Seventy-five percent of our majors find employment in areas they have specialized in at Mansfield University. Many others choose to continue their education in different types of professional schools. Career options for our majors include work as/in:

· Technicians in hospitals or research laboratories
· Sales positions with medical and pharmaceutical supply companies
· Medicine (human or animal)
· Biotechnology or the molecular biology field
· Teaching
· Environmental agencies - federal, state, or in the private sector
· Fisheries management or fish hatchery management

Medicine - students in this category all have B.S. Biology degrees unless noted otherwise.

-Fabrisia Ambrosio,’96,B.S.Biology, Universite Laval (Quebec City), Physical Therapy Program Quebec City
-Lori (Daugherty) Benamin ,’96,University of Pittsburgh, Physical Therapy Program
-Shawn Hazlett,’96, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Brent Ingerick, ’96, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Mehul Patel,’96, Mercer University, Pharmacy Program
-Joel Strohecker, ’96, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Lindsay Arbogast,’99, School of Optometry
-Gary Ayers,’99, Biology Minor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Kimberly Murphy, ’99, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Martha Yoerg,’99, Michigan State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
-Robin Kent, ’00, Lock Haven University, Physician Assistants program
-Andrew Peterson, ’00, West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Aaron Kelly ’01, West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Daniel Zawisza ’02, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Environmental Science students in this category have B.S. Environmental Biology degrees.

-Matthew Kelly,’96,B.A.Environmental Biology, Great Water Company, Syracuse, NY
-Peter Lawrence,’97, The Pennsylvania State University
-Asami Murao,’98, University of Arizona
-Matthew Opdyke,’98,University of Indiana
-Brad Basehore, ’01 Frostburg State
-Rebecca Dunlap ’01, U. North Texas
-Jaimie Ruane, ’01 Larsen Group, Consulting Engineers

-Joseph Myers,’96, Southern Illinois University
-Aaron Frey, '99, University of Wisconsin
-Aaron McNevin, ’01, Auburn University

-Kristine Sexauer,’98, B.S. Biology, Hershey Medical School
-Jennifer Reschke,’00,B.S.Cell/Molecular Track, University of Buffalo
-Sharmila Pejawar, ’01, B.S. Biology, Wake Forest University

-Christopher Pitsilos,’96,B.S.Fisheries,Outdoor Technologies Group, Spirit Lake, IA
-Melissa Largey ’97, Titan Pharmaceutical, San Francisco, CA
-Gregory Lux,’97,B.S.Biology, Ralston Purina, Mechanicsburg, PA
-Bruce Newman,’97,B.S.Biology, Corning Glass, Corning, NY
-Karin Russell,’00,B.S.Biology, Corning Glass, Corning, NY

-Deborah Kerr,’00,B.S. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA
-Melissa Gillespie,’01,B.S. Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA

Please visit the Biology Department web site and the Mansfield University home page. 

You can also e-mail us.  Biology Dept. Chair - Dr. David Flesch: dflesch@mnsfld.edu