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By Paolo Zialcita
CPR News
Twenty years after obtaining her high school diploma, Katie Rodriguez is about to graduate from community college with an associate degree in early childhood education.
After working as a veterinary technician for more than a decade and starting a family, she decided to pursue a career in teaching. When her employer told her she needed to get a teaching degree, she enrolled at Front Range Community College.
She said she chose a community college over a four-year institution because it saved her money.
“Financial aid is a lot more helpful when they re like, ‘Oh, look at her advanced age, let s give this woman some money for school and help her out,’” Rodriguez said.
Outstanding Grad: Forrest Wold-McGimsey, College of Agricultural Sciences 10 May, 2021
Forrest Wold-McGimsey
From the time he was growing up in Longmont, Colorado, Forrest Wold-McGimsey was drawn to Colorado State University’s renowned plant breeding and genomics program. He attended Front Range Community College in both Boulder and Larimer counties, and eventually transferred to CSU as a Wolves 2 Rams Scholar. This year, he’ll graduate with a degree in plant biotechnology, genetics and breeding from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
The National Science Foundation-supported Wolves 2 Rams program helps students like Wold-McGimsey successfully transfer from Front Range to CSU. As a W2R scholar, Wold-McGimsey received scholarships that allowed him to engage in undergraduate research. That research experience has further fueled his desire to someday improve and develop plant varieties for Colorado growers, and for industries f
Outstanding Grad: Monica Ortiz, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 10 May, 2021
Monica Ortiz
Monica Ortiz, who hails from Texas, arrived at Colorado State University as a transfer student in 2019 because she did not feel passionate about her studies. Ortiz said that she also did not receive “proper” advice about college and figuring out a career path.
She always had an interest in environmental issues and, after conducting some research online, was drawn to CSU for its programs. Ortiz moved to Fort Collins and connected with Erin Reichert, undergraduate and internship coordinator for the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.