Graduate Spotlight Articles

• Graduate Spotlight - Wes Grapp

  posted 6/14/2023

  Wes Grapp worked assembly at John Deere for more than a decade before he decided to change careers and pursue something that aligned with his passion for fitness. He learned about Hawkeye's Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program, and after speaking with program instructor Melissa Schneider decided to enroll.

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• Graduate Spotlight - Jon Sorensen

  posted 6/2/2023

  Jon Sorensen grew up on a farm outside Waverly. When it came time to decide on college, Hawkeye's Ag Business Management program just made sense.

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• Graduate Spotlight - Joe Gordon

  posted 6/1/2023

  "IT has always been a fascinating thing to me," he said. "I had heard a lot of good things about Hawkeye and this program. Specifically, the IT program holds a lot of weight. The name Hawkeye holds a lot of weight around this area."

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• Graduate Spotlight - Cayden Griswold

  posted 6/1/2023

  A lifelong love of children drew Cayden to the Early Childhood Education program. Working in the Child Development Center on campus, she fell in love with the career and the reward of seeing children grow and thrive.

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• Graduate Spotlight - Torkelle Summerall

  posted 5/24/2023

  Torkelle Summerall likes helping people, which is why she became a certified nurse aide (CNA) after high school and considered a career in nursing. However, healthcare wasn't the right fit for Torkelle, so she looked elsewhere. She didn't have to look far.

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• Graduate Spotlight - Maddie Harford

  posted 5/24/2023

  Maddie Harford has known she wanted to work with animals since her days in 4-H. Growing up on a farm near Strawberry Point, she knew her ultimate goal was the veterinary program at Iowa State, but she wasn't ready for the leap from small-town high school to big university. She decided to begin at Hawkeye in Animal Science.

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• Graduate Spotlight - Krista Ries

  posted 5/24/2023

  A trip to the orthodontist as a kid is what first sparked Krista Ries' interest in the dental field.

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• Graduate Spotlight - Zoe Lampe

  posted 5/24/2023

  Zoe Lampe always loved art, so a career in art education just made sense. She enrolled in Hawkeye's Liberal Arts Fine Arts Transfer Major, with the ultimate goal of transferring to Upper Iowa University for her teaching degree.

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