Alumni and Career Opportunities

M.A. Graduates since 1980

Habibollah Atarodi, 1982
Michael Beimer, 1987
Jamie L. Carson, 1994
Brett Coomber, 1983
Jim Davis, 1981
Thomas K. Dye, 1981
Kevin Hale, 2005
Eric Hawkinson, 1995
John R. Headrick, 1971
Darren Horndasch, 1982
Emily I. Jansen, 1999
Robin Johnson, 1998
Marc Karch, 1999
Roger Kellerman, 1982
Evelyn Kelly, 1983
Scott LaDeur, 2004

 

Christopher Lear, 1972
Fred Nelson, 1997
Larry Pahl, 1996
Dusca Patterson, 1999
Joseph Polk, 1996
Bruce Solberg, 1977
Michael Thomson, 1993
Victor Wagher, 1984
Jason Walker, 2005
Darren Wheeler, 1990
Adam Wiley, 2005
Dean C. Williams, 1983

Careers/Occupations of WIU Political Science Graduates

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science Ð University of North Florida
  • Assistant Professor of Political Science Ð University of Georgia
  • Middle School/High School Teacher, Highland Community Schools, Iowa
  • High School History Teacher
  • Federal Agent, U.S. Department of State
  • Attorney (real estate)
  • Attorney, Bronson & Kahn, LLC
  • Attorney, Vella & Lund, P.C.
  • Computer Programmer, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
  • Product Specialist Manager, Pemco Group
  • Management Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Social Studies Teacher, National Experimental High School, Taiwan
  • Political/Governmental Relations Consultant
  • President & CEO, Wisconsin Vision, Inc.
  • President & CEO, Real Estate Auction & Brokerage Services Firm
  • Executive Director, SmithBucklin
  • Community Development Specialist, Illinois Coalition for Community Services
  • Public Information Officer, TriMet
  • Loan Officer, Rural Community Assistance Corporation
  • Records Management Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
  • Contract Accountant, U.S. Controllership, Hewlett-Packard Co., Houston, TX
  • Budget & Policy Director, Wisconsin National Guard
  • General Manager, Global-Link Technologies, Inc.
  • Student, Northern Illinois University Ph.D. Program
  • City Administrator, City of Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • City Manager, Village of Germantown, WI; Galesburg, IL
  • Director, Issues Development Unit, for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
  • Inspector General, Office of Illinois Auditor General

For more information on career opportunities in Political Science, visit the American Political Science Association website at (www.apsanet.org/section_516.cfm)