Spring 2018

Spring 2018 Melissa Groeschel (left) Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members are helping others attain a college education.​ Current FVTC students have stepped up to help scholars of the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation Promise program.The Promise provides free tuition for lower-income high school seniors who plan to attend the college. One of those students is

Spring 2018 Dorea Lauer The FVTC Foundation made it possible for an OTA student to connect her passions with a great career.​ Dorea Lauer, an 18-year-old from New London, set her sights on a career as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) after she volunteered at a summer camp for children with autism. “I really want to work with

Spring 2018 Michelle Manthey & Tim Parsons Wautoma siblings Michelle Manthey and Tim Parsons are enjoying rewarding careers at global companies. What did you enjoy most about your FVTC education? Michelle: When I started in Fox Valley Tech’s Administrative Assistant Information Processing program, computers were becoming the future. Both my computer and administrative skill sets gave

Spring 2018 Tiffani Ebben A recent business grad opens an award-winning bridal store​. Tiffani Ebben, a 29-year-old Kimberly native, enrolled in Fox Valley Technical College’s Business Management program to learn how to become an entrepreneur. “I always wanted to be my own boss, and Fox Valley Tech gave me the tools to succeed,” she says. Ebben thought of a

Spring 2018 A retired army veteran balances a busy life while pursuing a double major in the financial sector.  IN PHOTO: Michael Gawel with Accounting Instructor Tracy Kizewski Completing a double major in Accounting and Banking & Financial Services at Fox Valley Technical College is the latest chapter in the life of 32-year-old Michael Gawel. “I served as a combat engineer

Spring 2018 Michael Warigi Kenya-born Michael Warigi is achieving his dream of being a manufacturing programmer.​ Michael Warigi has traveled a long way to become a student in Fox Valley Technical College’s Automated Manufacturing Systems Technology (AMS) program. “I was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and came to Wisconsin to be with my brother,” states the 48-year-old. “Nestlé

Spring 2018 Jes Borland This IT star demonstrates the value women bring to technology-related careers.​ Going to Fox Valley Technical College was the best career decision Jes Borland ever made. “I was working in customer service at a tech company when I decided to return to school,” says the Neenah native. “I chose Fox Valley

Spring 2018 Ryan Geiger Ryan Geiger found his debt-free fast pass to a great career while in high school​. Even as a high school student, Brillion native Ryan Geiger knew that hands-on learning would be his ticket to success. On the advice of a teacher, he enrolled in Fox Valley Technical College’s dual credit Machine Tool

Spring 2018 A global manufacturer improves production by going lean thanks to FVTC.​ IN PHOTO: Don Warzynski with his team The Oshkosh Division of Philadelphia-based Kingsbury Inc., a major producer of film bearings for heavy industrial machinery, maintains its reliance on Fox Valley Technical College for the latest in continuous improvement practices. “Through the Lean for Leaders