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Academic Excellence – Paige Ardizzone

Radiologic Technology After sitting through all of her classes at Bethel University and graduating with a degree in Biology, Paige Ardizzone just knew that a desk job wasn’t for her. And it was that realization that led her to Dunwoody. Now with an Associate of Applied Science in Radiologic Technology and jobs at Stellis Health […]

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Academic Excellence Award – Kyle Brockett

Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology Kyle Brockett came to Dunwoody College hoping to add more life skills to an already full back pocket. After nine years of active duty in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and Military Intelligence with 3rd Special Forces Group, Brockett finished his military tour […]

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Academic Excellence Award – Josh Mattson

Honda Professional Automotive Career Training (PACT) Josh Mattson knew that he wanted to do something hands-on for a living.   “I’m not a huge fan of sitting at a desk and filling out papers all day,” he said. “I like to get my hands dirty and turn wrenches.”  As a student at Osseo High School in […]

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Academic Excellence Award — Joseph Zuzek 

Industrial Engineering Technology  After earning an associate’s degree in Engineering Fundamentals from Inver Hills Community College and helping start a company that manufactures face masks in St. Paul, Joseph Zuzek was looking to increase his knowledge and skills of industrial processes.  His cousin graduated from Dunwoody’s Automated Systems & Robotics program a few years ago […]

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Academic Excellence Award — Bridgette Dalldorf 

Engineering Drafting & Design  Bridgette Dalldorf met Dean of Robotics & Manufacturing E. J. Daigle at a FIRST Robotics tournament in 2019. Three years later she is not only graduating from Dunwoody College, she also is the Student Speaker for Commencement, an Academic Excellence Award winner, and the winner of the Alumni Leadership Award. But […]

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Academic Excellence Award – Lilianna Cooper

Interior Design Lilianna Cooper never thought that the time she spent rearranging and updating her room as a child might one day lead her to recognize a true passion— let alone a pathway to a career. But fast forward to the spring of 2022, and Cooper is being honored as an Academic Excellence Award recipient, […]

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Academic Excellence Award – Will Stone

Electrical Construction & Maintenance For Will Stone, the decision to pursue a career in the electrical field was a natural choice. After all, both of his grandfathers, two of his uncles, and even his wrestling coach all walked the same hallways before him –each a doer from their own time. His choice was cemented during […]

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Architecture Student Wins BWBR Prize

If you ask Lina Ahmed what enthralled her from an early age, the answer is two-fold: design and problem solving. “I had a great fascination with it, but I didn’t know that it could be a job,” Ahmed said. “My sister was studying architecture at the time, and when I saw what she was doing, […]