Student Outcomes
Washington College chemistry majors are well prepared for their careers and are very successful after they graduate. Greater than 90% of our majors have accepted a job or graduate school offer before graduation!
Student Outcomes
Our students attend graduate school in the chemical sciences or engineering, have careers in the chemical industry, attend medical school, pharmacy school, or physician assistant school, or become high school or middle school science teachers.
Recent Employment after Graduation
National Institutes for Health | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Chemist at PQ Corporation | EVISA Corporation |
Teach for America | LaMotte Company |
Department of Energy | The Emmes Corp |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
Post-Secondary Education in the Chemical or Biological Sciences and Education
Yale University | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Clemson University | Johns Hopkins University |
North Carolina State University | Georgia Tech University |
University of Pittsburgh | Northeastern University |
Temple University | Harvard University |
Rowan University | Penn State University, Harrisburg |
George Washington University | Georgia State University |
University of Maryland College Park | Dartmouth University |
University of Oregon | Georgetown University |
University of Delaware | University of Arizona |
University of California, Riverside | University of California, Berkeley |
Health Professional Schools
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy | Penn State University College of Medicine |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | University of Maryland School of Pharmacy |
Campbell University College of Pharmacy | University of Delaware School of Nursing |
Duquesne University School of Pharmacy | New Mexico State University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine | University of Maryland School of Dentistry |
Atlantic Veterinary College | Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University |
Students Receiving Graduation Awards
Simon Belcher ’18: Goodfellow Award
Anna Inserra `17: Clark-Porter Medal & Graduating Senior with the Highest GPA
Patrick Ginther `17: Henry W. C. Catlin 1894 Medal
Ryan Manning `17: Goodfellow Award & Sophie Kerr Prize Finalist
Laurel Jones ’16: Goodfellow Award
Misbath Daouda ’15: Clark-Porter Medal
Kelly Bird ’15: Goodfellow Award
Aaron Selestok ’13: Goodfellow Award
Sarah Macht `10: George Washington Prize & Goodfellow Award
Ericka Malow `10: Goodfellow Award
Career Paths for Some Recent Alumni
Erin Asman `20
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College
Eleanor Byers `20
M.Ed. Program in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Maryland
Sean Garin `20
National Human Genome Research Institute
Daniel Gonzalez `20
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, University of California Riverside
Alexandria Hegeman `20
M.S. Program in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University
Larisa Okshewsky `20
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Tyler Buchanan `19
Epicchemicals Corporation
Valerie Fischer `19
M.S. Program in Pharmacology, Georgetown University
Meredith Kenton `19
Digital Marketing Assistant for Megger
Jessie Ngoc `19
Chemist at LaMotte Chemical Company
Collin Vincent `19
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, University of Oregon
Simon Belcher `18
University of Arizona Material Science Program for Heritage Preservation
Skyler Clark `18
Science Teaching Fellow at Mercersburg Academy
Mackenzie Gaze `18
Biotech Production Specialist II at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Alex Sirkot `18
QC Chemist, Copperhead Chemical Company
Merrick Smith `18
Ph.D. Program in Animal Nutrition and Food Science, University of Delaware
Patrick Ginther `17
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley
M.S. in Chemistry, Yale University
Anna Inserra `17
Physician Assistant Program at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Allison Remenapp `17
Graduate Program in Environmental Science, Villanova University
Morgen Ricketts `17
Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellow, Georgia State University
Hao Zhang `17
Graduate Program in Chemistry, Dartmouth University
Kainat Khan `17
Data Manager, The Emmes Corp
Addison Hanscom `16
Chemist at EVISA Corporation and M.S. Program in Chemistry at Northeastern University
Barbara Fisher `16
Conservation Analysis Lab Technician, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Sean Haynie ’16
M.D. Program, Thomas Jefferson University
Research Technician, Thomas Jefferson University
Laurel Jones ’16
BSN Program, University of Delaware
Kelly Bird ’15
Ph.D. Program in Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Misbath Daouda ’15
Gap Year Scholar Program, Harvard University and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Emily Evans ’15
Wholesaler Marketing Assistant, Lincoln Financial Group
Matthew Klepfer `15
Chemist at PQ Corporation
Schuyler Reed `15
Research Intern at Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Blair Towers ’15
M.D./Ph.D. Program at the University of Virginia
Post-baccalaureate Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Kyriakos Atmatzidis ’15
Chemist at LaMotte Corporation
Ph.D. Program in Environmental Engineering, Temple University
Michael Giroux ’15
Ph.D. Program in Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Emily Sahadeo’15
Ph.D. program in Materials Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Stephan DiPasquale `14
Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University
Robert Mix `14
Pharm. D. Program, UMBC
Sara Martin `14
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, North Carolina State University
Karine Sager ’14
Urban Medical Missionary, Louisville, KY
Corinne Staub ’14
Teach for America
Kelly Ward ’14
Pharm. D. program, Notre Dame of Maryland University
David French ’13
Ph.D. program in Chemistry, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Jessica Magdeburger ’13
M.D. Program, Penn State College of Medicine
Stephanie Spitznagel ’13
Dental School, University of Maryland
Post-baccalaureate Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Kristen Wille `13
Technical Support Engineer, Mettler Toledo Corporation
Graduate Program in Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Streeter `13
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, Yale University
Jordan Tryhubenko `12
Pharm. D. Campbell University, 2016
Pharmacist, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Sean Harrison `12
Pharm. D. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016
Merck & Company
Larissa Check’12
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, BCOM, New Mexico
Edward Hoegg `11
Energetics Inc as contractor to the Department of Energy, 2012
Department of Energy Science Technology Policy Fellow in the Solar Energy Technology Program, 2012-2014
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry at Clemson University
Next Generation Safeguards Intern under the National Security Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Heather Sheridan `10
Pharm.D. Duquesne University. 2014
Ericka Malow `10
Pharm.D. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Samantha DeCarlo’10
Ph.D. Materials Science, University of Maryland, College Park. 2015