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Additional Alumni Achievements

Jordan works in a lab at the University of
Washington Medical School

Featured Alum
Jordan Sand, '06
Majors: Biochemistry and Spanish

Current Position: Pursuing an M.D. at the University of Washington School of Medicine; will then earn a master's degree in public health. Awarded a highly competitive 2008-09 Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship to conduct cardiovascular research in Boston for a year.

Notable Note: In 2006, Sand received a $300,000 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship. The award provides $50,000 per year for up to six years of graduate study.

Why Whitworth? "I knew from the beginning that I would be able to make close and lasting relationships with Whitworth's personable faculty and staff. Whitworth's strong Christian tradition was also a very enticing factor; at Whitworth, I would be encouraged by friends and faculty to integrate my faith into my learning. The student atmosphere was spectacular and I really enjoyed the beautiful campus. Whitworth's competitive financial aid package was also a deciding factor in my choice."

Whitworth Activities: Chief emergency medical technician for the Whitworth Health Center, volunteer at Deaconess Hospital, mentor with Mentors and Students Together. Taught life skills to Cuban refugees through World Relief. During the summers of Sand's sophomore and junior years, he took part in competitive research programs at the University of Idaho and the University of North Texas. Recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major Award and the Whitworth Alumni Ideals Award.

Quote: "Whitworth's high standard of education prepared me for the rigors of the medical school curriculum. The educational foundation I received at Whitworth has helped me to understand fully the complexities of human health and disease. Whitworth's education of the mind and heart encouraged me to take into account both the physical and spiritual aspects of medical treatment to the body."

Influential Whitworth Experience: "Whitworth's high standard of education prepared me for the rigors of the medical school curriculum. Whitworth's education of the mind and heart encouraged me to take into account both the physical and spiritual aspects of medical treatment."

Career Goals: Practice neurosurgery in an urban location, conduct research, teach at a medical school, and work in the area of health policy

Here's what some Whitworth graduates are doing with their chemistry degrees

Christopher Fenton, '10, works for Signature Genomics Laboratory, in Spokane.
Taryn Clark, '09, is attending Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University.
Sean Thrush, '08, is enrolled in medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.
John Hauck, '09, received a full scholarship and is pursuing a graduate degree in physical chemistry at Notre Dame University.
Amy (Schlilaty) Winter, '08, is enrolled in the University of Washington School of Dentistry.
Elizabeth (Smelser) Fox, '04, is the lead water and public-buildings staff member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Elizabeth Helen Pempe, '07, is pursuing a doctorate in medicinal chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was previously an AIDS relief worker in Uganda through Student Partnership Worldwide.
Lacie (Hearst) Zimmerman, '05, is a white-tiger keeper/trainer for Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Hotel, in Las Vegas.
Cory Siebe, '06, is a student at the Medical School of Wisconsin and a former lab assistant for the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in Seattle.
Sarah Coefield, '03, completed master's degrees in wildlife toxicology and environmental journalism at Michigan State University; she works as an air-quality specialist at Missoula City-County Health Office, in Montana.