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Desirae Brelje receives Academic Excellence Award

Desirae Brelje credits watching home makeover shows with her grandparents and spending time with her father while he managed construction sites as the beginning of a life-long curiosity about creating and transforming spaces. Through her father, who owns a construction company, she was able to experience first-hand the many layers of physical labor and technical […]

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Andrew Frechette receives Academic Excellence Award

Don’t be: Those are the two key lessons Academic Excellence Award Recipient and Mechanical Engineering graduate Andrew Frechette learned throughout his four years at Dunwoody College. “I’ve always been the kind of person who likes to take things apart to learn how it works, and that goes well with a hands-on education like the one […]

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Phillip Jones receives Academic Excellence Award

Phillip Jones can remember driving past the Dunwoody campus while on the freeway wondering what went on inside, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that he acted on his curiosity and decided to look into what the College had to offer. It had been some time since he had set foot inside of […]

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Louis Kraimer receives Academic Excellence Award

During his senior year at Orono High School, Louis Kraimer knew he wanted to pursue a career in cybersecurity, so he researched programs online and was surprised to discover that Dunwoody offered a four-year degree. The program’s hands-on approach appealed to him, so he applied, and enrolled.   It was important to Kraimer that he be able to […]

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Dunwoody holds inaugural Order of the Engineer Ring ceremony

23 students, alumni, and faculty inducted into national organization  On Tuesday, May 5, the School of Engineering at Dunwoody College of Technology held its first ever Order of the Engineer Ring ceremony. During the ceremony, 23 candidates took a solemn obligation to themselves and the public to “uphold devotion to the standards and dignity of my profession.”   While this was the first time Dunwoody’s School […]

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Anastasia Johnson to be Student Speaker for Dunwoody College’s 2026 Commencement

Johnson also selected as an Academic Excellence Winner Throughout much of her time in high school, Anastasia Johnson had it in the back of her mind that she would take a shot at success in the world of professional ballet. It’s a tough road, but she loved dancing and performing. Then she injured her back and was […]

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President of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning announced as Keynote Speaker for Dunwoody’s 2026 Commencement

This year’s Graduation Ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, at the Minneapolis Convention Center Dunwoody College of Technology, a private, non-profit institution and leader in technical education, is honored to announce that Claire Ferrara, a 2011 graduate of Dunwoody’s Heating & Air Conditioning Systems Design program and the President and […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Ric Chantry

Ric Chantry built his career as a construction electrician after graduating from Dunwoody’s Electrical Construction program in 1977. Originally from Nebraska, he came to Dunwoody as an out-of-state student. “Dunwoody gave me the foundational education—along with friendships and knowledge—that carried me through life,” he said. During his career, Chantry worked for a variety of contractors […]