Dr. Prabhakar Tamboli was born in 1928 in Gwalior, India 190 miles south of New Deli. He was born to a middle class family. They lived in a temporary house […]
Reminiscing on a 70 year career in soil science
Alum finds purpose in Senegal after joining the Peace Corp
After graduating Iowa State in 2018, Erik Endacott worked seasonal jobs across the West Coast before the Peace Corps changed the direction of his life. “Unfortunately, after only 6 months […]
Alumni feature: Erin Smeltzly
Erin Smeltzly turned her agronomy degree into a career with Syngenta, Golden Harvest after graduating in 2021. Her experience as an undergrad was so successful she enrolled in the Iowa […]
Alumni feature: Trey Whitfield
We always like to check in with our alumni. Trey Whitfield graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and a specialization in Soils from Iowa State University in May of […]
Alumni feature: Leah Philipp
Leah Philipp graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and a minor in AST (Agricultural Systems Technology) from Iowa State University in May of 2021. Leah shares that she originally […]
Agronomy alum takes over University of Nebraska small grains breeding program
In March of 2021, a decade of hard work and persistence paid off as Katherine Frels moved back to Lincoln and into the field, not as a graduate student but […]
Iowa State University will honor Clarinda man killed in World War II
AMES, Iowa — Despite catastrophic damage to the aircraft flown by Donald T. Griswold Jr. during the Battle of Midway, he did not retreat. Griswold was born July 8, 1917, […]