Amazing new alumni

Cornell College alumni do great things, and they do those great things starting pretty much from the moment they graduate.

Some go to graduate or professional school, some find jobs based on their experiences at Cornell. All of them are ready to change the world. Here are the stories of a dozen members of the Class of 2015 to illustrate just how amazing our alumni are.

 

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  FDIC internship leads to job for Simkins

  Just before Rick Simkins returned to Cornell College for his senior year, he got the news that many of his fellow seniors would have wished for:he’d been offered a position with the FDIC, where he’d spent the summer as an intern.

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  Hoang mixing economics and social justice in Ph.D. program

  Trang Hoang is going to Vanderbilt University to pursue a Ph.D. in economics.

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  Finance, math, lead Do to actuarial science professional program

  Viet Do will combine combine the two things he’s most interested in, applied mathematics and finance, as an actuarial student in the Transamerica professional program.

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  Fulbright sending Kurtz back to India

  Bekah Kurtz is returning to India, where she spent the second semester of her junior year, this time as part of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program.

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  Feliz hopes to mix international business and law

  Ray Feliz, an economics and business major, will attend law school at the University of Wisconsin in the fall.

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  Visiting professors leave mark on Anderson

  Joseph Anderson’s time at Cornell College was deeply influenced not only by professors in the English and creative writing department, but also by three visiting professors, each of whom taught for a block.

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  Research leads to Columbia Ph.D. program for Wang

  Jihang Wang, who graduated from Cornell College in May with degrees in chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology, is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at Columbia University.

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  Zannini committed to art and education

  Audrey Zannini, a music and studio art major from Flagstaff, Arizona, is going to teach pre-kindergarten in Tulsa, Oklahoma, through the Teach for America program.

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  Arts courses helped Schultz find passion and career

  For Logan Schultz, the combination of theatre and arts experience meant a job before he’d even crossed the stage to accept his diploma.

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  Hahn pursuing Ph.D. in genetics

  Since seventh grade, Alyssa Hahn wanted to study genetics, and starting this fall she’ll do just that at the University of Iowa as a Ph.D. student.

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  Courses, internship shaped Glenn’s plan for law school

  When Jourdan Glenn came to Cornell College she wanted to be a lawyer, and after graduation she’ll attend the University of Wisconsin School of Law. However, her path isn’t quite as straightforward as it might sound.

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  Politics courses steered Oeltjenbruns to judicial ambitions

  There was never a question in Kelly Oeltjenbruns’ mind about whether she’d go to law school, and indeed, she’s going to Washington University’s top-tier law school this fall.