Alumni Spotlights • Paleontology • Carthage College

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.”

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.”