Stories

Jeff Rowe (’95 agricultural business), president global seeds for Syngenta, earned the 2018 Agricultural Business Club’s Outstanding Alumni Award.

Greta (McGregor) Pennell takes the science of play seriously. But, not too seriously to dress up as an elf in the name of science.

When Patrice Bailey surfaced from the subway and made his way home from high school in Harlem he saw both Meryl Lynch’s “Charging Bull” statue and the Apollo Theater.

One day Cody Acevedo woke up and decided waiting tables wasn’t what he wanted to do the rest of his life.

“I was thinking about what made me happy when I was a child and it was nature,” says Acevedo, a senior in animal ecology.

Alana Platte’s interest in global issues was ignited as a junior in high school, in Fairbank, Iowa. She was invited to participate in the World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute at Iowa State.

When it comes to landing an internship or job, having the right skills and experience pays off. Such was the case for Allison Little, a senior in food science, who is interning at The Hershey Company in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Maddy McGarry approaches life like she’s training for a marathon. She’s focused. She puts in the work. And, while she trains for one race, or pursues one opportunity, she’s looking ahead for the next.

In high school, Kaleb Baber wouldn’t have pictured himself studying abroad. But, after discovering his love of travel as an undergrad at Iowa State, he’s serving as an officer for an international student organization.

Michael Rentz’s academic interest in how land use affects plant and mammal abundance developed when he was a child.

Greetings alumni and friends!

BUILDING THE CALS ADVANTAGE

CALS graduates and friends were honored by Iowa State University for professional excellence and service during Homecoming events in October.

CY’S THE LIMIT: CALS STUDENTS SHINE DURING HOMECOMING 2019

“I try to be a person of purpose.”

Daniel J. Robison says it and means it. It gets him going when he wakes every morning.

The former deans go through a round of hugs and handshakes. They warmly welcome Daniel J. Robison, the current holder of the Endowed Dean’s Chair in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The room buzzes with conversation.

The ability to work on real-world, global challenges is transformative for students.

Developing safe, nutritious meals to fuel astronauts’ space exploration is no easy task, but Takiyah Sirmons is using her food science degree from Iowa State to take on the challenge.

Image by Barb McBreen

Paulina Padrón’s journey to Iowa State started more than 2,000 miles away, in her home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She built herself a new community at Iowa State through her service to others.

The hills were blackened. What was once a house, now a cement slab.

Teamwork gets the job done at Career Services, says Mike Gaul.