Snow College Pushes Mark Coombs to Success

Small class sizes, caring professors, and the opportunity to make lots of friends at Snow College marked the start of success for Mark Coombs.

Coombs transferred to the University of Utah after graduating with two degrees from Snow in 1981. “When I met with a counselor…they were very excited to have me there. They knew that students from Snow College were the best in the state and well prepared to attend a university.”

During his first year at Snow, Coombs worked in the activity center. He woke up early to work before his first class of the day. He was a chemistry tutor for his second year and loved helping students do well in their classes.

Coombs went into the medical profession as a Medical Technologist. An afternoon chemistry supervisor at ARUP was Coomb’s first career when they initially opened up as a reference lab.

Coombs learned a lot about his profession and how to manage others. His degree allowed him to have many opportunities for how he wanted to spend his life. “If you work hard and smart you can do anything you want and move up in any organization.”

He now works for Abbott Rapid Diagnostics as a Technical Consultant. His career goals include sharing his knowledge with others to make their lives better and educating people on how fast the medical profession is changing.

To all Badgers, Coombs says, “Enjoy your time at Snow, learn all you can from other students and the professors. You will never have a group of professors that are so dedicated to helping you if you will but ask.”

He continues, “If you apply yourself while at Snow you will be successful in anything that you do. Be successful in your career so you can give back to other people and organizations like Snow that helped you along the way.”