Jennifer Presley

Jennifer Michelle Presley graduated from Knox College in June 2007 with a major in Biology and minors in Psychology and Chemistry. She enjoys science, but loves most subjects, especially African studies, anthropology, religious studies, and non-fiction writing. She plans on completing an M.D. from Rush Medical College in 2011, and eventually practicing and teaching medicine in underdeveloped Africa.

Jennifer was involved in the Pre-Med Club, Fencing Club and Knox Republicans. She was president of Great Bells of Fire, Knox's one-and-only handbell choir. Most of her extracurricular time was spent with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She was Logistics Coordinator sophomore year, Bible Study Leader junior year, and Discipleship Coordinator senior year.

If she doesn't have work to do, Jennifer can most often be found playing Sims 2, on facebook, cross-stitching rollerblading or swimming laps. However because she did not have spare time during college, she was most often in the southwestern Seymour Library study carrels.

Her favorite places to be are mountains and waterfalls, and she especially loves the Canadian Rockies, especially Banff, Jasper, and Kananaskis Parks; and the mountains in the Northwest Province of Cameroon, Africa.

Jennifer's father, Reverend Ronald Presley attended Knox during 1973-1977 and earned a B.A. in History and Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa. He has a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary. He and his wife of 31 years, Susan Presley, reside in Burlington, IA and are slowly renovating their 1912 home.

Jennifer has one sister, Elizabeth (Presley) Bazan, and one brother-in-law, Tom Bazan. Both graduated from Knox in 2005 and majored, respectively, in Elementary Education and Art History; and Political Science and German. They are perhaps your future First Lady and President of the United States.