Meet the Engineering Student Ambassadors

The Engineering Student Ambassadors are here to share our experiences as Iowa Engineering students with future engineers. Beyond our lives as engineering students, we are also involved in a lot of activities throughout the college and the university. Our goal is to assist you in getting to know the College of Engineering during your campus visit, but we encourage you to contact us with any questions too! Ask us about the biggest adjustments when joining the program or the organizations that we love, ask about our favorite places to study or why you should study abroad, ask about why we chose Iowa or how we chose our majors… or ask any other question you might have!

You can learn more about each of our ambassadors by clicking on our profiles below. If you have a question for a particular ambassador, you can mention their name in your email so that we can make sure to connect you. Or, if you have a question about a particular major, student organization, or opportunity during your time at Iowa – we will make sure that you hear from an ambassador who can share their personal experience with you.

Contact a Student Ambassador

Current Engineering Student Ambassadors

Alex Palokangas

Alex

Major: Chemical Engineering

Hometown: Castle Rock, CO

photo of Luciana Castellanos, Student Ambassador

Luciana

Major: Industrial Engineering

Hometown: Madison, WI

Photo of Becca Flint, Student Ambassador

Becca

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Crystal Lake, IL

Person

Dawson

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Asbury, IA

Elana Cummings

Elana

Major: Electrical Engineering

Hometown: Des Moines, IA

Photo of Nate Fish, Student Ambassador

Nate

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA

Photo of Dylan Knaack, Student Ambassador

Dylan

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Grundy Center, IA

Grace Finnegan

Grace

Major: Computer Science and Engineering

Hometown: Broomfield, CO

Photo of Elise McCann, Student Ambassador

Elise

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Lemont, IL

Photo of Isabelle Eisenman, Student Ambassador

Isabelle

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Malta, IL

Jaxson Gauthier

Jaxson

Major: Computer Science and Engineering

Hometown: Lockport, IL

Photo of Connor Moe, Student Ambassador

Connor

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Odgen, IA

Photo of Kate Meyer, peer advisor

Kate

Major: Industrial Engineering

Hometown: Waukee, IA

Photo of Maci Quam, Student Ambassador

Maci

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Bettendorf, IA

Photo of Audrey Raveling, Student Ambassador

Audrey

Major: Civil Engineering

Hometown: Sioux City, IA

Maya portrait, student ambassador

Maya

Major: Civil Engineering

Hometown: Ada, MI

Photo of Talia Suarez, Student Ambassador

Talia

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Grayslake, IL

Will Chase

Will

Major: Industrial Engineering

Hometown: Norwalk, IA

Photo of Emma Tebben, Student Ambassador

Emma

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Aurora, CO

Photo of Nora VanHorn, Student Ambassador

Nora

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Fenton, MO

Recent Engineering Ambassador Alumni

Mia Vekich

Mia

Major: Chemical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Makenna Schneider pt2

Makenna

Major: Environmental Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Kristen Remley

Kristen

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Kalyn Zitsch

Kalyn

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Gracie Rodriguez pt2

Gracie

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Evie Del Campo

Evie

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Conner Jacobson pt2

Conner

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Alexa Vekich

Alexa

Major: Civil Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Eli Friesen

Eli

Major: Civil Engineering

Graduation Year: 2026

Caiden Atienza

Caiden

Major: Electrical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Ean Cummings pt2

Ean

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Elise Koltonowski

Elise

Major: Chemical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Person

Avery

Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Ricky Alvarez pt2

Ricky

Major: Chemical Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Sarah Onysio pt2

Sarah

Major: Environmental Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Gabriel Baird pt2

Gabriel

Major: Civil Engineering

Graduation Year: 2025

Become an Ambassador

Engineering Student Ambassadors share their experiences with prospective students, give tours of the College of Engineering, and interact with visitors at a variety of events throughout the year (e.g., daily visits, Explore Engineering Days, Hawkeye Visit Days, Admitted Student Visit Days). If you love being an Iowa engineer and want to share that passion with the next generation of students, let us know! If you are interested in becoming an Engineering Student Ambassador, or know a student you would like to recommend, email Engineering Admissions at engr-admissions@uiowa.edu. The application and hiring process for the Engineering Ambassadors takes place each spring semester.

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