Hill’s academic journey took shape at Southwest Tech

Matthew Hill utilized his associate degree from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College as a springboard for his bachelor’s and upcoming master’s degrees. As a high school senior at Iowa-Grant, Hill knew he wasn’t quite ready to commit to moving far from …

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Lancaster Community Fund supports Southwest Tech students

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation has received a $1,150 grant from the Lancaster Community Funds Spring 2022 Grant Cycle of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc. The grant funds will be used to support Southwest Tech’s Fuel a …

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Truvant partnership achieves profitable results

Craig and Tina shaking hands (Note: A version of this article is featured in the current edition of the Southwest Tech Annual Report.) As a result of technical and leadership training offered through Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Business and Industry Services, Truvant, formerly Prairie Industries, …

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Kopps see value in planned giving

Couple looking forward in front of colorful trees (Note: This article is featured in the recent issue of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Annual Report.) Making a donation is a very personal decision and one that can impact many lives for years. At Southwest Tech, there are a …

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Huff leaves legacy with major gift

Group outside looking at camera (Note: This article is currently featured in the Southwest Tech Annual Report.) For William “Bill” Huff, the idea of paying it forward means helping those better themselves through education. He recently gifted Southwest Wisconsin Technical College nearly $300,000 to start …

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Students to benefit from $100K anonymous gift

Three female students walking on campus Fennimore, Wis – Thanks to a generous $100,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor, all eligible students who completed a Southwest Wisconsin Technical College scholarship application prior to the March 31 deadline will receive a scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year. …

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Alumni Spotlight: Reo & Sammi Bossert

Sammi and Reo Bossert, sisters from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, chased their dreams of becoming medical laboratory technicians by attending Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s Medical Laboratory Technician program. Although they attended college four years apart, Reo graduating in Spring 2018 and …

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Southwest Tech a semifinalist for 2023 Aspen Prize

Female student looking at laptop, smiling Today the Aspen Institute announced 25 semifinalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, adding a milestone in the award selection process. The $1 million Aspen Prize is the nation’s signature recognition of community colleges that are achieving high, …

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Spring commencement ceremonies planned

For the first time in three years the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Spring Commencement will be held in the Ag/Auto Center on campus. Due to precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, a special commencement video was produced and in …

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Alumni Spotlight: Grant Digman

Grant Digman graduated from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s IT – Network Specialist program in May 2020. Digman was first interested in IT (Information Technology) when he was in high school. He had learned of Southwest Tech’s dual credit programs which …

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Collaboration leads to expansion and training at EPD grounds

Students in the Electrical Power Distribution (EPD) program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, as well as lineworkers throughout the area, will benefit from increased training opportunities thanks to a collaboration with the Municipal Electrical Utilities of Wisconsin (MEUW). Randy Larson, …

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Alliant Energy supports student breakfast program and scholarship fund

The Southwest Tech Foundation received a generous $12,000 donation from Alliant Energy in December of 2019 to kick-off a breakfast program for students in Southwest Tech’s Charge Forward program. The Charge Forward was new at that point and just getting …

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Tresner endows Southwest Tech scholarship for area students

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College alumnus, Daryl Tresner, was on campus recently to meet the two recipients of the scholarship he established with the Southwest Tech Foundation. Tresner grew up in Mifflin, Wisconsin and graduated from Iowa-Grant High School. He’s a …

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Terpstra selected as State Student Ambassador (with video)

Matilyn Terpstra has been chosen to represent Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in the Wisconsin Technical College System’s State Student Ambassador program. Terpstra, Cuba City, Wisconsin, is enrolled in the Medical Assistant program at Southwest Tech and will be graduating in …

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Alumni Spotlight: Elsa Stanton

Born and raised in New Jersey, Elsa Stanton would spend summer vacations in Southwest Wisconsin. After graduating high school, she pursued her dream of moving to Southwest Wisconsin and enrolled in Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s Pharmacy Technician program. Stanton quickly realized …

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Southwest Tech Foundation awarded $2,500 from Dupaco

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation was awarded a $2,500 grant in June 2021 from the Dupaco R.W. Hoefer Foundation to be used to support Southwest Tech students in need through the Charger Dream Fund. The Charger Dream Fund assists …

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Southwest Tech exceeds #GivingTuesday goal

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation is happy to announce an incredibly successful #GivingTuesday campaign this year. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, the Foundation exceeded its 2021 goal of 50 donors after receiving gifts from 66 donors. In total, $8,252 was …

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TRELAY Group earns Futuremaker Partner Award

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College joined the Wisconsin Technical College System Board in recognizing TRELAY Group with the Futuremaker Partner Award. The presentation was made on the Southwest Tech campus tonight, Nov. 9. The Futuremaker Partner Award is presented four times a …

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Tuition Assistance Fund established at Southwest Tech for Farm Business and Production Management classes

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation has established a Tuition Assistance Fund with donations from its partners in the agriculture and lending industry. Donors to the fund include Prosperity Southwest, Community First Bank, Peoples State Bank, Mound City Bank, MidwestOne …

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Crawford County Community Fund supports Southwest Tech students

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation was awarded a $700 grant from the Crawford County Community Fund to be used to support the Charger Dream Fund. The Charger Dream Fund assists students through financial emergencies by awarding one-time grants up …

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