Fall 2014

Fall 2014 Scholarships from the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation helped two recent agribusiness grads continue family traditions. Kaitlyn Tesch, a 20-year old Oconto Falls native, received both the Heartland Women for Agriculture and Fox Valley Technical College Foundation scholarships. A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Tesch always knew she wanted to study agriculture. “I was just going to take

Fall 2014 No two days are alike for IT grad Josh Breyer, thanks to Fox Valley Technical College. A lifelong technology enthusiast, Hortonville native Josh Breyer has always been interested in how computer systems work. “I wanted a tech college rather than a four-year school to help me launch my career faster,” he says. “I

Fall 2014 Q & A with Truck Driving Grad Robin Grapa The 35-year-old Phillips, Wisconsin, native is seeing the country while enjoying a great career with V&S Midwest Carriers. What first brought you to Fox Valley Technical College? A few years ago my husband, Adam, and I started talking about driving truck over the road

Fall 2014 The new Student Success Center brings achievement to students through many supportive resources. This September marked the opening of the two-story Student Success Center (SSC) at Fox Valley Technical College’s Appleton campus, a result of the college’s successful 2012 public referendum that passed by a two-to-one margin. The new facility is designed to

Fall 2014 For one FVTC grad, the path to a rewarding career as a dental hygienist started with training as an assistant. Katarina Auler always knew she wanted a career in the dental field. After touring Fox Valley Technical College as a student at Oshkosh West High School, she was sold. “I enrolled in Fox

Fall 2014 Drawing on Success: One entrepreneur is sketching his talents around the globe thanks to training from the Fox Valley Technical College Venture Center.When Amy Pietsch, director of the Fox Valley Technical College Venture Center, asked Mick Walsh to do a visual recording of the Pro-Seed™ Business Model Design Workshop, she opened the door to a

Rick Recktenwald (foreground) Fall 2014 Forging a Strong Workforce: An innovative partnership between Walker Forge and Fox Valley Technical College is building a model workforce for this economy. As a recent Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year award winner, Walker Forge builds success through exemplary partnerships. A premier producer of carbon alloy steel forgings for the energy, agriculture,

Fall 2014 Joey and Matt VanWie Ripon natives Joey and Matt VanWie are teaming up to install and service high-tech automation systems for the global paper industry. Joey VanWie entered the manufacturing field in 2011 after he graduated from Fox Valley Technical College with an associate degree in Automated Manufacturing Systems Technology. “I tried a four-year

Fall 2014 Student Dan Steiner and graduate James Koop both looked to FVTC for high-tech careers in engineering technology. Dan Steiner was, in many ways, destined to become an Electrical Engineering Technology student. The 20-year-old Appleton native inherited his father’s love for problem-solving, math, and mechanical work. After graduating from Appleton North High School, he confidently chose Fox