Jennifer M. Friel
REU Undergraduate Fellow
Iowa State University
Objective
To acquire the position of research assistant with the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.
Key Qualifications
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Summer, 2003 – Research Assistant for the Forestry Department at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Fall 2002 to Spring 2003 – Participated in the National Student Exchange at Utah State University.
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Oct., 2002- Inducted as member of the Golden Key International Honors Society.
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Summer, 2002 – Internship with the Life In Iowa Program in Postville, Iowa.
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May, 2002- Inducted as a member of the Alpha Kappa Delta Honors Society.
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June, 2001- Volunteered with the Special Olympics in Ames, IA.
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May, 2001- Inducted as a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
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Fall, 2000- Volunteered with the Youth and Shelter Service at Rosedale Shelter, Ames, IA
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July, 2000- Participated in the Iowa Student Environmental Coalition. Through this organization, I engaged in volunteer work for the U.S. Forest Service at Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho.
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Jan. 2000- Delegate to Iowa’s 2000 Presidential State Convention.
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July, 1999- Participated in the Student Conservation Association (SCA). I engaged
in volunteer work for the U.S. Forest Service in the George Washington/Thomas Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. -
May, 1999- Awarded the President’s Student Service Award.
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Feb. 1998 & 1999, - Volunteered with the Up With Families Organization in Davenport, IA.
Employment History
Forestry Department, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, May 2003-present
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Research assistant for Dr. Ed Packee’s Forest Growth and Yield Program.
Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development, Postville, Iowa, May 2002-August 2002
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Life In Iowa Program Intern
Postville Visitor Center, Postville, Iowa, May 2002-August 2002
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Life In Iowa Program Intern.
Plant Pathology Lab, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, August 2001-May 2002
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Lab assistant for Dr. John Nason and Graduate Student Jennifer DeWoody.
Education
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa, 2000-present *
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I am a senior currently working on my degree.
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I am majoring in sociology, environmental studies, and political science.
* I attended Utah State University for the 2002-2003 school year through the National Student Exchange.
Assumption High School Davenport, Iowa, 1996-2000