DSLCC: A Former Student Story
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When he graduated from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in 2003, Jason Wolfe wasn’t sure what path his life would take. The one decision he had made was to attend Roanoke College to complete a bachelor’s degree, but beyond that was still undecided.
“I had attended the Jackson River Governor’s School while I was at Covington High School and had enjoyed the science courses, so I thought about going into engineering or even teaching science,” said Wolfe. “Dr. [John] Dynak at DSLCC was a strong influence on me and helped develop my interest in science.”
Today, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Roanoke College in December 2005, he’s accepted a position working for Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc. in Petersburg, Virginia, which produces pharmaceutical and intermediate products, which are then sent to other production plants which use them to produce actual medications.
“I spent last summer doing scientific research with Roanoke College, where I researched ‘The Effects of Equilibrium Constant of Bromothymol Blue with Ionic Strength’ with Dr. [Vernon] Miller,” said Wolfe. “I used UV-Visible Spectroscopy and pH measurements to obtained data and performed theoretical calculations to obtain the results. That’s when I realized that I’d like to do something along those lines as a career.
“At BI, I’ll be doing quality control, such as assuring that the pharmaceutical ingredients are safe for consumers and that the products pass government regulations.”
Wolfe found the job through an online job search, submitted his resume and heard from the company shortly thereafter. “Online career banks do work,” Wolfe said. “It was a case where I was simply searching to see what was out there and happened across this position.”
He also had a pretty impressive resume to present. In addition to having attended Jackson River Governor’s School, Wolfe graduated CHS, DSLCC and Roanoke College with honors and was a member of the DSLCC Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
“Educators love to hear about former students who go on in life and achieve exceptional goals,” said Dr. Terry King, Vice President for Instruction and Student Services at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. “Hearing from Jason about all his accomplishments is truly wonderful for me from both a personal and professional perspective.” | | | | | |
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