Colton J Wagner
100 Wartburg Blvd Box 1440
Waverly, IA 50677
(319) 560-9085

OBJECTIVE: To obtain an internship at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo with giraffes. 

EDUCATION:                                                                                    HONORS
Wartburg College Waverly, IA 50677                                               Eagle Scout Award
Major: Biology (Pre-vet)                                                                   Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Grade Point: 4.0                                                                               Alpha Chi Honor Society
Expected Graduation: May, 2013

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

• General Biology                        Genetics                                                Microbiology
• Principles of Chemistry I, II            Ecology of Guyana and Trinidad I
• Applied Calculus                        Organic Chemistry I & II
• Composition I, II                        May Term Abroad: Guyana studying ethnobotany                                   

EXPERIENCE:           
Emergency Room Volunteer Head (February 2010-present)
Waverly Health Center            Waverly, IA

• Assisted with medical and clerical tasks at the hospital
• Observed medical procedures and diagnosis
• Led orientation and organization of new volunteers

Horse Trainer & Lessons (2007-present)
2245 190th St                        Traer, IA

• Grew up on a farm raising, training, and showing horses
• Instructed kids in western pleasure riding
• Purchased untrained ponies and broke them to ride

Eagle Lake Camps (Summer 2011)
Navigators                        Woodland Park, CO

• Camp counselor for boys of all ages from many different backgrounds

Pioneer Corn Contractor (Summers 2009-2010)
Pioneer            Dysart, IA

• Contracted and rouged my own acres of corn

EXTRACURRICULAR AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

• NCAA Wrestling (National Champions)
• Chrysalis retreat music leader, table leader, and service crew
• Worship band leader
• Taught horsemanship workshops for kids and Boy Scouts
• Veterinary shadow experience of small and large animals
• Scrubbed in on open heart surgery, leg amputation, and knee surgery of animals