University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

Anna Garbe
Anna Garbe

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Major: Biology
Next Steps: Medical school at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Talia Sylvester
Talia Sylvester

Hometown: Rogers, MN
Major: Biology
Minor: Psychology

Next Steps: Medical University of South Carolina, pursing Physician Assistant school

Laura S. Pesquera Colom
Laura S. Pesquera Colom

Hometown: Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Major: Biology
Minor: Spanish

Next Steps: Recently, I received my Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Next, residency in the field of Periodontology at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Shandra Truong
Shandra Truong

Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Major: Biology 

Next Steps: I hope to incorporate my passion for teaching into my career and become a clinician-educator devoted to lifelong learning and compassionate patient care.