University Honors Program Peer Mentors
UHP Peer Mentors provide new UHP students a resource on campus that they can rely upon to answer questions related to their education, the university, and even personal matters. Their knowledge of ISU campus resources and professional training offer new UHP students a reliable advocate for a successful college experience.
Meet the 2025/2026 UHP Peer Mentors
Aiden Hall '26 (He/Him)
Health Sciences with Pre-Physician Assistant Studies minor
"This Guy Knows Ball"
Amina Miljkovic '26 (She/Her)
Health Science (Pre-Dental) & Spanish For Health Professions
"Healing Hearts and Teeth, One Smile at a Time"
Betina Strawhun '28 (She/Her)
Psychology & Spanish
"Reuse, Reduce, Recycle!"
Brady Stein '27 (He/Him)
Nuclear Engineering
“I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.” — Michael Scott
Elijah Escobedo '26 (He/Him)
Biology with Biomedical Sciences & Advanced Certificate in Spanish
"Diamond Ranked Letterboxd Reviewer"
Evie Bentz '27 (She/Her)
Dietetics, Spanish for Health Professions, & Advanced Certificate in Spanish
"Stealing Souls Since 2005"
George Ineck '27
Electrical Engineering with Cyber Security certificate
"I Find Your Lack of Chess Disturbing"
Grace Cain '26 (She/Her)
Biology with Biomedical Sciences concentration & Forensic Sciences certificate
"Probably Best Friends With Your Grandma"
Hadley Bodell '26 (She/Her)
Communications in Multiplatform Journalism with Professional Writing minor
“Living For the Hope of It All” -Taylor Swift
Heather Reynolds '27 (She/Her)
Nail Technology & Cosmetology
“Life’s a dance, you learn as you go” - John Michael Montgomery
Jordyn Horak '27 (She/Her)
Communications & Sports Media Certificate
“I tried to cut back from 10 diet cokes a day to 5, but I just felt awful. So I went back to 10.” -John Daly *I would change it to Dr. Pepper ;)
Lauren Owens '27 (She/Her)
Health Sciences (Pre-Med) with Chemistry minor and a Biomedical Ethics certificate
"Life, uh, finds a way."
Leyton Bice '27 (He/Him)
Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering
"I won’t ask for your Social Security number"
Lillian Colbert '28 (She/Her)
Health Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy
"Just Riding the Wave"
Lindi Dice '26 (She/Her)
English with Creative Writing, Literature and Liguistics
"To Be Decided"
Lizbeth Arellano Santoyo '26 (She/Her)
Health Sciences (Pre-Medicine) & Spanish for the Health Professions with an Advanced Spanish Certificate
"Live, Laugh, Liz"
Madison Long '28 (She/Her)
Communication, Multiplatform Journalism & Professional Writing
"Crash-out while I rock out!"
Matthew Wirtz '26 (He/Him)
Economics & Finance
“Were you rushing or were you dragging?”
Saige Rigby '27 (She/Her)
Biology with Biomedical Sciences concentration
"Easily Distracted By Birds"
Scooter McLane '27 (He/Him)
Accounting
“I’m smart enough to know better, but dumb enough to do it.”
Shannon Hendricks '26 (She/Her)
Microbiology
"A Silly, Goofy Microbe"
Taedyn Jacobsen '26 (He/Him)
Biology with Biomedical Science concentration and Spanish certificate
"A Small Town Kid That Does Not Believe in Pineapple on Pizza"
Tana Bond '28 (She/Her)
Nursing
"Trailblazing New Paths, From Mountains to Medicine!"
Triston Van Wyk '27 (He/Him)
Mechanical Engineering
"I Don’t Want a Valuable Life Lesson, I Just Want an Ice Cream!” - Bluey
Yancey Waddington '27 (He/Him)
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering
"I Would Tickle a Fish to Heal Us"