College of Arts and Sciences Success Stories 2018

Name: Jonathan Aiuppa

Hometown: Hales Corners, WI

Major: Biology-Biomedical Sciences

Involvement: Pre-Health Society,
Falcon Shooting Sports, Student
Government, and College Republicans

Professional School: Attending
Midwestern University for Doctor
of Medicine in Dentistry in
Downers Grove, IL

Name: Lindsey Anderson

Hometown: Gresham, WI

Major: Marketing Communications

Involvement: Worked for the
Division of Technology Services
at UW-River Falls

Job: Sales Productivity 
Representative for 3M in
Maplewood, MN

Name: Autumn Blaylock

Hometown: Solon Springs, WI

Major: Mathematics

Involvement: New Student and
Family Programs and Big Brothers
Big Sisters

Job: Claims Representative at
United Health Group (Optum)
in Duluth, MN

Name: Brent Cunningham

Hometown: Sillwater, MN

Major: Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Involvement: Pre-Health Society, 
Hall Council, National Residence
Hall Honorary (NRHH), and
Residence Hall Association (RHA)

Professional School: Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine (DO) at 
A.T. Still University in
Kirksville, MO

Name: Rylee Fabry

Hometown: Stratford, WI

Major: Communication Studies

Involvement: National Residence
Hall Honorary (NRHH), Residence
Hall Association (RHA), Hall Council,
and Student Leaders in
Communication (SLIC)

Graduate School: Attending graduate 
school in Student Affairs at Fort Hays
State University in Hays, KS

Name: Claire Fox

Hometown: Janesville, WI

Major: Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Involvement: National Residence Hall
Honorary (NRHH), Hall Council, 
Pre-Health Society, Students Today
Leaders Forever (STLF)

Professional School: Doctor of 
Osteopathic Medicine (DO) 
at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic
Medicine (LECOM) in Erie, PA.

Name: Kayla Grimm

Hometown: Elk River, MN

Major: Criminology and 
Sociology

Involvement: Love Your Melon

Job: Assistant Probation Officer 
at Ramsey County Community
Corrections in St. Paul, MN

Name: Hye Jeong Kwon

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Major: Music-Choral Conducting

Graduate School: Master's Degree in
Choral Conducting at Georgia State
University. Also, has an Assistantship
in Choral Conducting.

Name: Chelsea Lloyd

Hometown: Stewartville, MN

Major: Music - Vocal Performance

Job: Music Teacher at Ashland Academy
of Music in Mahtomedi, MN

Name: Kennedy Luedeman

Hometown: Green Bay, WI

Major: Field Biolgy and
Conservation

Involvement: Resource
Management Club

Job: Chainsaw/Trail Crew
Lead for the Rocky Mountain
Conservation Corps in
Steamboat Springs, CO

Name: Samantha Peine

Hometown: Hastings, MN

Major: English, Professional Writing
Emphasis

Minor: Communication Studies

Involvement: Residence Hall
Association (RHA), and worked 
as a Desk Assistant at the 
University Center Information
Desk 

Job: Publisher and Content
Writer for JETPUBS in
Hudson, WI

Name: Samantha Rohl

Hometown: Ellsworth, WI

Major: Art and Psychology

Involvement: Art Therapy Club

Graduate School: Attending graduate
school for Art Therapy and Counseling at 
Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM

Name: Tyler Theyerl

Hometown: Fond du Lac, WI

Major: Master of Arts in TESOL

Involvement: TESOL Club, GPS, Office 
of International Education, and ESL
Tutoring Center

Teaching Fellow: English Language
Fellow at Muhimbili University
of Health and Allied Sciences in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa
through the US State Department
and Georgetown University

Name: Alfonso Tolbert

Hometown: Rogers, MN

Major: Marketing
Communications

Involvement: DECA, Media 
Communications Intern for the
Office of Student Involvement,
and Manager of Women's
Soccer

Job: Branding Strategy Intern
at Mono Advertising Agency
in Minneapolis, MN

Name: Kelly Vodra

Hometown: Stevens Point, WI

Major: Psychology and Biology

Involvement: Newman Club and Psi Chi

Job and Graduate School: Behavioral 
Therapist at Partners in Excellence in 
La Crosse, WI, and attending online
graduate program through Ball State 
University in Applied Bahavior Analysis

Name: Melissa Warme

Hometown: Blaine, MN

Major: Biology, Biomedical
Sciences

Involvement: IHSA Western
Show Team, Horseman's 
Association, and Big Brothers
Big Sisters

Job: Regulatory Data
Specialist at Pace Analytical
in Minneapolis, MN