Alumni Success Stories

Graduates of Iowa State’s Department of Economics hold exciting positions in industry, government, and academia around the country, as well as around the globe. Read stories about a few of our alumni below.
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Genevieve Signoret
Degree
M.S. Economics
Year Graduated
1999
Fichter family
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
2021
Jeff Troendle
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
1986
Alex Turk
Degree
Ph.D. Economics
Year Graduated
2000
Lauren Sendelbach
Degree
Agricultural Business, Economics
Year Graduated
2017
Dr. David C. Wheelock
Degree
Economics
Year Graduated
1982
Troy Schulte
Degree
Economics, History
Year Graduated
1994
Steve Berger
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
1986
Joe Hulett
Degree
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
Year Graduated
1970
Dhamu Thamodaran
Degree
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
Year Graduated
1983
Glen R. Smith
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
1979
Catherine Isley
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
2018
Cory Knepper
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
2018
Paul Doak
Degree
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
Year Graduated
1965
Joseph Balagtas
Degree
M.S. Agricultural Economics
Year Graduated
1998
David Olsen
Degree
Economics
Year Graduated
1982
Jeff Plagge
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
1978
Larrie Hindman
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
1959
Ian and Val Plagge
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
2007
Benjamin Malin
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
2000
Jeff Rowe
Degree
Agricultural Business
Year Graduated
1995