Graduating Student Found Her True Calling at Iowa State After Traumatic Childhood
December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 12 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
Alyssa Rodriguez knows her late grandfather would be proud of her.
Her grandparents raised Rodriguez for much of her childhood while her mother battled substance abuse and legal challenges, and they supported her through a serious health scare. But both grandparents died before Alyssa graduated from high school and enrolled at Iowa State University. For her grandfather, especially, Alyssa� . . .
Alyssa Rodriguez knows her late grandfather would be proud of her.
Her grandparents raised Rodriguez for much of her childhood while her mother battled substance abuse and legal challenges, and they supported her through a serious health scare. But both grandparents died before Alyssa graduated from high school and enrolled at Iowa State University. For her grandfather, especially, Alyssa� . . .