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Ten years later Academic All Stars from 2001 look back
A decade after earning Academic All-Star honors, 11 alumni share where they are now. Leah Collins leads a fundraising career in Atlanta, Lauren Gantz pursues a UT Austin English PhD, Jeremy Immer is a senior research engineer in Pennsylvania, Tristan Moody works on KU engineering PhD projects, Amanda Sweet teaches English in Kansas, Jeff Taylor keys Garmin auto navigation, Amy VanDorn trains math at a Wichita high school, Darren Welch chemist for the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Diana Wiard stays home in Texas with family, Jay Saffron pursues advanced history studies, and Joyla Yorgeynp pursues policy work in Philadelphia. Advice ranges from choosing a practical degree to embracing change and exploring varied paths.
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Journal-World
Leah (Cummings) Collins
Lawrence High School
Douglas County
Kansas University
Grizzard Communications
Atlanta
Humane Societies
California
New Hampshire
Leah
Brian Collins
LHS
Italy
George Washington University
KU Endowment
Lauren Gantz
Perry-Lecompton High School
Lauren
Emporia State University
University of Texas At Austin
Emporia State
Ohio University
United States
Puerto Rico
Air Products
Allentown
North Carolina State University
Tristan Moody
Free State High School
Tristan
Krista Miller
Blue Sky Research
Amanda (Leach) Sweet
de Soto High School
Baker University
Dwight Spencer
Baker
Amanda
Bonnie Montgall
de Soto
Josh Sweet
Olathe
Jeff Taylor
Wellsville High School
Jeff
Kansas State University
Taylor
Garmin
K-State
Emily Johnson
Nora
Wellsville
Amy (Runnebaum) VanDorn
Santa Fe Trail High School
Amy
National Honor Society
Kansas Association For Youth
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
Wichita
Jeffrey VanDorn
Dassault Falcon
Little Rock
Ark
Benton
van Dorns
Cyrus
Cy the Cyclone
Jeffrey
Iowa State
William
Willie the Wildcat
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Darren
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Topeka
Forbes Field
Illinois Tech
Lawrence
Diana
Jordan) Wiard
Fellowship of Christian Students
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar
Lynne Renick
Southwest Junior High School
Austin
Texas
Brett Wiard
Hannah
Southwest Baptist
Jay
Grinnell College
Iowa
University of Chicago
Lindenwood University
St. Charles
Grinnell
Erin Saffron
Overland Park
Joyia
Chadwick
Yorgey
University of Nevada At Reno
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Joyla
Solutions For Progress
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Brent Yorgey
University of Pennsylvania
Williams
American University
Washington, D.C
Harvard
Jeremy Immer
Darren Welch
Jay Wiesner
Amy Runnebaum
Amanda Leach
Leah Cummings
Jayia Chadwick
Diana Jordan