Mallory Heinzeroth ’12 receives Luther College’s Young Alumni Award

Mallory Heinzeroth, class of 2012, received Luther College’s 2024 Young Alumni Award at the Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19.

DECORAH, IOWA—Mallory Heinzeroth, class of 2012, received Luther College’s 2024 Young Alumni Award. Heinzeroth was presented with the award at the college’s Commencement on Sunday, May 19. 

The Young Alumni Award was established in 2003 and recognizes outstanding achievements of Luther alumni in their vocation or avocation who have graduated in the last 15 years. Each year an alum is presented with the award at Commencement. In 2012, Heinzeroth received Luther’s Jenson Medal, which is presented each year to an outstanding senior who best demonstrates the ideals of the college through service to students and the college community.  

“We grow each time we step out of our comfort zones. Saying yes to something new or daunting creates space for development, change, and learning new skills,” Heinzeroth told the 2024 graduating class at Commencement. 

Heinzeroth now resides in Madison, Wisconsin, where she works at the healthcare software company Epic Systems as a global implementation executive for the Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, team. She previously worked as the Asia-Pacific regional executive at Epic, where she built Epic’s network of support for entities such as the Singapore Ministry of Health and Australian Capital Territory in their implementation and ongoing use of the company’s software. 

After graduation, Heinzeroth served as a fellow with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children, creating a program for pre-and post-natal care in developing nations by establishing a program for women and children’s health clinics in rural Nicaraguan communities. 

In Madison, she serves on the board of the nonprofit With Love Inc., through which she supports women’s health equity through volunteer events and fundraising. She also sings in the Philharmonic Choir of Madison. 

While at Luther, Heinzeroth was a double major in biology and management, with a minor in Spanish. She also was involved all over campus — she was the president of Student Activities Council and secretary of Student Senate, played rugby, sang in choir, was a photographer for CHIPS and the yearbook, and was a member of the Alpha Beta Psi sorority. She attributes a lot of her success in life to the broad experiences she was able to have as a student at Luther. 

“Each time I said yes and tried something new, I learned, I made new connections with friends and peers, and my impact on improving health care around the globe deepened. I’m doing something that is meaningful to me each day because I said yes to a new challenge at work,” Heineroth said at the ceremony. 

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