Animal Sciences Ambassadors
- Taylor Jeffries
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: Woodbury, MN
- Concentration: Companion Animal and Equine Science
- Ambassador Bio: Taylor is a Junior in the Animal Science Department and is pursuing her dream to become a Farm Animal Veterinarian. She dreams to one day open up her own clinic. Taylor is very involved on campus, working in a swine research lab, and on the Board of Directors for the Illini Media Company.
- Taylor Musgrave
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Oblong, IL
- Concentration: Food Animal Production and Management
- Ambassador Bio: Taylor is a senior who plans to graduate in May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in animal science. She plans to attend graduate school in a PSM program following graduation. She is interested in pursuing a career in the food animal production industry focusing in either meat science or livestock nutri
- Katelyn Gaffield
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: Sheldon, IL
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Katelyn is interested in the production livestock industry. She plans to pursue graduate school to study either swine nutrition or meat science. Currently, she is on the Meats Judging Team and is pursuing an internship with Smithfield Hog Production.
- Meagan Karuhn
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Meagan is a senior in Animal Sciences. Her goal is to attend veterinary school, studying small animal medicine. In the future, she plans to own her own clinic. Meagan also has an interest in muscle biology, in which she is doing her research.
- Emily Schunke
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Gilman, IL
- Concentration: Food Animal Production and Management
- Ambassador Bio: I am Emily Schunke from Gilman, IL where I grew up on a poultry and goat farm. I came to the U of I as a transfer student from Kankakee Community College in the fall of 2016. Currently, I am majoring in Animal Science and would like to work in the animal production industry while focusing on meat sc
- Yolanda Bradshaw
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Robbins, IL
- Concentration: Companion Animal and Equine Science
- Ambassador Bio: Yolonda is a Junior in our Animal Sciences department with a Companion Animal concentration. After graduation, she will continue her studies to obtain a Ph. D. in Animal Behavior in hopes of becoming a Certified Animal Behaviorist.
- Erin Beever
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: Mansfield, IL
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Erin is a Junior concentrating in Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Erin grew up on a small beef farm 20 minutes away from UIUC. After graduating she is planning on pursuing a MS and then applying to vet school in hopes of becoming a mixed animal veterinarian.
- Hannah Van Nevel
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Ridgecrest, California
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Hannah plans to attend veterinary school after graduation and study small animal medicine. She hopes to one day own her own clinic. Hannah is involved in Pre-Vet club on campus along with Campus Girl Scouts. Hannah is a lifelong Girl Scout and earned her Girl Scout Gold Award.
- Isabel Fleming
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Izzy Fleming is a Junior in Animal Sciences. She wants to attend Vet school after she graduates. She loves working with large and small animals. She enjoys hiking, dog walking, and playing sports.
- Kelly Marshall
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Genoa, Illinois
- Concentration: Companion Animal
- Ambassador Bio: Kelly is very interested in animal behavior, exotic animals, and wildlife conservation. She hopes to combine these interests by attending graduate school and pursuing a career in wildlife animal behavior. Kelly has developed these passions by completing internships at zoos and wildlife centers.
- Hailey Caffie
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: Forest Park, Illinois
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Hailey is a junior in animal sciences with a minor in integrative biology. She plans to pursue a career in zoo veterinary medicine or go to grad school studying animal neuroscience. She currently works as a lab assistant in Ryan Dilger's lab focusing on neuroscience and nutrition.
- Ashley Cooney
- Graduation Year: 2020
- Hometown: Deer Grove, IL
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Ashley is a sophomore in Animal Sciences with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine. She plans to either go to veterinary school or graduate school to either be a mixed veterinarian or obtain her PhD to do research in animal genetics or animal nutrition.
- Kendi Sayre
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Arenzville, IL
- Concentration: Food Animal Production and Management
- Ambassador Bio: I am a transfer student from Lincoln Land Community College, and am a member of the Livestock Judging team. My family raises Hereford cattle, and I have been showing my entire life. I hope to go to grad school and study ruminant nutrition and eventually work for a nutrition company.
- Caroline Pocher
- Graduation Year: 2020
- Hometown: Bernardsville, NJ
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: After graduating from the University of Illinois, Caroline hopes to attend veterinary school and graduate with her DVM and PhD. In her future career, she hopes to combine her interests in genetics, equine studies, and reproduction and specialize in equine medicine, theriogenology, or surgery.
- Hassna Khadour
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: San Gabriel, CA
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: My name is Hassna Khadour and I am currently a Senior majoring in Animal Sciences. My goal is to get my masters in either dairy nutrition or reproduction and then attend veterinary school while studying mixed medicine.
- Sara Dochnal
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Sara works in a neuroscience/nutrition lab, as well as a reproduction lab in which she is conducting a project. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology or Biochemistry. She hopes to stay in academia and ultimately manage her own lab.
- Cheyenne Summers
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: Nokomis, IL
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Cheyenne is a Junior in Animal Sciences with plans to attend Graduate School and then Vet School. She works at the University of Illinois Horse Farm and is a Jonathan Baldwin Turner Scholar. She is also the 2017 Miss Pana Tri-County Fair Queen and is a secondary trainer in the Illini Service Dogs.
- Samantha Crist
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Atwood, IL
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Samantha would like to attend the University Of Illinois College Of Veterinary Medicine to become a predominantly large animal veterinarian focusing on beef cattle medicine and eventually own and operate her own clinic.
- Sierra Schreiber
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Grayslake, Illinois
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Sierra is very interested in production animals, particularly dairy cattle and dairy science, global health, international animal agriculture, and animal reproduction. After graduation, she intends to pursue a DVM or attend graduate school
- Hayley Nagelburg
- Graduation Year: 2019
- Hometown: East Brunswick, New Jersey
- Concentration: Food Animal Production and Management
- Ambassador Bio: Hayley Nagelberg is a sophomore from New Jersey majoring in Animal Sciences and minoring in Social Work. Her goal is to continue her education by attending school for Occupational Therapy. She ultimately wants to use companion animals and farm animals as therapeutic aids for kids with special need
- Julie Klein
- Graduation Year: 2018
- Hometown: Marissa, Illinois
- Concentration: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Ambassador Bio: Julie is a senior in Animal Sciences from Marissa, a rural town in Southern Illinois which has helped foster her love of large animals. Eventually she would like to become a mixed practice veterinarian. She loves playing the piano, taking pictures, and hanging out with her husband and friends.
