Current Environmental Fellows
Class of 2025
Maia Casterline Environmental Biology
"I love all things plants and animals! My passion for sustainability led me to create my business, Bobo's Tough Toys, where I make dog toys out of retired firehose from local fire departments."
Caleigh Claar Environmental Geoscience
Activities: Honor Scholar, DePauw Lacrosse Team
Off-Campus Study: School for International Training (SIT) - Australia: Sustainability and Environmental Action
Kyra Copp Geology
Interests: conservation
Activities: DePauw Swim Team
Kevin Dagvadorj Art (Studio) & Environmental Geoscience
Callum Dalenberg Geology
Activities: Honor Scholar
Off-Campus Study: University of Hawaii
Lilly Harris Communication
Interests: sustainability and ethical practices within the fashion industry
Activities: DePauw Field Hockey Team
Lauren Kyburz Environmental Biology
Interests: climate change and renewable energy
Ben Lloyd Environmental Geoscience
Activities: Civic Fellow
Lily Monnett Environmental Biology
Interests: climate change and environmental justice
Activities: DePauw Cross Country and Track Teams
Duyen Nguyen Biochemistry
Internship: Summer intern at the DePauw Campus Farm
Scarlett Oaks Geology
Interests: sustainable agriculture
Activities: DePauw Field Hockey Team and Honor Scholar
Maggie Peats Environmental Geoscience
Interests: sustainable agriculture and meat production
Activities: DePauw Swim Team
Angela Ruiz Amaya Interdisciplinary
Internship: DePauw Women's Center
Frances Seitz Environmental Geoscience
Interests: zero waste and sustainability
Activities: DePauw Field Hockey Team
Nina Shaffer Environmental Biology
Interests: fast fashion
Activities: DePauw Golf Team
Danielle Sommerman Environmental Biology & Geology
Interests: forestry, geoengineering, and STEM/humanities intersectionality
Evan Steffy Interdisciplinary
Activities: DePauw Swim Team
Alexandra Zarek Communication
Interests: environmental justice, sustainable agriculture, fast fashion
Activities: Honor Scholar
Grayson Zylstra Political Science
Activities: DePauw Tennis Team
Off-Campus Study: School for International Training (SIT) - Switzerland: Banking, Finance, and Social Responsibility
Class of 2026
Ryan Anderson Environmental Geoscience
Activities: Honor Scholar
Miranda Bognar Undeclared
Activities: Honor Scholar
Kalina Dickinson Undeclared
Interests: environmental policy, environmental justice, climate change, fast fashion, conservation, and sustainability
Amanda Kreiger Undeclared
Interests: climate change, environmental justice, invasive species
Griffin O'Neill Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Cross Country and Track Teams
Interests: climate change and renewable energy
Sydney Scarbrough Undeclared
Interests: water and air pollution
Maddie Schrump Environmental Geoscience
"I'm interested in learning more about the impact of factory farming and animal agriculture on climate change."
Jill Sturm Geology
Interests: urbanization, mineralogy, earth science, climate conservation
Michaela Troutman Environmental Geoscience
Activities: Bonner Scholar
Interests: biodiversity, sustainability, and restoration ecology
Evelyn Tuohy Undeclared
Justine Vandenberg Interdisciplinary (Environmental Sustainability)
Interests: environmental justice, environmental toxicology (pesticides & petrochemicals), activism, nature photography, environmental literature, sustainable agriculture, ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge & indigenous knowledge systems, forestry, conservation & national parks
Activities: Students for Sustainability Action, Sustainability Leadership Program, Ullem Campus Farm, Native American and Indigenous Peoples Association, Lilly Scholar, DePauw Campus Cat Allies
Class of 2027
Juana Burgara-Partida Undeclared
Activities: Honor Scholar
Ryan Cutrell Undeclared
Interests: environmental ecology and research
Activities: Bonner Scholar
Thi Doan Biochemistry
Interests: sustainability, ecology, and botany
Gabe Egan Undeclared
Connor Gaesser Undeclared
Activities: Bonner Scholar, DePauw Track Team
Leiton Haack Undeclared
Activities: Honor Scholar
Graham Hartley Undeclared
Interests: environmental ecology and restoration
Molly Heller Undeclared
Activities: Honor Scholar, DePauw Soccer Team
Rowan Hering Undeclared
Interests: climate change and connecting environmentalism to archaeology
Activities: Honor Scholar, DePauw Cross Country and Track Teams
Moe Kikuchi Undeclared
Interests: sustainable agriculture
Eva Lynch Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Soccer Team
Caden Minogue Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Football Team
Kate Snouffer Undeclared
Interests: sustainable agriculture and cultural sustainability
Maverick Swisher Undeclared
Zhuo Zhou Undeclared
Class of 2028
Ashley Aldridge Undeclared
Activities: Honor Scholar
Kendall Booth-Maitland Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Cross Country and Track Teams
Christina Burghardt Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Basketball Team
Eli Dodge Undeclared
Interests: biodiversity and climate change
Activities: DePauw Track and Field Team, Civic Fellows, Students for Sustainability Action at DePauw, Rock Climbing Club, Plant Futures
Emma Gasiorek Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Cross Country and Track Teams
Jack Heckler Undeclared
Samantha Herrera Undeclared
Interests: conservation biology and environmental education
Activities: Global Studies Fellows, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS), Black and Gold Student Success Initiative, and Pre-Health Mentor Group
Casey Laughbaum Undeclared
Interests: environmental policy and resource conservation
Activities: Students for Sustainability Action at DePauw, Rock Climbing Club, Adventure, Club
Victoria Morales Undeclared
Interests: climate change, resource conservation, biodiversity, pollution
Activities: La Fuerza Latina Dance Group, Volleyball Club, and Pre-Health Mentor Group
Aidana Ospanova Undeclared
Vincent Russell Undeclared
Jack Stotts Undeclared
Activities: Honor Scholar
Leanna Swenson Undeclared
Activities: DePauw Swimming and Diving Team