MOSCOW, Idaho – While at Idaho, Kelly Dopke proved she was a leader both on and off the soccer field many times over. A year after graduating, the California native continues to exhibit her leadership, and a drive to help other people.
Dopke has gone through a lot: she lost her brother to a fatal traffic accident the summer before her freshman year, just months before her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. These experiences helped shape Dopke's life goal to become a doctor. Now, as she waits to hear about her acceptance from Penn State medical school, the COVID-19 pandemic rages.