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University Honors Program

Jobs & Outcomes

"Honors helped me bring out my best and challenged me to look beyond the dorm and next homework problem. It gave me the confidence to tackle new things and to go to new places."
—Mark Law, Professor and co-chair, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, University of Florida

A University Honors education is ideal preparation for what lies ahead, whether it be enrolling in graduate school or entering the professional work force. Creating strong relationships with faculty mentors and gaining hands-on experience during your undergraduate years are important assets when you are thinking about your post-graduate options. While many Honors students choose to attend graduate or professional school, others prefer to enter the working world directly. Honors graduates have achieved excellence in fields ranging from Government and Military Service, to Business and Finance, to Aerospace Engineering. Just as important, Honors graduates are outstanding civic leaders, well represented in local, national, and international service activities and organizations.

Where Recent Iowa State Honors Graduates Went:
(just a sample of where our recent graduates are today)

Jobs

    Kara Kranzusch at NASA

    Kara Kranzusch (F'05 grad) began gathering real-life research experience in Aerospace Engineering during the Freshman Mentor Program. She now works at NASA Johnson Space Center as a space shuttle flight controller.

  • Operations (Flight Test) Engineer – NASA
  • Engineering Graduate Co-op Program - Boeing Satellite Systems
  • Engineer – Lockheed Martin Space Systems
  • Staff Auditor – Deloitte & Touche
  • Management Training – The Boeing Company
  • Programmer Analyst – General Mills
  • SLIC Supervisor Development – IBM
  • Consultant Associate – RSM McGladrey
  • Technology Analyst – Accenture Consulting
  • 7E7 Estimator – The Boeing Company
  • Systems Analyst – Winning Solutions
  • Cancer Research Assistant - University of Iowa
  • Traveling Consultant – Phi Delta Theta International
  • Embedded Software Engineer – Digi International
  • Tax Accountant – McGladrey & Pullen
  • Product Engineer – Micron Technology
  • Staffing Specialist – Principal Financial Group
  • Research Scientist – Mg Biologics
  • Supply Management – John Deere
  • Embedded Software Engineer – The Boeing Company
  • Memory Design Engineer – IBM
  • Management Trainee – Golden Harvest Seed Co.
  • Software Engineer – Lockheed Martin

Graduate Schools

  • University of Witwatersrand, South Africa (Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar)
  • California Institute of Technology – Chemical Engineering
  • Johns Hopkins University – Medicine
  • London School of Economics – Politics of the World Economy
  • Yale University - Medicine
  • University of Illinois – Medicine
  • University of Chicago – Law
  • Stanford University – Immunology
  • University of St. Andrews, Scotland (Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar)
  • University of California Irvine - Anthropology
    • "Honors offered me the ability to engage in research much earlier than I might otherwise have been allowed. I joined a lab during my freshman year and continued to work there for three and a half years. I am sure that this experience made a large difference when applying for both summer programs and graduate schools."
    —Andrea Geohegan, genetics graduate student at Rockefeller University in NYC
  • Iowa State University – Aerospace Engineering
  • University of Wisconsin – Soil Science
  • Stanford University – Aerospace Engineering
  • University of Minnesota - Law
  • University of Tennessee – Veterinary Medicine
  • University of Illinois - Physics
  • Iowa State University - Biochemistry
  • University of Minnesota – Chemical Engineering
  • University of Iowa - Law
  • University of Wisconsin - Biochemistry
  • Washington University (St. Louis) – Electrical Engineering
  • Iowa State University – Veterinary Medicine
  • Portland State University – Urban and Regional Planning
  • University of Minnesota – Landscape Architecture
  • University of Nebraska – Mathematics
  • Drake University – Law
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine – Medicine
  • University of Wisconsin – Pharmacy

Ramsey Tesdell was named a 2006 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

Ramsey Tesdell (SP06 grad) was named a 2006 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and will be studying Arabic and Hebrew at the Rothberg International School of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Other Opportunities

  • Internship with the Eur-Am Center in Pontlevoy, France
  • Internship with Refugees International in Washington D.C.
  • Legislative Intern – Washington D.C.
  • Internship with Educational Concerns for Hunger in Florida
  • Mission with Moving Mountains in Kenya
  • Internship with The Alliance to Save Energy in Washington D.C.