Klayton Donoghue

Klayton is a first-year master’s student studying kinesiology, specializing in physical cultural studies. Before attending UMD, he served in the Air Force as an aircrew egress specialist, earned an associate's degree from Illinois Central College, and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a K-12 physical education teaching license from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He later worked as an elementary physical education teacher and coached middle school track and field in Champaign, IL. Klayton is excited to begin his journey at UMD and is deeply grateful to have received a scholarship recognizing his military service.