Studying the past to improve the future

Katy Bloomberg, who earned her bachelor’s degree in history in 2006, believes that her experience working in S&T’s Archives prepared her for her work in the federal government. Bloomberg has worked in the Defense Department in Washington, D.C., as a program analyst at the Commission on Wartime Contracting. The contracting commission develops recommendations to improve government contracting during war. Bloomberg’s group studied sustainability and reconstruction.

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David and Karen (Miller) Sorrell

David and Karen (Miller) Sorrell

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Lynsey (Jorgenson) and Bret Grinde

Lynsey (Jorgenson) and Bret Grinde

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‘Mr. Miner’

‘Mr. Miner’

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Camille (Anderson) and Mark Herrera

Camille (Anderson) and Mark Herrera

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Kaitlyn Loucks and Jacob Bellomy

Kaitlyn Loucks and Jacob Bellomy

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