97% of MMU students are employed or in graduate school within nine months of graduation.
Kristin McVay, ’08
Travis Peters, ’06
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Be a Mustang. Success follows.
There's no limit to what you can achieve with a Mount Mercy education. Our alumni find success in every professional sector imaginable — as doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, educators, business leaders, storytellers, artists and more.
“I had great science professors. I excelled here, and to a very large degree, I think it was because of the personal attention and the attention from the professors. The classes were challenging and prepared me for medical school.”
Dr. Richard T. Kettelkamp, '93
Interventional & Endovascular Cardiologist, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab
UnityPoint Clinic
Cedar Rapids, IA
What will you accomplish with your Mount Mercy degree?
Take a look at some of the positions our alumni hold and the companies they work for. Be sure to visit this page often as we continue to add new stories. We need your help! Email us at alumni@mtmercy.edu to nominate an outstanding alumnus.
Successful Alumni
Steve Smith, ’08
Criminal Justice
Chemical Dependency Counselor and Mental Health Worker
UnityPoint Health and St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Tony Dickinson, ’02
Administrative Management
Vice President of Marketing
Wells Fargo Bank
Des Moines
Tracy Alshouse, '87
Biology
PA-C (Physician Assistant)
Affiliates of Family Practice
Cedar Rapids
Rachel Collins, ’01
English Language Arts/Secondary Education
School Counselor
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids
Christina Capecchi, ‘04
English & Communication
Nationally-Syndicated Columnist
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
JoAnn Kintzel, '86
Accounting/Business Administration
President
TaxACT
Cedar Rapids
Jason Connell, '99
Criminal Justice
Search and Rescue Police Officer
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Las Vegas, Nev.
Pam Delagardelle, ’84
Nursing
CEO
UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Cynthia Dennis, '11
Master of Business Administration
Probation/Parole Supervisor
Iowa Sixth Judicial District Department of Corrections
Cedar Rapids
Kathy Halvorsen-Enstrom, '96
Accounting/Business Administration
Special Agent in Charge
Criminal Investigations, IRS
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Richard T. Kettelkamp, '93
Biology
Interventional & Endovascular Cardiologist, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab
UnityPoint Clinic
Cedar Rapids
Aaron Lacy, ’14
Biology
Medical Student
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Judy Lubben, '03, '15
Accounting, Master of Business Administration
CFO and Vice President for Administration
Raining Rose
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Jane Meyer, ’82
Chemistry/Biology
Former Administrator
University of Iowa
Iowa City
LeAnn Ridgeway, '86
Business Administration
Vice President and General Manager for Simulation and Training Solutions
Rockwell Collins
Sterling, Va.
Rachel Sartin, ’85
Math/Computer Science
Manager Unix Server Group
IBM
Austin, Texas
Jude Smith-Whitman, ’90
Fine Arts
Art Consultant
art2uinc.
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Emmanuel Bernstein, ’91
Science/Med Tech
Entrepreneur
Houston, Texas