Isabelle Ownby

Isabelle Ownby
Western Michigan University

Winner of the John O. Telesca Engineering Scholarship

Isabelle Ownby is a senior at Western Michigan University with a double major in paper and chemical engineering and a minor in mathematics. She is a member of WMU’s TAPPI Ts’ai Lun student chapter, and will serve as Treasurer for the 2021-2022 school year. Isabelle has completed a 7-month co-op at Greif’s facility in Tama, Iowa, and will intern at WestRock’s Lynchburg, VA facility in the summer of 2021. She is very passionate about the paper industry, and is extremely grateful to put this scholarship towards the remainder of her studies at WMU.

In her free time, Isabelle enjoys rock climbing, hiking, fishing, and exploring the outdoors. She also works part time in WMU’s Paper Technology Foundation office, and gets the chance to communicate with students and industry professionals on a regular basis. She is very thankful for her program because it has provided her with countless resources to help her grow professionally and academically.