Alumni Spotlight

Round River Alums – Submit your highlights here.

Sam Herzig, Mongolia ’25

I am excited to be returning to Mongolia this summer with support from the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences' Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)...

LeeAnna Pekel, Taku ’08

Since leaving the US in 2010, my path has been a global one, taking me to five countries across three continents...

Mariam Adegoke, Taku ‘25

Congratulations to Mariam Adegoke, Taku ‘25, on presenting her student research at the Colby College Liberal Arts Symposium (CLAS)! The research Mariam presented arose from the fieldwork she conducted during the Taku program in the summer of 2025...

Noelle Foster, Mongolia ‘23

Congratulations to Noelle Foster, Mongolia ‘23, for being named by The National Science Foundation (NSF) to its 2026 class of Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) scholars...

Sofia Mancebo, Botswana ’23

I am super excited to report that the time in Botswana really solidified for me how much I love field work! At the time, I was definitely on the fence between vet school and grad school, and I'm happy to say that I am now pursuing my Master's at the University of Siena, in Siena, Italy!

Leanne Deschenes, Namibia ’07

Leanne is writing in from the Austrian Alps where she is skiing! Back in Vermont, she is the Director of Operations at the Poker Hill School, a nature-based Pre-K…

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