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James Mountjoy

Associate Professor and Chair of Biology

2 East South Street

Galesburg, IL 61401-4999

A Knox biology education opens doors to many possible futures for our graduates.

Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Klara Mendrisova '17. Madison, Wisconsin.
Graduate Student - DVM, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Caitlin Hemby '16.
Graduate Student, PhD Program in Ecology and Evolution, University of Pittsburg. James Lichtenstein '14. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Graduate Student, PhD Program in Molecular Biology, Washington University. Cheng Cheng '13. St. Louis, Missouri.
Graduate Student, PhD Program in Epidemiology, University of Arizona. Stephanie Lashway '12. Tucson, Arizona.
Medical Student, George Washington University. Shaunak Mulani '12. Washington, D.C.

Medical Technologist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital H S. Wanessa Garcia '16. Chicago, Illinois.
Physical Therapist, Rock Valley Physical Therapy. Emiley Brand '14.
Optometrist, Illinois College of Optometry. Sasha Murphy '11. Chicago, Illinois.
Pediatric Plastic Surgeon. Alison Snyder-Warwick '00. St. Louis, Missouri.
VP Marketing, Shire Pharmaceuticals. Gregory Bradley '90.
Family Nurse Practitioner, Deming Primary Care Clinic. Kathleen Cathey '90. Deming, New Mexico.
Veterinarian, Stephenson Veterinary Hospital. Steven Etheridge '83. Rockford, Illinois.

Biology Teacher, Wethersfield High School. Logan Willits '11.
Biology and Chemistry Teacher, Sandwich High School. Joshua Hamer '00. Sandwich, Illinois.
American History Teacher, School District 205. Chris Carpeneter, '00.
Lab Instructor, Grand View College. Erma Selser '89. Des Moines, Iowa.
Professor of Neurobiology, Stanford University Medical School, and Member, National Academy of Sciences. Denis Baylor '61. Stanford, California.

Software Engineer, GroupSense. Katarina Whittenburg '17.
Mason, Tabiques Masonry. Carlos Garcia Ayala '15.
Associate Director, Early Development and Project Management, Office for Janssen: A Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson. Nyerere Billups '99. San Francisco, California.
Principal Business Analyst, General Dynamics Information Technology. Paul Crawford '96.
Attorney/Partner, Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson. J. Randall Cox '88. Springfield, Illinois.
Portfolio Specialist, Investment Insights, Inc. Joan Masover '74.

With the support of Richter Grant funding, Jocelyn was able to intern at an Argentinian hospital.