Articles Tagged: Profile

CEDAR RAPIDS – Nick McGrath, 32, was a middle school choir teacher when his career took a surprise detour after …

At 17, Aliya Keaton of Mount Vernon has been leaping over all the hurdles in her path, climbing higher with …

IOWA CITY – In hopes of easing toward retirement, the University of Iowa’s long-serving Graduate College Dean and Associate Provost …

IOWA CITY – As unimaginable as it might seem for the thousands of Iowa City Public Library patrons who have …

Jen Winter was happy doing private engineering consulting. She wasn’t looking for a job in the public sector. Then Cedar …

Samantha Dahlby said she ‘lucked into” discovering a career in software engineering after a high school teacher noticed her affinity …

A funeral home driver, a telemarketer and a fast food worker all quit their jobs. Now Jessica Carney, a Marion …

Joe Elsinger feels fortunate to have worked on a variety of meaningful projects in his career as a civil engineer …

Norman Fuller has always been drawn to solving problems – even before he knew what being an engineer meant. ‘I …

Like an airborne bird or swimming fish, Nate Northup is no longer bound by gravity. He feels weightless. Surrounded by …

CHICAGO – Former U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan Jr., who retired last week from the U.S. Department of Justice after 23 …

In the face of the pandemic and its hard hit on small, locally-owned businesses, ‘the push to shop small has …

IOWA CITY – Growing up the son of a professor in post-World War II Poland, Witold Krajewski never imagined he’d …

CEDAR RAPIDS – As a freshman at Washington High School, Daysha Gibson said she felt confused about her future. Should …

IOWA CITY – There’s a common undercurrent in Keshia Fields’ various professional and volunteer roles in Johnson County. ‘I have …