Vanguard Scholars
Anastasia Baltes
Intended Major: Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Hometown: Fort Sumner, NM
Clubs and Organizations: Undergraduate research for the Nuclear Engineering department, front desk assistant at CASA. Member of the American Nuclear Society, the Material Advantage Chapter, the Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies, and the Society of Women Engineers.
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, rocketry, playing the violin, hiking, video games, finding cool places to eat, and watching sci-fi shows.
Audrey Bradford
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Amber, Oklahoma
Clubs and Organizations:
Hobbies: Things that involve creativity, skiing, sketching, sing,ing and writing.
Elizabeth Buchheim
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Clubs and Organizations: oSTEM, SAAVE, Mines Little Theatre
Hobbies: Golfing, video games, theater/speech, hiking, weightlifting, political activism, and making people laugh 🙂
Esme Conkright
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Clubs and Organizations: Alpha Phi sorority, Young Life, SWE
Hobbies: Yoga, skiing, mental health and fitness
Evelyn Cook
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Aledo, TX
Clubs and Organizations: Athleticism and Wellness, Society of Women Engineers, Society of Women in Physics
Hobbies: Cross Country and Robotics
Amanda Giedt
Intended Major: Engineering Physics
Hometown: Lakewood, Co
Clubs and Organizations: Cru, Board Game Club, SWE, SPS, SWiP, Mines Band, Kappa Kappa Psi
Hobbies: Theater, Band, Snowboarding
Kellan Gillis
Intended Major: Mining Engineering
Hometown: Honeoye Falls, NY
Clubs and Organizations: Mining Competition Team, Social Chair of SME, RLA, SWE,
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, volleyball, robotics, badminton, working with children
Makenna Green
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Clubs and Organizations: Vanguard Scholar, SWE, Mines Dance Team, and Alpha Phi
Hobbies: Dance, Student Government, hanging out with people and making friends
Ashley Howard
Intended Major: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas
Clubs and Organizations: Marching and Concert Band, Robotics Club, CSMMAC, AIAA, SWE
Hobbies: Music, art, playing the clarinet, saxophone, bagpipes and Irish whistles, spending time outdoors via hiking, skiing, or running, community service, and sustainability.
Sadie Jonson
Intended Major: Geological Engineering
Hometown: Arvada, Colorado
Clubs and Organizations: Oredigger Leadership Community, Vanguard Scholars, SWE, SWIG, Navigators, FIRST Research Fellowship, Circle K club
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, backpacking, kayaking, paddle boarding, and horseback riding.
Katherine King
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Clubs and Organizations: Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Cru, Sigma Kappa, the Society of Women in Geology, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and indoor intramural soccer.
Hobbies: Basketball, Girl Up, DKMS, Hiking, Skiing, Cooking, Enoing, Reading
Natalie Lasater
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Clubs and Organizations: Mountain Biking Club, Oredigger paper
Hobbies: Gardening, hiking, and biking
Jessica Meissner
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Windham, New Hampshire
Clubs and Organizations: Circle K, campus employment: lab supervisor for the EDS Prototype/Create
Hobbies: Hiking, drawing, fashion, 3D printing, spelunking, baking
Victoria Messmore
Intended Major: Applied Mathematics
Hometown: Parker, Colorado
Clubs and Organizations: Ballroom dance, acroyoga, Undergraduate research with Minds@Mines
Hobbies: Guitar, Orchestra, Music in general, Tennis, Art, and Dance.
Carol Olguin
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Chandler
Clubs and Organizations: Kappa Alpha Theta female fraternity, mines without borders, SWE, American Chemical society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women in Mathematics
Hobbies: Playing cello, marching band playing tuba and drums
Victoria Polda
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Friday Harbor, WA
Clubs and Organizations: Data Analytics club, Association for Computing Machinery, and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Hobbies: Skiing, playing video games, coding, building computers.
Carolyn Queen
Intended Major: Engineering Physics
Hometown: Washington, OK
Clubs and Organizations: Dungeons and Diggers, Society of Women Engineers
Hobbies: Ballroom Dance Club, Dungeons and Diggers
Kate Reader
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering – Biological Track
Hometown: Kimball, Nebraska
Clubs and Organizations: ROTC, SWE, Vanguard Scholars, CRU
Hobbies: running, reading
Jessica Richman
Intended Major: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Clubs and Organizations: Society of Women Engineers, Material Advantage, Forging classes through Material Advantage
Hobbies: Baking, hiking
Amanda Rogers
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Plainview, New York
Clubs and Organizations: SWE, Equestrian Team
Hobbies: Horseback ride, travel, and volunteer with special needs individuals in my free time.
Kayiyn Shoemaker
Intended Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
Clubs and Organizations: Navigators, Lunch-and-Life, part-time job for Calvary church
Hobbies: Reading, writing, robotics, and dancing
Indiana Sjahputera
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Mead, CO
Clubs and Organizations: Sorority life (Sigma Kappa), Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), Rotaract, Engineering Grand Challenges TLC
Hobbies: Playing flute
Hannah Taylor
Intended Major: Computer Science – Data Science Specialty
Hometown: Boerne, Texas
Clubs and Organizations: Data Analytixs Association, Sigma Kappa Sorority, Society of Women Engineers, Thorson Honors Program and Association of Computing Machinery.
Hobbies: Reading, jiu-jitsu, learning new and interesting things, any outdoor activity, and activities that help the environment
Kaitlyn Thompson
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Aurora, CO
Clubs and Organizations: Alpha Phi Sorority, ARK, Women’s Club Volleyball
Hobbies: Snowboarding, playing volleyball, lacrosse, and the guitar
Azlan Tubbs
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Clubs and Organizations: IM Competitive Soccer, IM Women’s Soccer, IM Corec Soccer, SWE, Creative Arts Club, Society of Women in Mathematics, Pre-Med Society, Cru, Residence Life Ambassador
Hobbies: Playing soccer and piano, reading, watching movies, and spending time with friends
Jane Turek
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Clinton, PA
Clubs and Organizations: Slack line club, ALC, Climbing club, band
Hobbies: Running, Marching Band (I play the clarinet)
Naya Winkelstein
Intended Major: Engineering physics
Hometown: Warwick, NY
Clubs and Organizations: Climbing club, undergraduate research, mining team, Indoor soccer (intramurals)
Hobbies: Soccer, swimming, rock climbing, caving
Anna Yocom
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Black Hawk, Colorado
Clubs and Organizations: Mines Little Theater, Society of Women Engineers, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Hobbies: Society of Women Engineers, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers, Mines Little Theater