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Sarah Van Gorp - 2002

A bountiful market for her talents

Before her graduation in 2002, Sarah Van Gorp envisioned herself working for a public relations agency or a big corporate entity such as Disney. Being a town kid from Cedar Falls, she’d never thought much about agriculture, let alone considered it a viable career environment.

That didn’t matter to Iowa Soybean Association officials, who appear to have made a bang-up hiring decision. In just two years, Sarah has become the point person for soybean producers looking to market biodiesel fuels to the farm and trucking industry. Already a seasoned practitioner, she can take a subject that may appear to be of marginal interest to the general public and infuse it with urgency. More >>

Matt Harris - 2004

Bringing his best performance every day

Graduation is not necessarily the end of meaningful college-related experiences. In Matt Harris’ case, a post-graduation summer job in 2004 at UNI’s Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center helped pave the way to his position as development coordinator for the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.

Harris’ three-month contract selling ads for the GBPAC playbill combined his interest in the arts with his degree in public relations and marketing, and ultimately gave direction to his job search.

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Chris (Kirschbaum) Fox - 1986

Kathy (Kirschbaum) Harrington - 1985

Uncommon commitment x 2

What are the chances that two sisters from McGregor, Iowa, would both become lieutenant colonels in the United States Army? In a word, remote. Yet, that’s what Kathy (Kirschbaum) Harrington (BA ’85) and Chris (Kirschbaum) Fox (BA ’86) have done.

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