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ASE Alumni Spotlight: Dylan McDowell
In the summer of 2007, Dylan McDowell dissected a six foot blue shark in front of a live audience; he was just 15 years old. Equipped with a microphone headset and dissection tools, Dylan set out to impart some of his newfound marine life knowledge on to the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s guests. He was anxious about making a wrong move or not being able to answer an audience member’s question. “I was really put to the test. The stakes were high!” Dylan recalls.