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Inside Iowa State
May 2, 1997

Scholars paired with alum mentors

National Merit Scholars and National Achievement Scholars are being paired with ISU alumni in a new mentoring program sponsored by the ISU Alumni Association.

The first 14 student scholars to enroll in the program met their alumni mentors at a dinner April 18.

"Our goal is to provide every National Merit and National Achievement Scholar with an experienced alumni mentor," said Jim Hopson, executive director of the Alumni Association. "Iowa State has scores of alumni CEOs and other professionals regarded as tops in their fields, and we hope many of them will volunteer to be mentors."

Students	        Mentors


Conan Schwartz		Dave Ellingson, Newton

Mechanical engineering	Director, R&D design engineer, 
                        Maytag



Stacia Jelmeland        Theresa Harder, Swisher

Chemical engineering	Project manager, Proctor and 
                        Gamble



Jordan Lanini		Karen Witter, Springfield, Ill.

Animal ecology		Director, OSR&A, Illinois DNR



Clinton Martin		Norbert Hemesath, Cedar Rapids

Electrical engineering	Comm. DSP retired VP, adv. tech. engineer,

                        Rockwell International



Stacie Foglesong	Lisa Lorenzen Dahl, Madrid

Genetics		User services manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred



Jill VanWyk		Bonnie Beer, Ames

Zoology, pre-med	Physician, Ob/Gyn, McFarland Clinic



Jesse Werner		John Roltgen, Cedar Rapids

Aerospace engineering	Group manager, Rockwell-Collins Avionics



Matt Herman		Brent Thompson, Urbandale

Computer science	Technical manager, Microware Systems Corp.



Jennifer Schaffer	Kevin Cooney, Des Moines

Journalism		News anchor, KCCI-TV



Andrea Manuell		Wendy Dunn, Cedar Rapids

Biology (genetics)	Interim VP academic affairs, Coe College



Heidi Evans		Stuart Johnson, Iowa City

Chemical engineering	Process engineer, Monsanto



Tim Jennings		Ronald Johnson, Midland, Mich.

Chemical engineering	Retired VP, general manager, Dow Corning



John Mark Meacham	Michael Cramer, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mechanical engineering	Principal staff engineer, Smiths Industries



Sarah Williams		Joanne Kuster, Johnston

Journalism		President, Kuster Ltd.

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