Wilmette Native To Be Student Marshal at Iowa State University Commencement

Olivia Janusz, a Wilmette native and industrial engineering major and concurrent master’s degree student at Iowa State University, will serve as the school’s College of Engineering student marshal during the spring 2015 commencement ceremony.

Janusz will be accompanied by Richard Stone, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, as she leads the engineering class into the ceremony on May 8.

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The Wilmette, Illinois, native has been involved in the industrial engineering department throughout her adventure at Iowa State. She has been active in the Institute of Industrial Engineers as outreach chair, executive vice president and president - also having served as an industrial engineering ambassador and a peer mentor for the freshman learning community.

“In my time at Iowa State, I have had the privilege to learn from an incredible faculty in the IMSE department and collaborate with passionate students throughout the college,” Janusz said. “I am thankful for the amazing opportunities I have been given, which have taught me to never stop pursuing your dreams and always keep an open mind. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for the ISU engineering graduates of 2015, and I am truly honored to represent this group.”

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Janusz will work as an intern for 3M this summer as a human factors engineering intern and will continue her master’s studies in the fall.

This story was originally published by Iowa State University’s College of Engineering.