{"id":2690,"date":"2017-01-23T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T16:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2017-01-23T10:07:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T16:07:44","slug":"scholarship-spotlight-danny-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2017\/scholarship-spotlight-danny-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Lives Through Scholarships: Danny Treat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_hDznUSxFs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarship Spotlight<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Danny Treat, Engineering Drafting &amp; Design<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Expected Graduation: May 2017<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Owen Family Fund for Prosperity Scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Danny Treat has always had a lot of interests in life. But Dunwoody College of Technology has given him the focus and drive he needed to steer those interests onto a promising career path. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Growing up in San Diego, Treat struggled with traditional high school, but found success at a charter school that emphasized real work experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">With interests that spanned a wide spectrum of fields, Treat explored multiple options at a community college before admitting he just wasn\u2019t ready for more school. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Treat was interested in several service-learning programs available through non-profit organizations. He eventually settled on a three-month commitment with Catholic Charities, helping rebuild homes in New Orleans. He continued that work with AmeriCorps, eventually serving as one of the project managers and volunteer coordinators. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">A hands-on learner, Treat enjoyed the carpentry and construction aspects of the job, but he also liked the idea of helping design a project. With those interests in mind, Treat enrolled at the University of New Orleans in the naval architecture and marine engineering program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">But the four-year, traditional college model wasn\u2019t a good fit. \u201cThere was no \u2018hands-on\u2019 learning,\u201d Treat said, adding that it wasn\u2019t until the final year of the program that you got to do the \u201cfun stuff.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">By this time, Treat had met his now fianc\u00e9e who was from the Twin Cities and wanted to move back to start her teaching career. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The couple moved to Minneapolis and Treat found work installing closets, and looked into joining the electrical union. It was his fianc\u00e9e\u2019s mother, who happens to be a career counselor, who first suggested Dunwoody as an option. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">So Treat attended an open house and checked out a number of programs before hearing about the Engineering Drafting &amp; Design program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cWhen I saw the 3D printers and heard about the program I knew that was it,\u201d Treat said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">It was decision he never regretted. \u201cI felt more at home here than I did at either the community college or the four-year university,\u201d Treat said. \u201cI connected more.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Treat was impressed with all of the hands-on work, and with a 3.96 GPA, he has excelled in all of his coursework. Treat is also one of the 2016-17 Owen Scholarship recipients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cI haven\u2019t had a day when I haven\u2019t wanted to come to school,\u201d Treat said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">He already has an internship with Proto Labs, an on-demand manufacturer of custom prototypes using CNC machining, injection molding and 3D printing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">After graduating, Treat wants to find a career that allows him to utilize all of the skills he\u2019s learned \u2013 from design to build. \u201cI want to design the stuff and then help make it,\u201d Treat said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;d like to help someone like Danny with a scholarship gift, donate online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alumni.dunwoody.edu\/donate-now\" target=\"_blank\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">www.alumni.dunwoody.edu\/donate-now<\/span><\/u><\/a>\u00a0or contact Mary Meador at 612-381-3048 or <a href=\"mailto:mmeador@Dunwoody.edu\" target=\"_blank\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">mmeador@Dunwoody.edu<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarship Spotlight Danny Treat, Engineering Drafting &amp; Design Expected Graduation: May 2017 Owen Family Fund for Prosperity Scholarship Danny Treat has always had a lot of interests in life. 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