CLC students honored at fall celebration
STAPLES — Central Lakes College honored fall 2012 graduates of its Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance and Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology programs on Friday at a mid-day Fall Celebration on the Staples campus.
Guest speaker was Greg Huiras of Mathiowetz Construction Co., Leavenworth, who was superintendent of the Highway 10 north-south overpass in Staples that was completed by a crew including 10 CLC Heavy Equipment graduates. Huiras said CLC-trained employees show a base of knowledge with which to acclimate to their jobs.
“Graduates have good attitudes, show up every day and are willing to learn,” he said. “And they know how to take care of the machinery” that he said is evidence of safety and maintenance training.
Thirty-two students completed the Heavy Equipment program and one finished the Diesel program.
Fall graduates:
Barnum – Andrew Jobe.
Battle Lake – Kaleb Minten.
Bertha – Joshua Bulcher (Diesel).
Brainerd – Billy Yezek.
Carlton – Jason Johnson, Tanner Thorman.
Golden Valley – Wayne Schmaltz.
Goodridge – Michael Fortier.
Hastings – Kevin Bauer, Dustin Duffy.
Holdingford – Dustin Ruprecht.
Inver Grove Heights – Andrew Kopp.
Kennedy – Austin Cosley.
Lakeville – Justin Slack.
LaPorte – Justin Miller.
LeSeuer – Jeremy Foskett.
Lindstrom – Dylan Fox.
Maple Grove – Andrew Fritz.
Menahga – Brandon Stine.
Minnetrista – Trevor Chase.
Monticello – Nicholas Bond.
Moose Lake – Conner Tollefson.
Northwood – Devin Carlson.
Park Rapids – Deven Parsons.
Pequot Lakes – Marcus Evenson.
Red Lake Falls – Mark Thode.
St. Cloud – Devon Mass, James Warzecha.
St. Paul Park – Jacob Drigans.
Staples – Andrew Gorman, Rachael Hoemberg.
Zimmerman – Jonathan Zdenek.
Zumbrota – Jonathan Olson.
