A quietness resonates from Cody Malinak. His gentleness is like watching someone’s grandfather tinkering or teaching something to his grandchild in the workshop. He is an old soul. You’ll find him on the third floor of Dunwoody, going from classroom to classroom in the electrical wing, helping faculty, greeting students and staff with a slight […]
Category: Academic Excellence Award
Cars are a central part of Em McKenzie. She loves them. As a child, she sat on the floor of her room in Coon Rapids playing with Hot Wheels. Fifties-era automobiles capture her attention today — especially trucks. She spends her free time watching restoration shows on television, dreaming of one day owning her own. […]
Joshua Masemer may have had an advantage when it came to being selected as Computer Technology’s Academic Excellence Award recipient for the Class of 2019: he had already earned a degree from Dunwoody. After graduating in 2013 with an associate’s degree in Automated Systems & Robotics, Masemer worked as an automation technician at InSinkErator, a […]
After attending college for a couple of years, including spending a semester abroad in Japan, Rachel Pollard found herself uncertain about which direction to go in. What she did know, though, is that she didn’t want to go back to college until she was confident about a career direction. And she was looking for a […]
Donald Posterick Electronics Engineering Technology Grand Rapids, Minnesota Described by faculty as a student who demonstrates “a focused determination to succeed and an outstanding desire to excel,” Donald Posterick earned not only the Academic Excellence Award in Robotics & Manufacturing, but he also received this year’s Student Leadership Award from the Dunwoody Alumni Association. “Donald […]
Brann Haugen Graphic Design ‘18 Minneapolis, MN Brann Haugen had been searching for the right college for a while. But few schools were leaving much of an impression—that is until he toured Dunwoody. “I saw all of the equipment and tools available to the students, and I was wowed,” Haugen explained. “And once I heard […]
Luke Smith Web Programming & Database Development Mound, Minnesota Leaving a job he’d held for 15 years and going back to college was a big decision for Luke Smith, but earning a degree in Web Programming & Database Development and securing a new position as a Digital Content Developer has made everything worth it. Originally […]
Keven Halloran Industrial Engineering Technology Simi Valley, California Keven Halloran was looking for more than just a job in life – he wanted a career. While serving in the Army, he found himself stuck in a cycle of deploying and then working random jobs when he returned home. He wanted a change and knew he […]