Two HCET students each receive $1,000 for buying tools
Kyle Maxwell, 26, of Lakeville, Minnesota, and Cary Truman, 39, of Red Wing, Minnesota, two students in the Heavy Construction Equipment Technology program at Dakota County Technical College, each received a $1,000 scholarship from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation in partnership with the AED Foundation, an affiliate of Associated Equipment Distributors.
Roger Gartner, an HCET instructor, reported that the scholarship awards are based on GPA and designated for purchasing tools. “Cary and Kyle are exceptional students who have made the most of their education at DCTC,” Gartner said. “Both have excelled during their internships as heavy equipment technicians, Cary with Ziegler Power Systems and Kyle with Ziegler CAT. The scholarships could not have gone to two more deserving students.”
Top image (left to right): Joel Fogarty, Cary Truman, Kyle Maxwell, Roger Gartner
Kyle MaxwellKyle Maxwell
- Age: 26
- 2007 graduate of Burnsville High School
- Hometown: Lakeville, Minn.
- Residence now: Lakeville, Minn.
- Academic program: Heavy Construction Equipment Technology
- Degree: A.A.S.
Favorite aspect of HCET program:
“I like the amount of hands-on time we spend working on equipment. We also get a lot time working one on one with our instructors.”
Favorite aspect of heavy equipment industry:
“My grandpa and uncle were farmers so I grew up working on heaving equipment. I picked up a lot of stuff working on the farm, and I’ve always liked diesels.”
Graduating from DCTC in May 2015
Future plans: Kyle is completing his internship at Ziegler CAT and looks forward to working his way up to a service truck position.
Favorite equipment: Caterpillar D6T track-type tractor
Caterpillar D6T
Cary Truman
- Age: 39
- 1993 graduate of Red Wing High School
- Hometown: Red Wing, Minn.
- Residence now: Red Wing, Minn.
- Academic program: Heavy Construction Equipment Technology
- Degree: A.A.S.
Favorite aspect of HCET program:
“Besides getting plenty of hands-on time with equipment, I like that we absorb so much information in only two years.”
Favorite aspect of heavy equipment industry:
“I like that we have so many job opportunities. We can work on generators and heavy equipment in the construction and mining industries.”
Graduating from DCTC in May 2015
Future plans: Cary is completing his internship at Ziegler Power Systems and looks forward to a career working on diesel generators.
Favorite equipment: Caterpillar XQ2000 portable generator
Caterpillar XQ2000
About the mikeroweWORKS Foundation
The mikeroweWORKS Foundation promotes hard work and supports the skilled trades in a variety of areas. We award scholarships to men and women who have demonstrated an interest in and an aptitude for mastering a specific trade.
The Foundation has given more than $1.6 million in scholarships to schools around the country, including Midwest Technical Institute, Tulsa Welding School and Universal Technical Institute. — Courtesy of the mikeroweWORKS website
About the AED Foundation
The AED Foundation enhances the success of AED member companies by encouraging continuous learning, providing educational opportunities for today’s employees and improving the quantity and quality of available employees for the future.
Just as a coach values momentum for the spark it gives the team, The AED Foundation wants to capitalize on momentum from new programs that promise dramatic results for our industry.
The development of quality training programs has given momentum to fill the training needs of the members of the Associated Equipment Distributors. They are converting into services that promise to yield a handsome return on investment for the industry in general, and in particular for those who have directly supported the foundation. — Courtesy of the AED Foundation website
For more information about Heavy Construction Equipment Technology at DCTC, contact:
- Joel Fogarty
HCET Instructor
