Career Outcomes

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

Some are pursuing their education...

• 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.

Some are researchers...

• Field and Research Assistant, Massey University. Sarah Martin '14.
• Microbiologist, Nanosphere. Erik Smoy '14.
• Assistant Scientist, Pfizer, Inc. Ruth Olech '98. Groton, Connecticut.
• Wildlife Biologist. Sean Kahrhoff '97. Portland, Oregon.

Some go into medicine (for you or your pet!)...

• 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.

Some go into education...

• 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.

And some have found success in other fields...

• 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.

Learn more about life after Knox.