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Brain drain paths from Iowa graduates show big city pulls
Washington and other big cities attract Cedar Rapids valedictorians with specialized jobs and renowned universities. Graduates like Jacob Wilwert and Sarah Longino pursue doctorates and careers from California to Florida, while some return to Iowa for internships or family ties. Not all depart. Laurel Zmolek Smith stayed connected through teaching and travel.
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Washington
The
Gazette
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Florida
St. Louis
Alaska
Cedar Rapids
Jacob Wilwert
U.S. Air Force
Hawaii
Wilwert
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Chicago
Lhhanern
Longino
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Pasadena
Calif
Iowa
San Francisco
Boston
Laurel Zmolek- Smith
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Bolivia
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Guatemala
Mexico
Luis Giraldo Castaneda
Puerto Rico
Colombia
Zmolek-Smith
Rockwell Collins
Zmolek- Smith
Linn- Mar High School
Adam.belz
Gazcomm.com
the Gazette
Haylee Trout
Kimberly McKee
K.T. Stark
Sarah Wylly
Sarah Spina
Sarah van Niewaal
Katie Robb
Laurel Zmolek-Smith
Josh Coffey
Linnea Ogden
Robin Nurre
Erika Gesme
Tara Marsh
Ty Young
Brandon Creel
Michelle Sullivan
Becki Rehak