Rachael A. Beyer graduated with an MA in American history in 2013. Prior to returning to school, I served in the Air Force in Japan, worked as a health care administrator in Pennsylvania, ran a hydroponics lab for a start-up company in Colorado, and shipped seeds for the USDA Plant Introduction Station in Ames. Despite … Continue reading MA Mondays Presents — Rachael A. Beyer
Kevin Klimowski is a returning MA student Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here? I came to Iowa State after teaching for Des Moines Public Schools for 29 years. I graduated in 1989 from Iowa State as a history major and an education minor. After teaching for twenty-seven … Continue reading MA Mondays Presents — Kevin Klimowski
Seth Hedquist graduated from Iowa State in 2015. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you end up at Iowa State? I live in Des Moines, IA, my hometown. When I was a kid, I could easily pass hours digging through boxes of old family photos in my mom’s basement, and … Continue reading MA Mondays Presents — Seth Hedquist
Aiden Daly is a first-semester MA student Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here? I grew up in southern New York and then got my undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was interested in doing research on railroads and interregional connections and … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Aiden Daly
Dwain Coleman graduated from ISU’s MA program in 2016 and is pursuing a PhD in History at the University of Iowa. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you end up at Iowa State? I am originally from Las Vegas, NV. I received my undergraduate degree from UNLV and was a history … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Dwain Coleman
Edie Hunter is a full-time, university employee as well as an MA student. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here? I’m not really “from” anywhere – we moved many times when I was a kid, so I can say I’m a Hoosier by birth but lived in So Flo … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Edie Hunter
Josiah Pollock is a second-semester MA student. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get here? I am from the rainy western portion of Washington State, 45 minutes south of Seattle–if traffic did not exist. Since high school I wanted to study agricultural history and tailored my undergrad at the University … Continue reading MA Mondays presents – Josiah Pollock