Allen Wentland, ’86 Computer & Digital Systems Technician, has built a business by finding solutions When Allen Wentland, ’86 Computer & Digital Systems Technician, was hired as the first employee of the newly formed Washburn Computer Group he never imagined that the title behind his name would one day be “owner.” More than 25 years […]
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President and Owner of Delkor Systems Dale Andersen shared the lessons he learned during his transition from sales manager to company owner When Dale Andersen made the decision in 1999 to purchase Delkor Systems he went from being the Sales Manager to the company’s President and Owner. At the time, the company had sold off […]
Dunwoody College of Technology is thrilled to announce a $2 million gift from Ray, ’65 Machine Tool, and Nylene Newkirk for the new School of Engineering. Newkirk founded Tape, Inc., which filed nine patents for fusion bonding thermoplastics and developed a proprietary line of machinery known as Hydra Sealers. He sold Tape, Inc. in 1987 […]
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Q&A with a Dunwoody Auto Alum
Dunwoody alumni are innovators, entrepreneurs, top technicians and skilled workers. Here is a quick Q&A with just one! Jeremy Leisenheimer, ’06 Automotive Service Technology Emergency Vehicle Technician & Fleet Manager, City of Rochester Fire Department Q. Where is the weirdest place you have ever met a fellow alum? A. At Chester’s Kitchen and Bar in Rochester. […]
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Q&A with a Dunwoody Baking Alum
Dunwoody alumni are innovators, entrepreneurs, top technicians and skilled workers. Here is a quick Q&A with just one! Tiffiny Meinert, ’88 Baking Owner, Tiffiny’s Tipton Bakery Q. Where is the weirdest place you have ever met a fellow alum? A. I live in very rural Iowa so I have not met a fellow Dunwoody alum yet. […]
Ted Ferrara, ’77 Refrigeration, describes his personal leadership as a “work in process,” not a “work in progress.” “Some days progress, some days regress, but all days are part of a process,” Ferrara said. One of the owners of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, a local, family-owned business, Ferrara shared his thoughts on leadership during the […]
When Woody Nelson graduated from Dunwoody in 1960 he could never have imagined where his degree would take him. The Electrical General degree not only landed him his first job doing electrical maintenance and repair work in the J&L Steel mines in Northern Minnesota, it also opened the doors that would eventually lead him into […]
Gary N. Petersen Retired President and COO of Minnegasco Dunwoody Board of Trustees 1990-present Gary Petersen has always approached his service to Dunwoody College of Technology with a “never say no” philosophy. For the retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Minnegasco (now Centerpoint Energy) this has translated into 25 years of volunteer service as […]