Meet the Publications Team
Honors Student Writers and Editors
Holly Blosser Yoder
Holly serves as the advisor to the student editors and writers who produce the Honors Newsletter, Alumni Connection and many articles on the program blog. A writer with an interest in history and culture. Holly is the author of The Same Spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites.
Isaac Branch
Isaac Branch is a first-year pre-business student at the University of Iowa minoring in sport recreation management from Aurora, Colorado. Isaac does professional modeling for The Block Agency in the summer.
Alexa Justice
Alexa Justice is a first-year student at the University of Iowa majoring in screenwriting art & English/creative writing, while pursuing minors in rhetoric and persuasion along with Russian and Eastern European studies. Born in Russia but raised in Colorado, Alexa hopes to eventually write her own novels then adapt them into motion pictures.
Ava Neumaier
Ava Neumaier is a second-year University of Iowa student majoring in English and creative writing on the publishing track, with a minor in communications. From New York, Ava plans to pursue a career in the arts.
Niya Shaul
Niya Shaul is a first-year student from Plymouth, Minnesota. She is currently studying English and aspires to use her love of writing in the law field someday.
Hannah Cargo
Hannah is a fourth-year student from the Dallas–Forth Worth area in Texas. She is majoring in creative writing and environmental planning and enjoys her time in Iowa. Hannah hopes to make the world a better place (and maybe have some fun while doing it).
Nic Cazin
Nic Cazin is a first-year student at the University of Iowa double majoring in English and creative writing and ancient civilizations with a minor in French. From Wake Forest, North Carolina, Nic is planning on studying abroad in three different countries.
LeeAnn Mills
LeeAnn Mills is a first-year student at the University of Iowa pursuing English and creative writing as a major. She is from Hamburg, Pennsylvania and after university she wishes to continue a career in the publishing industry.
Jill Nied
Jill Nied is a first-year student from Pennsylvania studying English and creative writing on the publishing track with a minor in media management. She is an editor for snapshots literary magazine and works for the Iowa Reading Research Center and as a university tour guide.
Ashlyn Solinsky
Ashlyn Solinsky is a first-year English and creative writing major at the University of Iowa. She grew up in rural Wisconsin and she is currently working on her fourth publication.
Colin Votzmeyer
Colin is a fourth-year student from Mount Prospect, Illinois, majoring in journalism and mass communications with minors in history and law. Upon graduation he will attend law school with ambitions of becoming a federal prosecutor.
Abby Jager
Abby Jager is a first-year student at the University of Iowa studying journalism and mass communication with a minor in lifestyle medicine. Originally from Eddyville, Iowa, Abby currently competes on the Iowa women’s rowing team.
Charlie Moretta
Charlie Moretta is a second-year finance student minoring in Spanish at the University of Iowa. From Northbrook, Illinois, Charlie enjoys lifting and is vice president of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
Jack Racki
Jack Racki is a sophomore double majoring in business management & sport and recreation management with a focus in business studies. He has a passion for sports and hopes to pursue a job in that professional field.
Lauren Wessling
Lauren Wessling is a first-year student from Johnston, Iowa. She is majoring in English and hopes to attend law school after graduation.