Isabelle Ownby

Recipient of the following for the 2022-2023 academic year:

• Robert W. Hagemeyer Scholarship
•  Environmental Douglas Barton Memorial Scholarship
• John O. Telesca Engineering Scholarship
• Process Control Division 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 serves as Treasurer of WMU’s TAPPI Ts’ai Lun Student Chapter, and will run as President or Vice-President for the 2022-2023 school year. So far, she has completed a 7-month co-op at Greif’s facility in Tama, Iowa, a summer internship with WestRock in Lynchburg, Virginia, and will be an intern with Axchem USA in Longview, Washington during summer 2022. 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. She hopes to continue this growth, and to encourage other students to succeed as well.