Abby Palmer (2019)

It’s crazy to think it’s already been 6 years since graduating from MHS – I swear I still feel like I’m 16 sometimes! After finishing all the fun graduation activities, I entered my college career at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign studying chemical engineering. It was a challenging four years for sure, but the experience and memories I created throughout it made it all worth it! I have my MHS teachers to thank for sparking my interests in math and science which led me to this field. I graduated in 2023 and began working at AbbVie Pharmaceuticals and am currently on my second rotation of a 3-year rotational program! Oh, and did I mention I now live in Chicago?! Not too far from home but it feels like an entirely different world here and I am loving the city life. Non-work related, I’ve done a bit of traveling such as visiting Sweden and just returned from a trip to New Orleans! I’ve also taken my love for animals and started my favorite hobby of volunteering at animals shelters, my current one being PAWS Chicago Animal Shelter, where I help get our cats/dogs adopted into loving homes. I still have much to learn about life and myself and am excited for all that is to come for me!