Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) is proud of the many student employees who have contributed to our success over the past 45 years. Two recent student employees and Iowa State alumni, Maria del Mar Melendez Anadon and Ja’Markkus Evans, pursued careers in  health and safety  after their time with EH&S. We caught up with them to talk about their life, their careers, and the importance of their time working at EH&S.  

Maria del Mar Melendez

What have you been doing since graduation?
"Since graduation, I have been working as the Environmental Health & Safety Specialist at INVISTA Precision Concepts in Martinsville, Virginia." 

What do you remember about working at EH&S?
"I will always remember the emergency maps. That was huge project and something that I was also able to put to practice at INVISTA. I will remember the waste pickups. Not only were they a lot of fun, they have been crucial in doing my job here as well." 


Ja’Markkus Evans
What have you been doing since graduation?
"I am currently an Assistant Safety Manager at a pork processing facility in Ottumwa for one of the largest protein based companies in the world JBS." 

How are you putting the skills you learned at ISU EH&S to use?
"EH&S definitely helped me understand the importance of training because of all the training I went through while I was working there. Learning about hazard communication was a easy concept for me to understand because of the work I was involved in with the Environmental Programs group. I knew all about Safety Data Sheets and was able to give some helpful insight to my co-workers about them." 

In 2016 EH&S employed 27 student from 12 academic areas on campus.