Bailley Richardson named outstanding senior at Iowa State University

2016 Jan 14

The College of Engineering named Bailley Richardson the outstanding senior for fall 2015. Richardson, graduated with a degree in biological systems engineering during the university's commencement held December 19.

Bailley Richardson, has proven her strength in academics and leadership throughout her undergraduate career as a biosystems engineer. Richardson has supported the BSE program and ABE department through being a teaching assistant and a learning community peer mentor for a total of five semesters. She is active in both the ISU chapter and national organization for American Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ASABE). Richardson also served as the president of ASABE’s International Preprofessional Community, which oversees all student chapters within the organization. Richardson served as the president, vice president, and outreach chair for the BioBus club. Equipped with her academic and leadership experience, Richardson has held multiple research and internship positions, including research intern through the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates, research assistant for Iowa State University, research assistant with Feed Energy Company and process engineer intern with Archer Daniel Midlands Company. After graduation, Richardson will be continuing on to work with Archer Daniel Midlands Company as a production engineer.

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