Next-Generation Engineer
“I really think that Central prepared me so well for everything I want to do.”
– Joe Eilers ’18
Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa
Central Major: Physics and Mathematics
Scholarships: H.S. Kuyper Scholarship and Central Heritage Grant
Campus Activities: Student Senator, Student Body President, Physics Club, Sustainability Club, Bridge Club
Study Abroad: Semester in Wales, 17 days in Belize and Costa Rica studying tropical ecology
Now Studying: Engineering
Institution: Iowa State University College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Department
Career Goal: Electrical Power Systems Engineer
Majors in physics and math at Central led Joe Eilers ’18 to be a doctoral student in electrical engineering at Iowa State University.