Attention
Wildcat of the Year DALE GROSZ
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he first time Dale Grosz stepped onto the NDSSS campus was during the winter of 1975. After serving in the Navy for four years, he made the long trip from Charleston, S.C. to Wahpeton, N.D., to enroll in the Diesel program. Dale graduated in 1977 with a degree from the Diesel program and again in 1979 with a Business Management degree. He would eventually go on to earn his Bachelor’s degree from Valley City State College in December 1996. Dale joined the Coaching Staff at NDSSS in the fall of 1977. In 1978 he took a full-time position in the Diesel department and continued as an Assistant Football and Wrestling Coach. In 1997 Dale began in his current position as an Admissions Counselor in the Enrollment Services office. Dale and his wife, Renee,
have been married for 36 years. They have two children, Joe and Katie. Dale Grosz Joe lives in Bismarck, N.D., and is employed at Barr Engineering. Katie, along with her husband, Cory, and their daughter, Hailey, live in Valley City, N.D. Katie is employed at Central Plains Ag in Hannaford, N.D., and Cory is employed at Essentia Health in Fargo, N.D. Congratulations to the very deserving Dale Grosz as the 2013 Wildcat of the Year Inductee.
Friend of the College GENERAL EQUIPMENT and DON SHILLING
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eneral Equipment and Supplies, along with Don Shilling (General Equipment President), both have been long time donors and friends of NDSCS. Over the years, they have been an invaluable resource for when the Diesel department has needed special equipment and/or funds to help the program move forward. Don’s passion for NDSCS is evident and can be heard every time you have the chance to sit down and talk with him about the Diesel programs or the College in general. General Equipment and Supplies is in the business of selling, renting, servicing and fabricating heavy construction equipment to businesses and agencies engaged in the construction, mining, oil exploration and
municipal services. They have been in business since 1984 and have grown from 20 employees to over 200 full and part-time employees, Don Shilling working in eight locations across the region. All of us here at NDSCS want to say “thank you” to both General Equipment and Supplies and Don for their many years of support and service to the Diesel program and NDSCS.
Wahpeton High School Graduates!
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ollowing the 50th Reunion of the Wahpeton High School Class of 1955, the planning committee met to decide what to do with some unspent funds. After a short discussion, the committee agreed that they would like to create a WHSNDSCS Scholarship Fund. Since many of the past WHS grads had gone on to NDSSS/NDSCS, they felt a scholarship endowment for future WHS grads would be a great idea. In the fall of 2012, an all-school WHS Reunion was held in the Twin Cities and many of the participants agreed with the class of ‘55 grads. Together they started the WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund for future WHS students who want to attend NDSCS. To help stimulate contributions, the NDSCS Foundation has agreed to contribute $5,000 when the total contribution from past WHS graduates reaches $5,000. These two amounts would then be combined to create the WHS Alumni NDSCS Scholarship Endowment. Contributions towards this future endowment can be made by sending your donation to the NDSCS Alumni Foundation office – be sure to write WHS Alumni Scholarship in the memo portion of the check! Contact Ed Hokenson for more information at ejhokenson@yahoo.com or 952-938-5651.
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