An icy breeze cut through Scott Fountain and his family as they made their way down Welch Avenue. Fountain was showing his children the campus he attended 33 years ago, and the odds of it gaining their approval were slim. In their home state of Tennessee, it was around 80 degrees that day. In Iowa, … Continue reading Scott Fountain ’82
When she is not hunting moose or catching fish, Rashah McChesney is shooting photographs and reeling in stories for the Peninsula Clarion, a newspaper for Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. McChesney has not always lived in a community of only 6,000 people; in fact, she was born and raised in Houston and came to Iowa State to … Continue reading Rashah McChesney ’10
Leave it to late professor Barbara Mack to encourage yet another student to pursue a Greenlee major. When Amber Mulle first began at Iowa State, she was studying graphic design. After she realized it wasn’t for her, she decided to take some journalism classes, since she enjoyed writing. It wasn’t long before Mack’s influence helped … Continue reading Amber Mulle ’12
“I’m very proud that I’m an Iowa Stater,”said Greenlee alumna Karol DeWulf Nickell. A Cyclone twice over, Nickell, 58, graduated from Iowa State with degrees in magazine journalism and interior design in 1979 and again in 2008 with her MBA. She’s passionate about the Greenlee School, and loves being “connected to it, and I talk … Continue reading Karol DeWulf Nickell ’79
When Joe Crimmings started at Iowa State, he didn’t have aspirations to be a photographer. In fact, he didn’t even own a professional camera. After receiving his first DSLR camera for Christmas freshman year, Crimmings was hooked. Crimmings picked up some photo classes while pursuing a graphic design degree. He eventually exhausted his photography options … Continue reading Joe Crimmings ’06
It wasn’t until a couple years into the journalism program at Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication that Dan McClanahan realized he loved photography. After taking some classes with the Pulitzer Prize-winning professor, Dennis Chamberlin, McClanahan developed a passion for photography. In one of Chamberlin’s photography classes, the class was assigned a portrait … Continue reading Dan McClanahan ’08
Growing up on a family farm near Humboldt, Iowa, Elaine Edwards always had an affinity for agriculture. When she first came to Iowa State University in 1975, she leaned on that passion while working toward a degree in agricultural journalism. After graduating in 1979, Edwards went on to work at the ISU Extension Communication office … Continue reading Elaine Edwards ’79
On a normal day, Kate Gibson can be found hard at work amid a sea of white. Gibson is a 2013 graduate of the Greenlee School and is currently working in Kansas City as the social media coordinator for the bridal design company, Essense of Australia. After her graduation in 2013, Gibson first followed her … Continue reading Kate Gibson ’13
Falling in love with journalism was not what Tara Deering-Hansen had in mind when she started college. In fact, her first semester at Iowa State was spent as an agricultural engineering student. Deering-Hansen says she was weeded out after the first semester. Switching gears, she began her journey toward a career in journalism with an … Continue reading Tara Deering-Hansen ’99
Graduating from Iowa State in 2007, Ashley Schlag has lived on the East Coast for almost a decade – and continues to love every minute. “I’m living the dream out here,” she says, as she casually mentions working with big names such as Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Reynolds. That dream career began with an internship … Continue reading Ashley Schlag ’07