Alumni Stories

Truman’s vision is to produce citizen-leaders committed to service; globally competitive; able to thrive in the complexities of an advanced, technical and multicultural world; and inspired to live healthy and meaningful lives. With the depth and breadth of studies at the heart of the liberal arts and sciences education offered at Truman, our graduates are making a significant, positive impact through their amazing intellectual, professional, and service contributions. Here are some of their stories.

Brandi (Brown) Bartel ('04): Bringing Hope to Victims of Violence	Mike Leech ('75, '77): A Teacher on the Watch/Civilian Servant	Mark Grider ('95): Building a Broad Base for a Law Career in Washington, D.C.
Oseyi Ikuenobe ('05): Working in Silicon Valley @WalMart Labs	Corinne Brinkerhoff ('02): Writing & Producing in Hollywood	Cody Sumter ('10): Landing a Dream Job with Google
Ben Rearick ('10): Teaching in Ethiopia	Dan Sem ('95): Disaster Relief Volunteer/Pastor/Entrepreneur	Dawn (Wellington) Tartaglione (’90): Specializing in Neurosurgery
Charlie Miller ('95): Cyber Security Expert/Uber	Ray Armstead (’84): Olympic Gold Medalist	Emma Merrigan ('14): Graduate Student
Rachel ('10) & Jeremy ('10, '12) Mapp: House Parents for Homeless Teenage Boys	Wally Horn ('58, '62): Iowa State Senator	Jamie (Smith) Manker (’98, ’00): Social Studies Teacher/Department Chair-Rockwood Summit High School
Ron Thomas ('65): Former President of Dakota County Technical College	Mike McClaskey ('85): DISH Network Executive	Marco Ilardi (’99): President of Adknowledge
Dawn Runge ('05): Chiropractor in Namibia, Africa	Kevin Urbatsch ('88): Attorney/Myers Urbatsch P.C.