University Honors Program Mentors
UHP Mentors provide new UHP students a resource on campus that they can rely upon to answer questions related to their education, the university, and even personal matters. Their knowledge of ISU campus resources and professional training offer new UHP students with a reliable advocate for a successful college experience.
Meet the 2024/2025 UHP Peer Mentors
Abigail Card '25 (She/Her)
Anthropology with GeoTech & Art History
"Historical Garbagewoman"
Aidan Hall '26 (He/Him)
Health Sciences with Pre-Physician Assistant Studies Minor
"Step 2. Crunch Some Numbers"
Andrew Christensen '26 (He/Him)
Biology & Health Sciences with Pre-Physical Therapy concentration
"Learn New Skills, But Safety First."
Ciara Gaches '25 (She/Her)
Psychology with Applied Behavior Analysis minor
"Dreamer of Education and Vacation"
Ethan Freeburne '25 (He/Him)
Accounting with Information Systems Certification
"I Wish Stress Was Tax Deductible"
Felicity Sill '26 (She/Her)
Nursing
"Just a Girl Who Wants to Become a Licensed Baby Catcher"
George Ineck '27
Electrical Engineering with Cyber Security certificate
"I Find Your Lack of Chess Disturbing"
Grace Cain '26 (She/Her)
Biology with Biomedical Sciences concentration & Forensic Sciences certificate
"Probably Best Friends With Your Grandma"
Hadley Bodell '26 (She/Her)
Communications in Multiplatform Journalism with Professional Writing minor
“Living For the Hope of It All” -Taylor Swift
Jaden Palmer '25 (He/Him)
Nuclear & Mechanical Engineering
"Always Thinking About the Roman Empire"
Jordan Mayo '25 (She/Her)
Health Science with Occupational Therapy concentration
Psychology and Community & Public Health minors and a Medical Anthroplogy certificate
"Lost and Overwhelmed, but Doing Her Best"
Karis Hoefer '27 (She/Her)
Nursing
"The Mom of the Group"
Lauren Owens '27 (She/Her)
Health Sciences with Pre-Pharmacy
Physician Assistant Studies minor and a Biomedical Ethics certificate
"An Overthinker with a Green Thumb and a Pair of Pointe Shoes"
Lindi Dice '26 (She/Her)
English with Creative Writing, Literature & Linguistics
"To Be Decided"
Lizbeth Arellano Santoyo '26 (She/Her)
Health Sciences (Pre-Medicine) & Spanish for the Health Professions with Advanced Spanish certificate
"Live, Laugh, Liz"
Lydia Bishop '26 (She/Her)
Healthcare Administration
"Lover of Shoes, Hater of Socks"
Maiah Moorehead '26 (She/Her)
Health Sciences with Pre-Occupational Therapy concentration
"Here for a Good Time and Hopefully a Long Time"
Nakiah Shanafelt '27 (She/Her)
Chemistry & Physics
"String Theory, Particle Physics, and Crocheting Are Not So Different After All"
Saige Rigby '27 (She/Her)
Biology with Biomedical Sciences concentration
"Easily Distracted By Birds"
Scooter McLane '27 (He/Him)
Mechanical Engineering
"Frog Bucket = Frucket"
Shannon Hendricks '26 (She/Her)
Microbiology
"A Silly, Goofy Microbe"
Taedyn Jacobsen '26 (He/Him)
Biology with Biomedical Science concentration and Spanish certificate
"A Small Town Kid That Does Not Believe in Pineapple on Pizza"
Triston Van Wyk '27 (He/Him)
Mechanical Engineering
"I Don’t Want a Valuable Life Lesson, I Just Want an Ice Cream!” - Bluey
Xavier Christy '25 (He/Him)
Health Sciences & Biology (Pre-Medicine) with Biomedical Science concentration
"Like Mitochondria, I’m a Powerhouse!" :D
