Alumni Spotlights

Brady Holbach
Class Year: ’20
Majors: Biology (Paleontology Track) and Geoscience
Current Hometown: Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Job:
Fossil Preparator at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum
“What most prepared me for my career was being able to volunteer as a student at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. I also gained a lot of experience thanks to the paleontology field course that was offered during Carthage’s J-Term.”

Amelia R. Zietlow
Class Year: ’20
Majors: Biology (Paleontology Track)
Current Hometown: New York City, New York
Job:
Comparative Biology PhD Candidate at the Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History
“I am grateful that I was able to have such close relationships with my advisors and professors at Carthage, and I will always owe my successes to them.”

Steve Hobe
Class Year: ’15
Majors: Biology (Paleontology Track) and Musical Theatre
Current Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Job:
Senior Coordinator of Education at Adler Planetarium and Supplemental Chorister at Lyric Opera of Chicago
“When I learned that I could dig, prepare, and study fossil bones in a lab; hone my performance craft; and play hockey all close to home, attending Carthage was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.”