Current students are gaining valuable work experience through internships and practicums. Recent UISRM graduates are entering the sport and recreation industries with internships and full-time employment. Alumni are advancing toward their dream job. The achievements of UISRM students, alumni, and faculty that the program is aware of are below.

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• Dan Matheson, Professor of Instruction and SRM program director, developed and conducted the national College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition, co-hosted by UISRM and the UI College of Law.
• Jeremy Parrish, (UISRM minor 2015, MA 2017), UISRM Lecturer, earned the Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) Certificate, attended the 2023 National Sports Forum hosted in Los Angeles, CA., and attended the 2023 Inclusive Sports Summit hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder.
• Michael Ropp (BS 2015) accepted the position of Senior Business Development Associate - Community Clients at Pinion.
• Scott Schneider (BS 2017) accepted the position of Donor Relations Manager at Friends of the Underline.
• Morgan Tangen (MA 2017) has accepted a position of Event Supervisor for the city of Overland Park, KS.
• Ezra Warren (BS 2017) accepted the position of Activities Director at Concert Golf Partners.
• Erin Dwyer (MA 2019) has accepted the position of Assistant Athletic Director and the Senior Woman Administrator at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
• Greta Rux (BS 2019) accepted the position of Event Assistant with USA Volleyball.
• Richard Stockton (BS 2019, MA 2021) accepted a promotion to Basketball Operations Associate with Sports Info Solutions.
• Lindsay Welker (BS 2019, MA 2021, pictured right) accepted a promotion to Assistant Manager of USA Triathlon Foundation.
  
• Taylor West (BS 2019) was invited to participate in the Women’s Forum at the 2023 National Football League Combine where she heard from several team GMs and NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell.
• Garrett Harkness (BS 2020) received the Business Development Representative of the Year Award from Experity.
• Cody Kelly (BS 2020) accepted the position of Inside Sales Representative with CHAMPRO.
• Ryanne Rausch (BS 2020, MA 2021) accepted the position of Event Coordinator at AT&T Stadium.
• Shelby Reeves (BS 2020, ex. MA 2023) accepted the position of Facility Operations Coordinator with UI Recreational Services.
• Noah Ulferts (BS 2020) accepted the position of High School Teacher and Coach with Nimitz High School in Irving, Texas.
• Elise van Heuvelen-Treadwell (BS 2020, MA 2021, pictured right) accepted the position of Assistant Tennis Coach with University of Iowa Athletics.
  
• Erin Castle (UISRM minor 2021) has accepted the position of Assistant Director of Career Development for University of Iowa Athletics. 
• Matt Condon (BS 2021, MA 2022) accepted the position of Parks and Recreation Director at the City of West Branch.
• Ben Lange (BS 2021) accepted the position of Assistant A.D. at Indianola High School.
• Alexander Limber (BS 2021) has accepted the position of Business Development Representative with Arrive Logistics.
• Jordan Lippert (BS 2021) accepted the position of Floor Coach with Shoot360.
• Miranda Miller (MA 2021) accepted the position of Director of Women’s Soccer Operations with the University of Oklahoma.
• Tanner Natzke (BS 2021, pictured right holding football) received the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium Attitude, Effort, and Results Award for the second year in a row.
  
• Nolin Bartlett (BS 2022) accepted the position of Recruiter Trainee at Aerotek.
• Jisy DeLeon (BS 2022) accepted the position of Coordinator of Facility Operations at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
• Kaitlyn Faber (BS 2022) accepted the position of Inside Sales Associate with the Carolina Hurricanes.
• Sophie Fishbein (BS 2022) accepted the position of Account Executive with LEARFIELD Amplify at the University of Iowa.
• Jake Heitman (BS 2022) accepted the position of Jumps/Sprints Coach with Solon Community Schools.
• Paris LaPoint (UISRM minor 2022) accepted a promotion to Coordinator, Athlete Safety and Education with USA Baseball.
• Sam Mannix (BS 2022, ex. MA 2023) accepted the position of Communications Assistant for the Kindness Wins Foundation.
• Jenae Marshall (UISRM minor 2022) accepted the position of Account Executive with LEARFIELD Amplify.
• Reese Ranum (BS 2022) accepted the position of Member Services Director at Performance Health and Fitness.
• Logan Scheer (BS 2022) accepted the position of Operations Coordinator with Tickets For Less.
• Hunter Arbogast (ex. BS 2023, pictured right) accepted the position of New Business Consultant with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  
• Cameron Bottum (ex. BS 2023) accepted position of Regional Sales Associate with Musco Sports Lighting.
• Marc Cortez (ex. BS 2023) accepted the position of New Business Consultant with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Ethan Darby (ex. BS 2023) accepted the position of Ticket Sales Representative with the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.
• Rob Gilkey-Meisigeier (ex. BS 2023) accepted the position of Acting Dean of Students with Sun Prairie Area School District.
• Adeline Kenlin (ex. BS 2023) has been accepted into the Sport and Recreation Management master's program at the University of Iowa.
• Charlie MacKimm (ex. BS 2023) accepted the position of Brand Ambassador Intern with Chicago Fire FC.
• Kate Nelson (ex. BS 2023) has been accepted to the Master's in Business Administration and Master’s in Sports Administration dual degree program at Ohio University.  
• Cody Parrish (ex. BS 2023, pictured top) accepted the position of Group Inside Sales Representative with NASCAR.
  
• Brett Sweeney (ex. BS 2023) and Sam Sutter (ex. BS 2023) both were invited to work roles associated with Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix, Arizona. They were joined by Anna Jensen, Director, Office of Field Experience (pictured right). 
• Dillon Wolf (ex. MA 2023) and Matthias Steen (ex. MA 2023) competed in the national College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition, co-hosted by UISRM and the UI College of Law.
• Jaxton Boyer (ex. BS 2024) accepted the position of Ticket Sales Representative Intern with the Memphis Redbirds.
• Paola Pastrana (ex. BS 2025) accepted the position of Ticket Operations and Group Sales Intern with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games Practicum

Congratulations to each of the students who successfully completed the Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games practicum!

• UISRM Students: Olivia Amos, Andrew Avolio, Braxton Beal, Charlie Bischoff, Justin Britt, Casey Day, Madison Hatfield, Drew Hotz, Tyson James, Avery Johnson, Hunter Knapp, Logan Kruse, Karenna Larson, Charlie MacKimm, Kevin Marshall, Dylan Odette, Jackson Palmersheim, Christian Paloma, Cody Parrish, Will Raider, Liam Reardon, Jonnathan Rodriguez, Noah Segal, Alec Shifflet, Jared Simpson, Sam Sutter, Nathaniel Waikel, and Jongkwan Yun.
• Therapeutic Recreation and Disability Studies Certificate Students: Tessa Bartell, Raylin Capdevila, Paige Carter, Taylor Courtier, Paige Froelich, Haley Gajewski, Sophia Hammes, Sarah Martin, Mary Miller,  Macy Muller, Bailey Rhoads, Emma Sueppel, Katie Trias, and Tayler Wolfs. 

During the winter 2022-23 term, 42 students from three programs in the Health & Human Physiology Department (Sport and Recreation Management, Therapeutic Recreation, and the Disability Studies Certificate) took an experiential class that worked with the Special Olympics of Iowa Winter Games. Students packed a semester of course content, academic research studies, zoom sessions, and exams into three weeks before heading to Dubuque where they assisted with event management and operations tasks related to Alpine and Cross-Country skiing and Snowshoe competitions while also providing support to athletes. The experience culminated with presentations to the Special Olympics Iowa staff with recommendations for future events. One highlight included several Iowa student athletes engaging with Special Olympic athletes from across the state. Seeing students engage, learn, and grow in such meaningful ways, and then immediately put that new knowledge into action, makes taking a class during winter break truly worthwhile.

Fans First Practicum

Congratulations to each of the students who successfully completed the Fans First practicum! 

• Andrew Avolio, Connor Bendull, Justin Britt, Parker Brueck, Samuel DeVries, Khullen Jefferson, Logan Kruse, Pablo Luna, Ryan Mace, Brinden O’Leary, Cody Parrish, Endy Pierre, Savannah Reinert, Burton Rodgers, Jonnathan Rodriguez, Samuel Sutter, Alexander Tiengkham, Kalen Walker, Drake Woody, and Cale Yoder.

Over the course of the semester each of these students provided over 90 hours of operational effort at athletics events. Their duties included helping direct fans in parking lots, driving ADA golf cart shuttles, shadowing Event Management staff at football games, answering questions inside Kinnick and Carver, ball shagging at Field Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball. Just to name a few! All Fans First ambassadors put in a lot of hard work which led to one student landing an internship with the Hawkeye Event Management department. It was a great semester!

UISRM Agency Practicum

Congratulations to each of the Agency Associates who successfully completed the UISRM Agency practicum!

• Karlin Chavez, Blaise Cooper, Nick DeJong, Dylan Deshler, Reilly DiSandro, Nolan Donald, Tanner Eilts, Jacob Hollister, Dakota Jones, Andrew Lundvall, Michael MacDonald, Kaden McAreavy, Terry Roberts, Cale Robertson, Noah Segal, Kayla Smith, and Alexis Tolan.

During the Agency, associates had a variety of learning opportunities to deepen their knowledge of sport marketing agencies and gain hands-on experience at a variety of events. Throughout the Agency, associates learned from Iowa Heartlanders executives and had the opportunity to make sales calls on their behalf. Also, associates led sponsor activations prior to Hawkeye Football games, worked aid stations for Farm Cycle, and led an on-campus tour for Kids on Course. In addition, the UIRSM Agency gave game day logistical support to the Heartlanders and ICCSD on their very successful first school day game, helping nearly 1,600 students and staff enjoy the day at Xtream Arena. Finally, associates supported the Iowa City Area Sports Commission during a busy stretch of wrestling events, most notably the Dan Gable Donnybrook.