{"id":7441,"date":"2025-06-17T10:18:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/?p=7441"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:18:29","slug":"dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/","title":{"rendered":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welding & Metal Fabrication<\/a> graduate Randee Wrobel is one of the recipients of this year\u2019s Academic Excellence Award, an honor that celebrates not only technical excellence but also personal determination and passion for the craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice to attend Dunwoody came from a desire for connection and support in a learning environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI decided to attend Dunwoody because of its close-knit, family-style environment, which was something I really valued,\u201d she said. \u201cThe small class sizes made it feel like a more personal experience, where it seemed like everyone knew everyone, creating a sense of community that I knew would help me succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a decision that has clearly paid off. During her time at Dunwoody, Wrobel has taken on numerous welding projects, with one standing out as a highlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most rewarding experiences I\u2019ve had at Dunwoody is making my own toolbox from scratch,\u201d she said. \u201cIt holds all my tools, and I use it every day in the lab. Every time I open it up, I feel a sense of pride knowing that I created something that I use regularly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrobel\u2019s journey into welding began early, inspired by moments spent with her father: \u201cI decided I wanted to do something hands-on because of my experiences growing up working in the garage with my dad from a young age,\u201d she shared. \u201cThose moments taught me the value of hard work and the satisfaction of creating something with my own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout her time at Dunwoody, Wrobel has found inspiration and guidance from mentors including Becs Wells, a welding instructor who has made a profound impact on her educational journey. \u201cAs a woman in a male-dominated trade, she has shown me that women can not only succeed in welding but can also build a strong, rewarding career in it,\u201d she said. \u201cBecs is not just an instructor; she\u2019s a role model.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wells, in turn, spoke highly of Wrobel\u2019s character and leadership. \u201cShe\u2019s a natural leader \u2014 not because she demands attention, but because she earns respect,\u201d she said. \u201cHer dedication is quiet but powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Wrobel, receiving the award is more than just a personal win. It\u2019s a validation of years of dedication and a signal that she\u2019s on the right path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels like a true showcase of my hard work and dedication to the trade I love,\u201d she said. \u201cMore than anything, it motivates me to continue pushing myself and striving for excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those ambitions extend well beyond graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"Randee<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cMy ultimate goal is to start my own women-owned welding business,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to prove that it\u2019s possible to thrive and lead in this industry, while also inspiring other women to pursue careers in welding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Wrobel sees Dunwoody as more than just a college: \u201cTo me, Dunwoody represents a place of endless opportunity. It\u2019s a launchpad for building a career and gaining the confidence to take on new challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welding & Metal Fabrication graduate Randee Wrobel is one of the recipients of this year\u2019s Academic Excellence Award, an honor that celebrates not only technical excellence but also personal determination and passion for the craft. The choice to attend Dunwoody came from a desire for connection and support in a learning environment. \u201cI decided to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,178],"tags":[361,314,80],"class_list":["post-7441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-excellence-award","category-student-news","tag-academic-excellence-award","tag-dunwoody-college-of-technology","tag-welding"],"yoast_head":"\nRandee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence - Dunwoody College News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence in Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence - Dunwoody College News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence in Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dunwoody College News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dunwoodycollege\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-17T15:18:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-17T15:18:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dunwoodycollege\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@dunwoodycollege\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2\"},\"headline\":\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-17T15:18:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-17T15:18:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":500,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Academic Excellence Award\",\"Dunwoody College of Technology\",\"Welding\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Academic Excellence Award\",\"Student News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/\",\"name\":\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence - Dunwoody College News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-17T15:18:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-17T15:18:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2\"},\"description\":\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence in Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Portrait of Randee Wrobel, smiling.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dunwoody College News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2\",\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/newsroom\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence - Dunwoody College News","description":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence in Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence - Dunwoody College News","og_description":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence in Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology.","og_url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/","og_site_name":"Dunwoody College News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dunwoodycollege","article_published_time":"2025-06-17T15:18:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-17T15:18:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Newsroom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@dunwoodycollege","twitter_site":"@dunwoodycollege","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsroom","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsroom","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2"},"headline":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence","datePublished":"2025-06-17T15:18:28+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-17T15:18:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/"},"wordCount":500,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png","keywords":["Academic Excellence Award","Dunwoody College of Technology","Welding"],"articleSection":["Academic Excellence Award","Student News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/","url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/","name":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence - Dunwoody College News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png","datePublished":"2025-06-17T15:18:28+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-17T15:18:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2"},"description":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence in Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png","width":1400,"height":800,"caption":"Portrait of Randee Wrobel, smiling."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2025\/dunwoody-college-academic-excellence-in-welding-metal-fabrication\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Randee Wrobel recognized for Academic Excellence"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/","name":"Dunwoody College News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2","name":"Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/author\/newsroom\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Randee-Wrobel-Academic-Excellence-2025-kmh-4.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7445,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7441\/revisions\/7445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}