{"id":3260,"date":"2020-05-07T17:28:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2020-05-11T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:01:49","slug":"ntc-recognizes-students-perseverance-and-determination-at-second-annual-achievement-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/07\/ntc-recognizes-students-perseverance-and-determination-at-second-annual-achievement-day\/","title":{"rendered":"NTC Hosts Second Annual Achievement Day (Replay)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9 clearfix my-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NTC Student Achievement Day\/Graduate Recognition 2020\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/416026606?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Northwest Technical College held its second annual Student Achievement Celebration May 7, recognizing outstanding students in a virtual event on Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>President Faith C. Hensrud welcomed all attendees and congratulated students on their achievements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This ceremony shines a spotlight on students who have found great success &mdash; often overcoming great hardship in the process &mdash; during their time at our college,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;These awards do more than celebrate success in the classroom. They celebrate our success as people, as friends and colleagues, and as citizens in an increasingly connected world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Peterson, NTC student success coordinator, organized the event as one of his first initiatives after joining NTC in January 2019. During the virtual celebration, he applauded NTC&rsquo;s outstanding students and expressed his appreciation for their hard work and determination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The students at NTC are the reason that we do what we do,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s really a privilege for me to be able to work with so many of you, to be in this position where I get to hang out with you guys and help you in any way that I can every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Each of NTC&rsquo;s programs selected an outstanding student &mdash; one who consistently gives an exceptional effort, always participates, and is enthusiastic and dedicated within their program &mdash; and a most improved student &mdash; recognizing students who show tremendous growth and development in their skills and knowledge within their program.<\/p>\n<p>NTC students, faculty and staff also chose 10 students to receive campus-wide awards.<\/p>\n<p>Darrin Strosahl, NTC&rsquo;s vice president for academic affairs, highlighted the perseverance all NTC students put forth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our students&rsquo; achievements are worth celebrating, especially during these challenging times of change and uncertainly,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But today we celebrate our students knowing they have great potential and hope for the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Academic Awards<\/h2>\n<p><b>Accounting <\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Laura Straw, second-year student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>Automotive Service<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Students: Roy Strelow, first-year student, Bemidji; Brandon Strelow, first-year<b> <\/b>student, Bemidji<br>\nMost Improved: Taylor Just, first-year student, Tenstrike<\/p>\n<p><b>Business<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Erika Manker, second-year student, Bovey<\/p>\n<p><b>Business\/Administrative Support<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Courtney Adams, second-year student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>Child Care &amp; Education<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Lydia Johnson, second-year student, Bemidji<br>\nMost improved: Tessa Solo, second-year student, Williams<\/p>\n<p><b>Commercial Refrigeration <\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Richard Rossbach, second-year student, Solway<br>\nMost Improved: Cole Detwiler, second-year student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>Community Health<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Samantha Burch, post-doctorate student, Sandstone<\/p>\n<p><b>Dental Assisting<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Natalie Becht, first-year student, Bemidji<br>\nMost Improved: Courtney Pahlen, first-year student, Red Lake Falls<\/p>\n<p><b>Electrical Construction<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Jason Anderson, second-year student, Bemidji<br>\nMost Improved: Jacob Edwards, second-year student, Elk River<\/p>\n<p><b>Emerging Technology Student<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Ryan Deering, second-year student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>Health Sciences<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Payton Weleski, first-year student, Bagley<br>\nMost Improved: Kari Kuechenmeister, second-year student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>Human Resources <\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Nichole Ekre, second-year student, Shevlin<\/p>\n<p><b>Medical Coding<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Erika Manker, second-year student, Bovey<\/p>\n<p><b>Nursing &ndash; LPN Step-In<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Carrie Cloose, second-year, Solway<br>\nMost Improved: Mackenzie Scraper, second-year, Fargo, North Dakota<\/p>\n<p><b>Nursing &ndash; Practical<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Kelly Cochran, second-year student, Bemidji<br>\nMost Improved: Lori Hemmerich, second-year student, Deer River<\/p>\n<p><b>Nursing &ndash; RN<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Na Zhao, post doctorate student, Bemidji<br>\nMost Improved: Zoey Mistic, second-year, Tenstrike<\/p>\n<p><b>Residential Plumbing\/HVAC<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Mallory Grauman, PSEO student, Tenstrike<br>\nMost Improved: Brandon Hause, second-year student, Excelsior<\/p>\n<p><b>Sales, Marketing &amp; Management<\/b><br>\nOutstanding Student: Karen Martin, second-year, Fosston<\/p>\n<h2>Campus-wide Awards<\/h2>\n<p><b>Perseverance Award <\/b><br>\nErika Manker, second-year medical coding student, Bovey<\/p>\n<p><b>Extraordinary Kindness Award<\/b><br>\nMackenzie Grundmeier, second-year health science student, Blackduck<\/p>\n<p><b>Student Leadership Award<\/b><br>\nLinnea Helgeson, second-year nursing student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>Community Engagement Award<\/b><br>\nTimothy McMichael, second-year community health student, Detroit Lakes<\/p>\n<p><b>Dedicated &amp; Devoted Award<\/b><br>\nMackenzie Niemczyk, post-doctorate health science student, Northome<\/p>\n<p><b>Demonstrated Diversity Award<\/b><br>\nEster Olson, second-year medical coding student, Shevlin<\/p>\n<p><b>Non-traditional Student Achievement Award<\/b><br>\nSarah Tobey, second-year nursing student, Laporte<\/p>\n<p><b>Outstanding Online Learner Award<\/b><br>\nMorgan Anderson, second-year nursing student, Fosston<\/p>\n<p><b>Student Worker of the Year Award<\/b><br>\nNaomi Kotnik, second-year nursing student, Bemidji<\/p>\n<p><b>NTC Spirit Award<\/b><br>\nAngela Anderson, second-year accounting student, Laporte<\/p>\n<p><i>All towns listed above are in Minnesota unless otherwise noted. <\/i><\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tyler Peterson, student success coordinator; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Tyler.peterson@ntcmn.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/416026606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NTC Student Achivement Day 2020 Replay<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Northwest Technical College<\/b>, located in northern Minnesota&rsquo;s lake district, is an open, inviting technological learning organization. For more than 40 years, the college has valued life-long learning and the worth and dignity of all people. The college serves 900 students with a high-quality education, an open-enrollment policy and affordable tuition. NTC offers nearly 60 degree, diploma and certificate programs in areas such as business, health, human and protective services and environmental and industrial technology. Classes are offered on the Bemidji campus, online, or as a combination of both. NTC is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>2020-N-043<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwest Technical College held its second annual Student Achievement Celebration May 7, recognizing outstanding students in a virtual event on Zoom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":2713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,6,31,3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-landing-page","category-success","category-people","category-top-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3260"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3279,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3260\/revisions\/3279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}