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Alumni Photos

Following is a sampling of the photos and notes we've received from former RTP participants. Want to see more? RTP alumni, and friends of alumni, are encouraged to keep us posted. Tell us what you've been doing. We love to hear from you! And, keep those photos coming! You could be featured here next!

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RTP intern Steve Schellenberg (1992)
Steve Schellenberg (1992) returned to the NMNH in 1996 as a predoctoral fellow in paleobiology
RTP intern Kate Jackson (1993)

Kate Jackson (1993), shown here with an anaconda she caught in Venezuela, earned her Masters degree from the University of Toronto in 1995 and her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2001 by continuing her RTP research topic on the morphology of snake venom delivery systems.

 

RTP interns Nicholla Johnson, Alejandra Jaramillo, and Mac Alford (1995)

RTP alumni gathered at the AIBS/XVI Botanical Congress held in St. Louis, Missouri (1999) to catch up on "old times" and new directions. More socials are planned at upcoming meetings. Pictured above are several from the RTP Class of 1995: Nicholla Johnson, Alejandra Jaramillo, and Mac Alford.
Kristina Louie

Kristina Louie (1993), shown here on a collecting trip in Newport, Oregon, earned her Master's degree from Occidental College in 1996 and will complete her Ph.D. in Biology at UCLA in 2002.

RTP and LSAMP alumni gathered at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (SACNAS) 2000 annual conference, where the RTP hosted an exhibit booth. Pictured are Amanda Albright (RTP 2000), Bob Whipple (LSAMP 1999) and Elisa Maldonado (RTP 2000).

Ivan Castro-Arellano (left) and Rob Anderson (right)

Ivan Castro-Arellano (1995) joins Rob Anderson (1993) at the 2000 AIBS meeting held at the Smithsonian.

Elisa Maldoonado and Amanda Albright
Elisa Maldonado (RTP 2000) presented her research at the 2000 SACNAS conference. Amanda Albright (RTP 2000) right, stopped by to say hello.
Mac Alford
 Mac Alford (1997), pictured collecting Murdannia kejsakin the sand hills of North Carolina, obtained a Master's degree focusing on the vascular flora of Amite County, MS  and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from Cornell University. 
Fabiola Areces
 Fabiola Areces (1996) shown here climbing by a root of a Ficus sp. in the province of Pinar del Rio in Cuba. 		Matt Palmer
 Matt Palmer (1998) pictured with his wife, is completing a combined MD/Ph.D. degree at the University of Illinois.

Pam Keef

Pamela Keef (1992) pictured in a skiff outside Valdez in Ella Mar, Alaska, earned a Masters of Education in Science Education from the University of Maine 1997 and is currently an online professor of Botany, French, and Spanish.

Camille Mojica

Camille Mojica (1990) joined her RTP colleague Rodolfo Quiros (1990) for field work in Costa Rica collecting fishes for Camille's graduate thesis.

Rodolfo Queiros

Rodolfo Quiros (1990) conducting field work in Costa Rica with Camille Mojica (1990).
 

Deni Porrej (1996) shown here with his wife and daughter, Sonia, was employed by the government of Sri Lanka to conduct a survey of the crocodilians and is now completing his Ph.D. in herpetology at Ohio State University. 		Rebecca Robinson (Ambers) (1992) is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Winona State University in Minnesota. To see and learn more about what Rebecca's been up check out her web site at: http://www.faculty.sbc.edu/rambers/

 

 
Nicholla Johnson (1985) at her home in Trinidad collecting beach seeds for study

 


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