AS WE MOVE FORWARD… - Chippewa Valley Technical College

AS WE MOVE FORWARD… 

The Chippewa Valley Technical College and Chippewa Valley 

Technical College Foundation 2006-07 Annual Report 

Photo credit: Leader Telegram photo by Shane Opatz

Mission 

Chippewa Valley Technical College 

delivers superior, progressive technical 

education, which improves the lives of 

students, meets the workforce needs of 

the region, and strengthens the larger 

community. 

Vision 

Chippewa Valley Technical College 

will be a dynamic community partner 

dedicated to adding value through 

learning and student success. 

Letter from 

the CVTC President 

We recently opened NanoRite and it was a great, great day. To see the kind of technology 

we have installed, to listen to the expertise of our faculty and the successes of our 

graduates, and to hear the willingness to help from our partners, it’s wonderful. 

My greatest satisfaction as the president of CVTC has been pulling together the human 

and capital resources necessary to achieve something for our students and for the public 

good. 

If you are working for the public good and communicating that, it’s amazing what can 

be accomplished with the help of others. I was given that privilege. For the past 13 

years, I’ve been in a position of public trust that I’ve greatly enjoyed. I have understood 

my responsibilities to include an emphasis on building prosperity for the Chippewa 

Valley and opportunities for our graduates. 

In a world of competition, our technical college can’t afford to be anything but a leader. 

When I first became president, I listened and listened to people in business and industry 

and got back something that stayed with me. I was told that CVTC can no longer 

afford to react. I was told CVTC was responsive but that responsiveness wasn’t enough. 

I was told that CVTC had to get ahead of conventional wisdom and start anticipating 

what would work in the future. In other words, CVTC had to start offering instruction 

in technologies that would help create economic prosperity. 

We built a Health Education Center that is succeeding beyond expectation. Not only 

does it train a comprehensive array of technicians to address numerous labor shortages, 

it is made cutting edge by health care simulation training that reduces human error, 

wards off litigation and saves lives. In a new video being produced by the college, Drs. 

Massey and Breen speak of how this simulation training will one day become common 

to progressive health care providers. CVTC students benefit from it too! 

The Chippewa Valley will soon start to see the benefits of our new NanoRite Center. 

OEM Micro has moved in and established a micro division. We’re recruiting more tenants 

and we believe the project is catching fire. We know the ultrasmall technologies 

like nano and micro will build huge markets and opportunities for our graduates and 

we’re positioned to ride it up. 

Here is what I most want to emphasize: none of this would have been worth pursuing 

without the students, instructors, staff, board and partners of Chippewa Valley Technical 

College. You have never let the Chippewa Valley down and I thank you. 

Dr. William A. Ihlenfeldt, CVTC President 

AS WE MOVE FORWARD…

TABLE of contents 

The Chippewa Valley Technical College and Chippewa Valley Technical College 

Foundation 2006-07 Annual Report 

Letter from the CVTC President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

CVTC Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 

CVTC Foundation Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Letter from Chair of the CVTC Foundation Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Working Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 

Looking Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 

Meeting Employment Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 

Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 

CVTC Leads the Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 

High-Tech Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 

CVTC Leads Nation in Use of Medical Simulation-based Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 

Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 

Promising Future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 

River Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 

Above and Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

New Faculty Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

CVTC Stays Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 

What’s New in Nano? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 

Grand Opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 

Update: Nanoscience Technology Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 

Planned Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 

CodeBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 

Financing The Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 

Innovation Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 

Distinguished Alumnus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 

Alumni Scholarship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 

CVTC Alumni Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 

Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 

Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

CVTC Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 

CVTC Foundation Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 

Ways to Give. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover 

CVTC Board of Trustees 

About the College 

Chippewa Valley Technical College serves 

the residents of west-central Wisconsin 

with seven campuses and centers where 

students of all ages and backgrounds 

train for futures in business, health, 

manufacturing, agriculture, personal 

and consumer occupations, and public 

safety, along with careers in mechanics, 

transportation and construction. 

Three CVTC campuses are located in 

Eau Claire with regional campuses and 

centers in Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, 

River Falls and Neillsville. 

Chippewa Valley 

Technical College 

Foundation 

About the 

Foundation 

The mission of the CVTC Foundation 

is to support the mission and values 

of Chippewa Valley Technical College 

through the development and management 

of funds for the purposes of providing 

scholarships, supporting staff, 

keeping abreast of new technology, 

and the continued development and 

improvement of facilities on CVTC 

campuses. 

(Pictured l to r): 

Linda L. Pophal, Additional Member, 

Chippewa Falls 

Marilyn J. Jaskot, Secretary, Employee, 

Thorp 

Larry B. Hagness, Additional Member, 

Durand 

Gary R. Brummeyer, Vice Chair 

Additional Member, Menomonie 

Ramona J. Mathews, Employee, Eau 

Claire 

Gary A. Mitchell, Elected Official, Withee 

Jesse L. Harness, CESA 11 District 

Administrator 

Francis R. Bucheger, Chair, Employer, 

Jim Falls 

Susan M. Kumferman, Treasurer, 

Employer, Eau Claire 

2006-2007 Annual Report 2

CVTC Foundation 

Board 

(Pictured below l to r): 

James L. Kreilich, CVTC District 

Board Representative 

Darcy Way, CVTC Development 

Specialist 

Jane Tafel, CVTC Grants Specialist 

Mel D. Jahnke, TECH Training 

Systems 

Gerald T. Salter, Trubilt Auto Body 

Debbie Duncanson, CVTC 

Foundation Assistant 

Jason R. Vance, Ken Vance Motors 

Roy M. Fuerstenberg, Documation 

LLC 

Melissa L. Ostertag, Ostertag 

Orthodontics LLC 

Charles M. Grossklaus, RCU 

Dan R. Market, Market & Johnson, 

Inc. 

Gerald H. Jacobson, Northwestern 

Bank 

Daniel M. Ostermann, M&I Bank 

Wes G. Westphal, Indianhead 

Warehouse Corporation 

Kirk Moist, CVTC Foundation 

Assistant Treasurer 

Ramona J. Mathews, CVTC Alumni 

Board Representative 

Michael J. Berg, Ayres Associates 

Diane Pavelski, CVTC Foundation 

Executive Vice President 

William J. Butsic, ConAgra Foods 

Bill Ihlenfeldt, CVTC President 

Missing from photo: 

Jeffrey S. Goetz, Oral and 

Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 

Jeffrey R. Halloin, Landmark 

Company 

Ron Keys, CVTC Foundation 

Advisory Committee Chair 

CVTC foundation Board 

To serve as chairman of the CVTC Foundation is to get a 

front row seat at one of the most dynamic organizations I know 

of. To a great extent, that dynamism can be credited to outgoing 

President Bill Ihlenfeldt. What a leader! Of all the projects during his 13 year tenure, I 

have to say NanoRite burns brightest in my mind. The technical college’s leadership on 

a project of this importance for the Chippewa Valley will not be forgotten. I’m pleased 

to say that the Foundation Board is one of many partners in this great venture into the 

ultrasmall. 

I also need to thank the CVTC Foundation Board of Directors. I know they share my 

enthusiasm for CVTC and our Foundation, now with assets of more than $4 million. 

I would like to welcome new members Mike Berg and Mel Jahnke who joined us this 

past year. 

CVTC’s never ending focus on its students is underscored by all of the above. NanoRite 

is closely associated with our associate degree Nanoscience Technology program, which 

remarkably has already placed a number of graduates in science careers and inspired 

others to continue in college and pursue a baccalaureate or beyond. 

Finally, I’d like many more to give serious consideration to making a donation to the 

Innovation Fund. CVTC has attained a national reputation for its growth, for its fiscal 

management, and its leading offerings in nano and health care training simulation and 

all other CVTC programs. Please find a way to support and further CVTC’s mission. 

You will benefit from an association with CVTC, and CVTC will benefit from an 

association with you! 

Charles M. Grossklaus 

Chair of the 2006-07 CVTC Foundation Board 

Letter from 

Chair of 

the CVTC 

Foundation 

Board

Working together 

RCU support benefits technical college 

The president of RCU remembers well when and where he met Dr. Bill 

Ihlenfeldt. 

“At an Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce meeting,” Charles Grossklaus 

said. “He joined the Chamber – as he should. The leader of the technical college 

should be involved in the community.” 

That was the start of a long-standing partnership between RCU and CVTC, said 

Grossklaus, who is in his second term as Foundation Board Chair. Supporting 

the technical college makes sense on several levels, he said. 

“CVTC certainly benefits us, both directly and indirectly. 

We have a lot of CVTC graduates working at 

RCU. They’re training our people,” he said. “By 

providing career training, CVTC helps to retain 

people in this region. That helps us because 

RCU is here to serve people in this area.” 

RCU is committed to serving youth of the 

region, and supporting CVTC’s educational 

efforts is part of that effort, Grossklaus said. 

A former RCU building is now part of CVTC’s 

resources – the cornerstone of the college’s developing 

simulated city. 

“For a dollar we were able to work out a partnership with 

Charlie to have that building moved and now it’s used for crime scene activities 

and other training,” Dr. Ihlenfeldt said. “It’s the start of a full-scale city where 

fire, police, emergency medical personnel, health personnel, and power distribution 

workers can learn how to operate in a true environment.” 

An RCU financial donation also allowed CVTC to develop the Community 

Center in the Clairemont campus. 

“We feel that we’re part of the community and we should give back to the community,” 

Grossklaus said. “RCU was happy to provide a state-of-the-art meeting 

room to be used by not only the CVTC staff and students but for businesses and 

non-profit organizations in 

the Chippewa Valley, too. 

Interestingly, it has been 

used by 124 organizations 

since it was opened in 

Spring 2001.” 

“ 

Dr. Ihlenfeldt comments… 

Business 

Model 

In the mid 1990s, we were a college 

with declining enrollments. We had 

no operational reserve, we were at our 

maximum taxing rate for property tax, 

we were facing declining state aids, and 

there was nowhere to go. Every time we 

talked about cutting costs, the discussion 

centered on what program we were going 

to cut, what service we were going to 

cut. We were in a downward spiral. We 

had to do something. 

We made the change to the business 

model. Since then we’ve developed a 25 

percent operational reserve. We’re no longer 

borrowing for operations, to pay for 

salaries and similar costs. We are at the 

lowest taxing mill rate ever and our highest 

enrollment ever, with our lowest cost 

of operations. We know we’re going to 

be able to sustain ourselves. 

When I came in as president, I brought 

together a group of CEOs and I said we 

were going to make some changes and 

I wanted to know if I was heading in the 

right direction. That group came together 

quite a few times in the earlier years as 

we were doing planning. They’d tell us if 

the plans made sense in terms of running 

a business. 

I firmly believe that these institutions 

are businesses. They have to be. In the 

‘70s and ‘80s there was a lot of money 

available. As we hit the ‘90s and 2000s 

that money dried up. Today, we have 

to plan and analyze to maximize our 

limited resources. 

” 

—Charlie Grossklaus, President, RCU, Eau Claire 

“He has run the college as a business, not a public institution. 

He’s surrounded himself with a great staff. I’m impressed with him.” 


Looking 

ahead 

Instructor tackles 

challenge of new technology 

For 16 weeks this year, Wade Reese 

switched from teacher to full-time 

student, devoting countless hours to 

learning new manufacturing technology 

– micro fabrication. 

Before joining CVTC’s Machine Tooling 

Technics program instructional 

staff about 10 years ago, Reese’s specialty 

area was in computer numerical 

control milling. He’s been teaching 

manual machine shop and accepted 

the challenge to learn Swiss Style turning 

and micro milling because it was a 

return to CNC machining. 

In CNC machining, a computer reads 

instructions and drives or controls a 

machine used to fabricate items out of 

metal or plastic. 

Swiss Style turning lathes are used for 

work requiring extreme accuracy, with 

tolerances as small as one ten thousandth 

of an inch. With computeraided 

design and control, the Haas office 

mill can create items so small they 

are difficult to see without magnification. 

This summer, for example, Reese 

created a set of gears so tiny he could 

turn them with a pin. 

Reese and others in the Machine Tooling 

Technics and Nanoscience programs 

are discussing how best to implement 

these advanced processes into 

the curriculum. 

“I now understand the difficulty of 

these advanced processes,” he said. “It 

was difficult, trying, eye-opening and 

rewarding – and I have a lot more to 

learn.” 

Wade Reese 

Meeting employment needs 

CVTC addresses shortage of skilled manufacturing workers 

CVTC’s Machine Tool and Welding programs are expanding to meet the needs of regional 

employers. 

“The expansion is prompted by requests from manufacturing groups in Wisconsin for 

help to meet the need for skilled workers, as well as the projected needs of the region as 

monitored by CVTC,” said Mark Hendrickson, Manufacturing Center Manager. 

Retirements of skilled workers, a smaller emerging workforce, and growth in manufacturing 

are combining to create a nationwide concern, Hendrickson said. In Wisconsin 

in 2006, more than 650 manufacturing jobs went unfilled, he said. 

“Most of the Machine Tool students at CVTC were placed prior to graduation,” he said. 

“We had over 300 inquiries for graduates over and above the placed students.” 

CVTC has worked to meet the need by 

offering morning, afternoon and parttime 

programs – and is now working out 

the details for ways to provide even more 

opportunities for students. 

“There are really two sets of needs,” Hendrickson 

said. “There is a core need for 

welding, machining and support technicians 

to supply workforce entry positions. 

There is also a need to upgrade the 

incumbent workforce to an advanced 

skill set to allow for greater productivity 

and enter new market niches within the 

metals and plastics sector.” 

90% 

An estimated 90 percent of the 

manufacturers in the United States 

have a skilled worker shortage 

As much as 50 percent of the 

current skilled workforce will be 

eligible for retirement by 2010 

median age 

49 

50% 

In the Chippewa Valley, the 

median age of skilled workers at 

manufacturing facilities is about 49 

Manufacturers are reporting 

growth rates between 

8 and 40 percent in this region 

Mark Hendrickson 

40% 

A new effort, the Advanced Technology Series, offers advanced training opportunities 

for experienced workers. More than a dozen training programs will be offered to meet 

the specific needs of the manufacturing industry, Hendrickson said. 

“There is manufacturing in every town. It’s a strong part of our economy. When 

CVTC grads come in to apply for jobs at Cardinal, they really stand out.” 

—Dale King, Maintenance Superintendent, Cardinal CF, Menomonie 

1992 Electromechanical program graduate

Liberal Arts 

New program results in increased opportunities 

Students in the Chippewa Valley now have more access to higher education, thanks 

to CVTC’s University Transfer Program. 

The college will begin offering an Associate of Science Degree-Liberal Arts 

beginning this year. Through the program, students can complete an associate 

degree in liberal arts at CVTC and transfer their credits to a Wisconsin university 

program to be applied toward a baccalaureate degree. 

“This program fills a need for students in the Chippewa Valley who have been 

taking courses through CVTC with the sole intent to transfer to a university 

and complete a baccalaureate degree,” said Sherry Chambers, General Education 

Administrator. 

CVTC benefits through increased enrollments and increased collaboration with 

other educational institutions. 

The courses are equal to those students would take if enrolled in a four-year 

college or university. Classes will be offered at Eau Claire, River Falls and 

Menomonie campuses, and will include English, American government, 

mathematics, biology, psychology, sociology and microeconomics offerings. 

“Skills gained through liberal arts courses – such as written and verbal communication, 

problem solving, critical thinking, computation, and knowledge of 

diverse cultures – provide the necessary preparation to either enter or advance 

in the workplace,” Chambers said. 


Liberal Arts 

Two-Year 

Degree 

“ 

One of the things I believe will be 

recognized in the future as a major step 

is the implementation of the liberal arts 

two-year degree. 

It will allow people access to higher 

education in greater numbers than ever 

before. That will result in many of them 

looking at the technical college, learning 

about available programs, and deciding 

to enter a program before going to the 

university. 

Secondly, it will help to increase the 

number of baccalaureates in this region. 

Many of the people who have entered a 

program in the past have been “placebound” 

people. They are individuals who 

can’t move to another area to go to a 

university or they’re not ready to move 

to another place and attend a university. 

If they can attend here and get a two-year 

degree and then be guaranteed a place at 

a university it sets them up for the future. 

The community college concept has been 

in this country for a long, long time. A 

community college has an occupational 

track and it has a liberal arts track and 

” 

students get to choose. I think that while 

it’s brand new now at CVTC, history 

will say it was a major direction for this 

college. 

John Stack added to his professional training in physical therapy by completing a certificate in Organizational Leadership in 2005: 

“The program prepared me to assume leadership and supervisory responsibilities for management from day 

one. I was very well prepared to address the kinds of issues that arise in day-to-day supervisory situations. 

“I was very, very pleased with the quality of experiences in the program. I was impressed by the practicality 

of the program and the tight connection that the course content had to the real world.” 

—John Stack, Director of Therapies, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire 


CVTC leads the way 

Simulation technology sets the standard 

for health career education 

CVTC recently added METI LiVE to enhance instruction for 

students in several programs – the first technical college in the 

world to step up to this level of simulation training. 

METI LiVE is software that is able to use computer links to create multiple virtual 

patients and helps paramedic, respiratory therapy, nursing and other medical career 

students to learn and practice essential skills. 

CVTC has several computer-enhanced manikins/simulators. With the addition of 

METI LiVE, instructors can create a dynamic health care environment to give students 

real-world experiences. 

“We will be replicating a hospital where patient care is transferred to multiple units 

from the EMS to emergency room to critical care unit to medical/surgical units,” said 

Margaret Dickens, Health and Business Campus Administrator. “Also, we will be including 

an operating room and a renal dialysis unit.” 

METI LiVE is expected to improve access to clinical training, improve patient safety, 

provide opportunities to learn triage and teamwork skills, and expand enrollment capacity 

by offering additional continuing education opportunities to area medical personnel. 

High-tech training 

CVTC launches Advanced Technology Series 

This autumn CVTC offers the first courses in the new Advanced Technology Series, a set of courses that will 

provide advanced training to skilled workers in this region. 

The series includes more than 40 courses, simulation programs, conferences and seminars to be offered in the 

areas of business, health and manufacturing. 

Offerings in the health area will include several types of simulations that can be held at a client’s site, using 

CVTC’s state-of-the-art simulation technology to help health care professionals perfect their skills and learn new 

techniques. Health area simulations include managing obstetrics and pediatric emergencies, improving team performance 

in critical events, managing medical emergencies in the dental office and responding to cardiac arrest 

patients’ needs. 

Business offerings will include updates on Microsoft Office 2007 products, developing leadership and supervisory 

skills, and improving sales techniques. 

In the manufacturing area, courses take advantage of CVTC’s high-tech equipment and facilities. Offerings will 

include training in micro milling, predictive maintenance, EMD wire machining, and others. 

Full descriptions of the courses and dates are posted on the website www.AdvancedTechnologySeries.com.

W i s c o n s i n R e s i d e n t s 

2020 

2014 

Home Health Aides 

Medical Assistants 

Personal And Home Care Aides 

Dental Hygienists 

Dental Assistants 

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 

Medical Records & Health Information Technicians 

Wisconsin may be known for leading the 

world in the production of high quality 

cheeses, but turning out high quality health 

care providers is first and foremost for this 

technical college in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 

Chippewa Valley Technical College is 

the first technical college – and only the 

second institution in the world – to install 

METI LiVE, the most advanced medical 

education simulation system available 

today. Five human patient simulators 

are networked to replicate a real hospital 

environment where patient care is 

transferred beginning at the Emergency 

Respiratory Therapists 

Registered Nurses 

Physical Therapy Assistants 

Radiologic Technicians and Technologists 

Physical Therapy Aides 

2030 

AGE 65 

AGE 65 

By 2020, Wisconsin residents 65 and older will make up nearly one out of every six residents. 

By 2030, that increases to one of every five. 

Wisconsin health care occupations 

(Wisconsin’s Worknet, www.worknet.wisconsin.gov) 

By 2014, Wisconsin’s health care occupations are expected 

to grow with 38,000 new jobs anticipated. 

CVTC offers programs in areas of greatest growth in number of jobs: 

51.4% 

38.6% 

37.6% 

34.7% 

33.1% 

31.7% 

CVTC Leads Nation in Use of 

Medical Simulation-based Instruction 

46.7% 

37.6% 

35.7% 

34.2% 

32.8% 

30.4% 

Medical Services level to the Emergency 

Room, Critical Care Unit and to medical/ 

surgical units. An operating room and renal 

dialysis unit are also included. 

“CVTC students in the nursing, respiratory, 

dental and dental hygiene, paramedic, 

operating room technician and renal 

dialysis programs will have the opportunity 

to care for multiple patients and run 

multiple units in real time,” said Margaret 

Dickens, EdD, RN, and CVTC Health and 

Business Campus Administrator. 

—Reprinted from HSPN NEWS 

“ 


Health 

Education 

The Health Education Center was built 

out of necessity. We were under pressure 

to dramatically increase the number 

of graduates in health education. 

We worked to put together the partnerships 

that were necessary to build the 

building. We brought together the health 

community and the dental community to 

raise the funding. All of the medical and 

dental providers in the area came to the 

table with money for that project. 

Just as exciting was bringing in the University 

of Wisconsin Medical School and 

the Marquette University of Dentistry as 

partners. We now have two working clinics 

in the Health Education Center. Dental 

students from Marquette work with our 

dental hygienist and dental assistant students 

and patients 48 weeks a year. It’s 

a dental clinic that serves about 3,000 

people annually and has a waiting list of 

thousands. 

The UW Family Medicine Clinic provides 

our students opportunities they would not 

have otherwise to work with physicians. 

There are 15 resident family practice physicians 

located at the center. They work 

with our radiologists and our ultrasound 

students. Every laboratory in the building 

is a working lab for one of the clinics and 

a learning lab for students. Our radiography 

students are in the same lab where 

patients are coming to have their x-rays 

taken; the same is true for our ultrasound 

students. 

” 

—Charlie Grossklaus, President, RCU, Eau Claire 

“CVTC is always on the leading edge. The health area is an example. They’re meeting the need for 

nurses for this area, and offering programs that help maintain our high quality of health care.” 


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$19.90 

$18.70 

$18.42 

$17.27 

$17.08 

$16.73 

SUCCESS 

Graduates report job 

status, wages 

Results of the 2005-2006 graduate 

survey show the continued success of 

CVTC’s programs in preparing students 

for the workforce. 

More than 75 percent of the 1,147 

graduates surveyed responded with 

their personal information: 

…said they were employed in a 

job related to their area of study 

…reported employment in an 

unrelated area 

…were seeking employment 

In several program areas, 100 percent 

of the respondents were working in 

jobs that were directly related to their 

area of study: 

n Dental Hygienist 

n Diesel/Heavy Equipment 

Technician 

n Machine Tooling Technics 

n Electrical Power 

Distribution 

Career areas reporting the top average 

hourly wages reflect the breadth 

of programs offered at CVTC: 

Dental Hygienist 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography 

Nursing, Associate Degree 

EMT-Paramedic Advanced 

Radiography 

Electrical Power Distribution 

Respiratory Therapist 

Information Technology – 

Network Specialist 

Criminal Justice – 

Law Enforcement 

Clinical Laboratory Technician 

Promising future 

Demand for graduates of new program looks positive 

CVTC has just started a program to train physical therapy assistants to meet the growing 

demand for people who can assist patients in their recovery from injuries or debilitating 

conditions. 

The associate degree program prepares graduates to become part of a physical therapy 

team in a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center or other health care facility. This 

semester’s students are enrolled in general education or preparatory classes. Specialized 

anatomy and rehabilitation-related courses will begin second semester. 

Occupational therapist assistants work under the direction of occupational therapists to 

provide rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental 

impairments. The goal is to improve clients’ quality of life and ability to perform 

daily activities. 

The demand for occupational therapist assistants is expected to grow much faster than 

the average for all occupations through 2014. Job growth will result from an aging 

population, including the baby-boom generation, which will need more occupational 

therapy services. Increasing demand also will result 

from advances in medicine that allow more people 

with critical problems to survive and then 

need rehabilitative therapy. In an effort to 

control rising health care costs, occupational 

therapists will be encouraged to 

delegate more hands-on therapy work 

to assistants. 

Median annual earnings of occupational 

therapist assistants were 

$38,430 in May 2004. 

CVTC is seeking program accreditation 

from the Commission on Accreditation 

in Physical Therapy Education 

of the American Physical Therapy 

Association.

River Falls 

Campus serves ever-increasing student, 

regional population 

Ten years ago, CVTC opened a new facility in the western portion of the district. 

The River Falls campus seemed expansive at the time. Not anymore, says Leslie 

Bleskachek, the new campus manager. 

“Our enrollment continues to grow; we’re experiencing a space crunch,” she said. 

A combination of factors is fueling the facility’s success: population growth in 

west-central Wisconsin, employment opportunities for graduates, a good mix of 

educational offerings, dedicated staff, and proven results. 

“The Nursing program has amazing instructors: 98 percent of River Falls Nursing 

students passed the state exams last year,” Bleskachek said. “We are adding a 

new instructor and increasing program capacity this year in River Falls.” 

The Wood Technics Program, offered at River Falls and Eau Claire, was featured 

in the August 2007 Builder’s Journal and continues to attract good students, she 

said. 

“We are investigating offering a construction management program, and hope 

to transfer credits between CVTC and UW-Stout in this area,” Bleskachek said. 

“We also have a new Woods instructor on campus.” 

Students may now complete a two-year Paramedic 

Technician program at River Falls, and will be 

able to participate in the University Transfer 

program starting this semester. Under 

the transfer program, students can earn 

a two-year Associate of Science Degree 

in Liberal Arts and transfer their credits 

to participating universities. 

“It’s a busy place!” Bleskachek said. 

Leslie Bleskachek 

“ 


River Falls 

Campus 

We started out in River Falls providing 

instruction in a former pizza restaurant 

building. We realized that it was a 

growth area and the area was not getting 

served. The board decided that if 

we were going to have a presence there 

we should do it right, so they asked for a 

20,000 square-foot facility. In retrospect, 

that’s way too small. We’re working now 

with the city, county and university to 

find more space. 

The referendum to finance the new building 

was passed, I believe, because we 

were proposing a plan that was cost-effective. 

It made sense for the voters. They 

knew that River Falls and the surrounding 

area was growing. 

We’ve offered programs at that campus 

that were not there before, from Nursing 

to Wood Technics and our Business program, 

and established partnerships to create 

more opportunities for the students. 

If you go to the River Falls campus 

” 

on any 

given day you’ll see it’s busy. It’s bursting 

at the seams; it needs to grow. 


Julia Raehpour 

(l to r:) Gwen Amoapim, Diane Pavelski, 

Lance Basting, Kim Ernstmeyer, and Ruth Heraver 

Above and beyond 

Awards recognize staff members’ projects 

Several staff members who created projects to promote excellence at CVTC have 

received CVTC Foundation Culture of Excellence Awards. 

The Foundation program recognizes employees who have helped 

build a culture of excellence at CVTC, create student-staff-business 

partnerships, or promote student success and retention. 

Four members of the Social Sciences faculty were honored this year 

for developing “Brown Bag Lunch Seminars on Core Abilities.” 

Lance Basting, Julia Raehpour, Terre Sullivan and Flint Thompson Flint Thompson 

led focused lunch discussions on topics that enhanced the 

awareness of and encouraged application of CVTC’s core 

abilities when working with students and staff. 

New faculty award 

An instructor in the Life Science Department has received the first Domer Distinguished New Faculty Award. 

Therese Dehne joined the CVTC staff in Spring 2006. She said she finds reward in learning students’ plans and 

dreams and helping them achieve their goals. 

“As teachers, we’re in the unique position of helping adult learners achieve their dreams in their lives,” she said. 

“These are people who have plans and dreams. They’re motivated. All we have to do is keep them that way. I can’t 

think of a better way to spend my career and my life.” 

The award is named for and funded by the Arnie and Lois Domer Family Foundation. 

The core abilities include communicating effectively, 

thinking critically, behaving ethically, cultivating global 

and cultural awareness, using mathematics, using science 

and technology, developing self-awareness, and demonstrating 

social interaction. 

Six more staff members were recognized for work they 

completed toward an electronic audience response system 

in classrooms. The system, which can be integrated with Blackboard, serves to increase 

the use of instructor questioning and enhance student interaction. Working on the pilot 

program were Aimee Pernsteiner, Kim Ernstmeyer, Gwen Amoapim, Ruth Heraver, 

Karen Jubie, and Lance Basting. 

Blackboard is an online instructional delivery system used by many 

students and instructors at CVTC. 

Aimee Pernsteiner Karen Jubie 

Pam Entorf was honored for incorporating service learning into the 

Dental Hygienist program and a service learning component into 

other health programs at CVTC, such as Nursing and Certified 

Nursing Assistant. 

Pam Entorf 

The award will be presented each year to a faculty member with less than two years teaching experience at CVTC in 

recognition of distinguished excellence in teaching artistry and passionate commitment to the individual’s area of expertise.

Full-Time Equivalent 

Full-Time Equivalent 

CVTC Stays Ahead 

While state average full-time equivalent enrollments 

are on a decline, CVTC is still on the rise 

Wisconsin Growth in Full-Time Equivalent Technical College Enrollment 

70,000 

68,000 

66,000 

64,000 

62,000 

60,000 

58,000 

56,000 

54,000 

52,000 

50,000 

1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 

Source: Wisconsin Technical College System 

School Year 

CVTC Growth in Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment 

5,000 

4,500 

4,000 

3,500 

3,000 

2,500 

2,000 

1,500 

1,000 

500 

0 

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 

School Year 

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 

Estimated Projected 

“ 


Full-Time 

Equivalent 

Student Numbers 

The full-time equivalent (FTE) student 

population, the number of students 

we’ve served, and the numbers graduated 

have increased tremendously in 

the past 13 years. We’ve grown from a 

2,700 FTE college to about 4,800 FTE 

students, serving about 18,000 to 20,000 

individuals a year. 

We’ve also increased the number of 

graduates. We’re providing about 48 

percent of the workers in this area from the 

programs we have. That’s up from about 

37 percent years back. 

We’ve dramatically ratcheted up the 

number of our graduates in manufacturing 

and health care programs, programs 

that are critical to our area. That to me 

is one of the biggest accomplishments: 

increasing the number of students, which 

increases the 

” 

number of graduates, which 

feeds our industries and economic base 

for this region. 


Solar Energy 

What’s new in Nano? 

• NanoRite is open and the first tenant, OEM Micro, a unit of OEM Fabricators of 

Woodville, is in place. 

• For the first time this fall, students will have access 

to NanoRite and accompanying resources 

to learn microfabrication and nanotechnology 

principles and techniques. 

• The first Nanoscience Technology students will 

begin their capstone experience in the Chippewa 

Valley this fall, instead of at the University 

of Minnesota. Students will complete eight 

credits of coursework at CVTC and four each at 

UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout. 

• A Nanoscience Technology student has been 

named CVTC’s Student Ambassador. Jacob 

Schulz, Colfax, will represent the technical college 

when a student’s voice and perspective is 

needed. Schulz is considering pursuing a bachelor’s 

degree at UW-Stout when he graduates 

from the technical college. 

Nanotech research efforts 

Researchers have made progress applying nanotechnology in an ever-increasing list of fields. 

Health 

Applications 

glaucoma 

allergies 

various types 

of cancer 

drug therapy 

Inexpensive 

Computer 

Memory 

Devices 

Heat Producing 

and Energy 

Producing 

Devices 

Cosmetic 

Industry 

Applications 

NanoRite grand opening ceremony 

Jacob Schulz, CVTC’s Student Ambassador 

Water 

Desalination 

Replacement 

Fuel 

for Vehicles

Grand opening 

New facility welcomes first tenant 

NanoRite, a $5 million center to house and advance business 

ventures in advanced technologies, opened in August. 

The center will serve as an instructional site for students 

in CVTC’s microfabrication and nanotechnology 

courses and an incubation center for entrepreneurs 

and established companies developing new 

ways to use microfabrication, micromachining and 

nanotechnology. 

Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke, who 

attended the grand opening, said NanoRite would serve 

the entire state: “It’s going to move Wisconsin forward.” 

NanoRite’s first tenant is OEM Micro, a unit of OEM Fabricators 

of Woodville. OEM, a rapidly growing machine shop, Congressman Ron 

Kind and Dr. Bill 

has embarked on the new venture to address opportunities aris- Ihlenfeldt 

ing from the concentration of Twin Cities manufacturers of 

medical devices. OEM Fabricators contributed toward the construction 

costs of NanoRite and is among the initial partners in the center. 

Mark Tyler, president of OEM, says the partnership between the company and 

NanoRite is one of research, development and learning. In remarks at the October 

2006 groundbreaking, Tyler said that the “strength, knowledge and resolve of 

the partners in NanoRite give OEM Fabricators the confidence to move forward 

in our collective journey with microfabrication and nanotechnology.” 

Third District Congressman Ron Kind, describing a world of hypercompetition, 

asked, “How are we going to remain the most innovative and creative 

society in the world?” Kind said, “the new NanoRite Center speaks directly to 

that challenge.” 

Faculty from CVTC, UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire will collaborate to provide 

instruction and technical expertise to students and tenants of NanoRite. 

Update: Nanoscience Technology program 

• The fourth group of students begins the program this fall. More than 

two-dozen people are expected to be enrolled. 

• Fifteen students completed their capstone experience last summer – their 

final semester, designed to allow them to integrate and apply all they’ve 

learned. 

• Students have secured internships with TTM and 3M in the Chippewa 

Valley and Hutchinson Technology, Boston Scientific and Winona State 

University in Minnesota. 

• Graduates have secured employment at Hutchinson Technology in 

Minnesota, BioForce Nanosciences, Inc., in Ames, Iowa, and other firms 

out of the immediate region. Several graduates are continuing their education 

at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. 

• CVTC welcomes new Nanoscience Technology instructor John Wagner. 

Wagner holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. He has conducted research 

for Kodak and worked at Cray Research. He will teach Nanoelectronics, 

Micro and Nano Fabrication, and Nanobiotechnology. 

“ 


CVTC and 

Nanotechnology 

We started talking about nanotechnology 

in 1994 when the governor held 

a manufacturing conference with the 

technical colleges in Madison. One of 

the things the manufacturers told us was 

that we had to help move them into new 

technologies so they could keep up with 

the global market. 

We looked to the Twin Cities. Several industries 

there had been using nanotechnology 

for years, but it had not permeated 

into the other industries in this region. 

Another industry that we noted was the 

medical devices industry. 

As a result, this part of Wisconsin is trying 

to attract industries from the Twin Cities, 

to encourage them to expand here to 

grow the corridor from the Twin Cities, so 

nano- and micro-technologies seemed to 

make a lot of sense. 

Industries that are here now are moving 

into micro and nano technologies. As we 

expect things to get smaller and smaller 

– our cell phones, for example – our industries 

are using micro and nano technology 

and they need graduates who know how 

to work with the tools of the trade. 

Our Nanoscience Technology program 

started in 2005, and we have now placed 

our first graduates. 

” 

At the grand opening of NanoRite, Jack Uldrich, 

owner of the consulting firm NanoVeritas, said 

that a few years ago he spoke to a large audience 

of college presidents and several approached him 

afterwards to have him speak at their campuses 

on the economic future of nanotechnology. 

But of that large group, Uldrich said only 

CVTC’s Dr. Bill Ihlenfeldt had put a plan into 

action and built a nano facility. Only when a 

vision is turned into action do you change the 

world, the consultant said. 


Learn more about 

ways you can help 

CVTC... 

CONTACT: 

Darcy Way 

Development Specialist 

phone: (715) 833-6277 

email: dway@cvtc.edu 

Diane Pavelski 

College Advancement Administrator 

phone: (715) 833-6356 

email: dpavelski@cvtc.edu 

Planned Giving 

After seeing all that Chippewa Valley Technical College does for the region, a 

Chippewa Falls couple has decided to do something lasting for the college. 

Jim and Kathy Pinter have included CVTC in their estate planning. For Jim, it’s 

a continuation of his decades of service to the college through the Foundation, 

including one term as president of the board. 

“I got to know the community benefits of CVTC through my involvement with 

United Way,” he said. 

He heard a single mother tell her life story as part of the appeal for United Way. She 

learned to read as an adult through Literacy Volunteers of America and earned a nursing 

degree from CVTC. Another year, a veteran related his efforts to learn to read and how 

he eventually earned a paralegal degree from the college. 

“I could see firsthand what CVTC does for the community,” Pinter said. 

In his professional career, he learned to appreciate the quality of education CVTC offers. 

“I’m impressed by CVTC’s specialized training,” he said. “I’m also impressed by the 

college’s partnerships with universities, so students can transfer 

credits and earn a degree from a four-year college.” 

Pinter learned about opportunities to help CVTC 

through his association with the Foundation. He encourages 

people to contact an accountant, financial 

planner or other professional if necessary to determine 

how best to use their assets to help the college. 

CodeBlue 

CVTC assists in economic development effort 

Jim Pinter 

CVTC is offering a new training program to help launch a new industry in the Chippewa 

Valley. 

The college is offering an accredited certificate that includes training in water mitigation 

and insurance adjusting to meet the needs of CodeBlue, a sister company to Harmon 

Solutions Group. CodeBlue works with insurance providers to provide a rapid response 

to reports of loss or damage. The company works with local contractors and monitors 

progress on claims. 

CodeBlue has guaranteed that qualifying 

graduates of the program will be offered jobs 

with full benefits and a starting salary of at 

least $12 an hour. Graduates may also find 

jobs with other similar companies. 

CodeBlue is donating a $150,000 facility to 

CVTC’s Simulated City. The model house 

will replicate what happens to a structure 

when water damage occurs.

Financing 

the future 

Fund drive underway for new endowment 

Businesses benefit from having internal funds available to help launch an expansion 

or new venture and draw investors’ interest in the project. 

Along the same lines, CVTC will benefit from the Innovation Fund, a new 

endowment that will allow the college to react quickly to meet the needs of 

employers and promote economic development of the region. 

Once fully endowed, interest from the $2 million fund will provide seed money 

for fundraising for initiatives that fall within the mission of the college. 

Discussion on the fund began in October 2006, and the first Presidential 

Roundtables to present the concept were held in February. 

“The fund will provide future presidents with access to money for projects that 

require immediate turnaround,” Dr. Bill Ihlenfeldt said. 

In his tenure, the college has responded to many such challenges, Dr. Ihlenfeldt 

said. The Foundation has been an invaluable fundraising vehicle, he said, 

helping to make possible the Health Education Center, NanoRite Center and 

other projects. 

The Innovation Fund will be administered by the Foundation. Once fully 

endowed, the fund will generate about $100,000 to $200,000 a year. 

For more information, contact Darcy Way, Development Specialist, at (715) 

833-6277 or email dway@cvtc.edu; or Diane Pavelski, College Advancement 

Administrator, at (715) 833-6356 or email dpavelski@cvtc.edu. 

Innovation Fund 

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4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

to qualify, projects must... 

Meet an emerging/developing industry sector or community opportunity 

Have an economic impact on the district CVTC serves 

Be a regional initiative that has the potential to advance the region 

Fit the mission of CVTC 

Be supported by a business plan that includes a sustainable future plan 

Have the ability to leverage other funding sources 

“ 


CVTC 

Foundation 

We’ve grown the Foundation. The 

Foundation was always at about 

$400,000 and the total assets are now 

about $4 million. 

That’s really not indicative of all the 

Foundation has done. The Foundation 

has secured funds for facility expansion. 

Through the Foundation, we raised a 

couple of million dollars to help build the 

Health Education Center, and another 

couple of million dollars to help advance 

NanoRite. We’ve also raised funds for 

special purchases, like the METI LiVE 

simulation software the health programs 

will be using. Those efforts are not included 

in that $4 million figure. That 

gives some idea of how important the 

Foundation is to CVTC. 

Through the Foundation, we’ve dramatically 

increased the number of scholarships 

we’re offering, and students in 

all programs benefit. And now the 

Foundation has another effort underway – 

the Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund 

will provide funds that future presidents 

will be able to access for projects that 

require immediate turnaround. 

” 

Chippewa Valley 

Technical College 

Foundation 

“What stands out for me is what CVTC does for the community in terms of education and the way the 

college remains at the forefront of technology – the continual updates in buildings and facilities. I’m 

impressed by CVTC’s willingness to work in economic development for the Chippewa Valley.” 

— Jim Pinter, past member of CVTC Foundation Board of Directors and friend of the college 


Distinguished 

Alumnus 

Frank Bucheger receives honor in 2007 

Frank Bucheger, a 1975 Mechanical Design graduate, is the 2007 recipient of the 

Chippewa Valley Technical College Distinguished Alumni Award. 

Bucheger has a rich history with CVTC. He’s served on the CVTC Board since 

1995, as chair from 2003 to 2005, and secretary from 1997 to 2000, and liaison 

to the Foundation Board from 2001-2002 and again in 2006-2007. He’s 

currently serving another term as chair. From 1976 to 1995 he served on the 

CVTC Machine Tool advisory committee. 

Bucheger is also a 1984 graduate of CVTC’s Fire Service Training, education 

acquired during a career at W.S. Darley, a manufacturer and dealer of firefighting 

equipment, based in Chippewa Falls. 

At Darley, Bucheger rose from machinist to assistant plant manager to vice 

president of manufacturing. Following Darley, Bucheger signed on with 

Wipfli, an accounting and management firm, as a senior consultant in 

manufacturing. He stayed in the consulting business from 1999 until 

accepting his current position at OEM of Woodville, a metal fabricator 

and the first tenant in NanoRite, CVTC’s center for nanotechnology 

and microfabrication. 

Alumni night… 

Tom Lindgren, CVTC Accounting graduate, 

and Roger Leque, CVTC Police Science 

graduate, enjoy some hors d’oeuvres. 

Darcy Way, CVTC Development Specialist, talks with 

CVTC graduates Mike and Vicki Welsh 

Frank and Vicky Bucheger have two children, Marcus and Ella, and 

reside in Jim Falls on a hobby farm, where as a pastime Frank tinkers 

with two-cylinder John Deere tractors and does carpentry. 

Kris Long, CVTC Nursing graduate, and Jessica 

White, CVTC Medical Assistant graduate, enjoyed an 

evening sponsored by their employer Marshfield Clinic

Alumni Scholarship 

Jodie Huse receives award 

While she was still in high school, Jodie Huse decided she wanted to be a counselor. 

Years passed; she married and started a family. 

“We’ve always told my daughter that she’s 

going to college,” Huse said. “A couple 

of years ago she asked me why 

she should go to college, when I 

hadn’t. That hit me. I wanted to 

set a good example for her.” 

Huse, the recipient of the 2007 

Alumni Scholarship, has now 

graduated from CVTC’s Alcohol 

and Other Drug Abuse 

Counseling program and is a 

substance abuse counselor at the 

Flambeau Correctional Center. 

“My daughter is so proud of me,” 

Huse said. “She stole my graduation cap 

and gown and wears it.” 

Huse said she grew up in a dysfunctional 

family, and has now broken the cycle. She 

has been married for 13 years, has two chil- 

dren, maintained a 3.9 grade point average at CVTC, and is considering returning 

to school at some point to earn a degree in social work. 

“CVTC had a special program for AODA counseling, and that was exactly what 

I wanted,” she said. “Right now, I’m right where I want to be in my career. I love 

my career.” 

CVTC ALUMNI Board 

Pictured Seated: 

Cheryl Keegan, Accounting ‘83 

Mona Mathews, Medical Lab Technician ‘85 

Theresa Sullivan, Medical Office 

Specialist ‘95 & Administrative Assistant- 

Information Processing ‘96 

Standing on left bottom to top: 

Darcy Way, CVTC Development Specialist 

Roger Leque, Police Science ‘78 

Mark Anderson, Nursing ‘84 

Standing on right bottom to top: 

Karen Delaney, CVTC College Advancement 

Assistant 

Jan Andrea, Supervisory Management ‘97 

Diane Pavelski, CVTC College Advancement 

Administrator 

Nadine Olson, Administrative Assistant ’94 

& Supervisory Management ‘99 

Missing from photo: 

Connie Holden-Peterson, Accounting ‘76 

Mona Mathews presenting the 

CVTC Alumni Association 

Scholarship Endowment to Jodi 

“ 

” 


Changing 

the Image 

The most important thing we’ve done, 

I believe, is to change the image of the 

technical college. 

I’ve been in the business of education 

for 42 years. The image used to be that 

the technical college was for people who 

could not succeed at a university. CVTC’s 

image today is that of a place you go for 

exciting careers that might even be capstones 

for baccalaureate degrees. 

We’ve worked hard over the past 13 years 

to change the image of CVTC, to a place 

where you go if you really want to succeed 

in this world. That’s the biggest change, 

but it’s the product of all the other changes: 

having the right buildings, having the right 

equipment, having a great faculty, having 

a great staff to make things happen, having 

the right mix of programs. You put it 

all together and you start to build that image 

of success. 

There are a lot of people who graduated 

from CVTC and are tremendously successful 

in their careers. Some went on to earn 

bachelor’s degrees or master’s degrees, 

and they’ll say with pride that they started 

at CVTC. And now we’re starting to see 

them support this institution on a new 

level, through scholarships and financial 

support. 

“I admire (Dr. Ihlenfeldt’s) 

visionary qualities, his business 

acumen, and his ability to 

form partnerships. He’s been a 

great driver of the college.” 

—Frank Bucheger, 2007 Distinguished Alumnus 

and member of the CVTC District Board 


scholarships… 

3M 

ASHRAE/La Crosse Chapter 

AWS Foundation, Inc. 

J.F. Ahern Co. 

Alliant Energy Foundation 

Altoona High School - SCEC 

American Alliance Bank 

L.A. Amundson Scholarship, Inc. 

AnchorBank 

Calli Andrus Memorial Endowment 

Assisted Living of Durand 

Associated Bank 

Association for Facilities Engineering Chapter 66 

Wayne R. Atkins Endowment 

Ayres Associates 

Bank Mutual 

Barron High School-FCCLA 

Jerry Barthman Memorial Endowment 

Bartingale Mechanical, Inc. 

C. W. Beede Leadership 

C. W. Beede Memorial Endowment 

Zenas Beers Memorial Endowment 

Gus Bell Memorial Endowment 

Clinton Best Memorial Endowment 

Myrtle E. LeMay Best Memorial Endowment 

Birchwood School District 

Bloomer School District-Melissa Schmidt Memorial 

Bloomer School District-Scholar Athlete 

Bloomer School District-Wrestling Club 

Jason Bohac Memorial Endowment 

William J. Boyle Endowment 

Gladys Bramblett Memorial Endowment 

Maybelle Brechlin-Price Memorial Endowment 

Clifford Brown Memorial Endowment 

Bruce School District-Alumni Vocational 

Bruce School District-Lemery Memorial 

CVTC Adult Basic Education 

CVTC Alumni Association Endowment 

CVTC DMS Faculty 

CVTC Foundation Endowment 

CVTC Foundation General 

CVTC Local 2398 Marion Flood Memorial 

Endowment 

CVTC Machine Tool Faculty & Staff 

CVTC Nursing Faculty 

CVTC Peer Tutor Recognition - Helen Barnes/ 

Sandy Martin Memorial 

CVTC Student Life 

CVTC Teachers’ Union 

CVTC Wood Technics Club 

Cancer Remission/Survivor Endowment 

Cardinal FG Electromechanical Technology 

R.E. Carter Memorial Endowment 

William J. & Gertrude R. Casper Foundation 

Catholic Aid Association 

Charter Bank-Eau Claire 

Charter Communications Information Technology 

Chartwells Diversity 

Chartwells Hospitality Management 

Chippewa County Voiture 524 

Chippewa Falls Area School Foundation 

Chippewa Falls High School 

Chippewa Falls Rotary Club 

Chippewa Valley Corvette Club 

Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association 

Endowment 

Chippewa Valley Model A Club Endowment 

Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club 

Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club - The Doug 

Christensen Memorial 

Chippewa Valley Technical Recruiters Endowment 

Chippewa Valley Vocational Homemakers 

Endowment 

Clayton School District-DFS 

Clayton School District-Damon Memorial 

ConAgra Foods 

Consolidated Lumber Company d/b/a Arrow 

Building Center Endowment 

Jerome D. Contney Memorial Endowment 

Cornell School District-Hendrickson 

Cornell School District-Warnke Technical 

Courtesy Corporation/McDonalds Restaurants 

Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc. 

Cumberland Memorial Hospital Inc.-ECU 

Auxiliary 

Cummins Great Lakes Career Endowment 

Delta Dental of Wisconsin 

Audrey Dernbach Memorial Nursing 

Patrick B. Devine Memorial Endowment 

Josephine Dine Memorial Endowment 

Diocese of Winona Foundation-Passe 

Disability Endowment 

District 110 Education Foundation-Waconia, MN 

Steve Dobson Memorial Endowment 

Arnold & Lois Domer Foundation 

Joanne Dow Business Education 

Eau Claire County Employee Association 

Eau Claire County Off Campus School Endowment 

Eau Claire Energy Cooperative 

Eau Claire Energy Cooperative Lineworker 

Eau Claire Evening Lions Club-Gordie Berg 

Memorial 

Eau Claire Seymour Lions Club 

Corey Fouts received the Eau Claire 

County Off-Campus School Endowment 

Scholarship. Mike Siker and Holly 

Hart presented the award. 

West Central Information Association President 

Gale J. Haas presented their association’s 

scholarship to Marissa M. Hillman. 

Endres Manufacturing Company 

Ericksen Roed & Associates 

Express Personnel Services 

Fall Creek Area Foundation-Ralph & Marion Wise 

Federated Youth Foundation, Inc. 

Federation of American Consumers & Travelers 

Victor & Eunice Finstad Memorial Endowment 

First Bank & Trust 

First Presbyterian Church Celebration Fund 

Kathryn Fischer Memorial Endowment 

Lars Fiskars Memorial Endowment 

The Foundation of the Wisconsin Automobile & 

Truck Dealers 

Bruno Gansluckner Memorial Endowment 

Larry Gansluckner Leadership Endowment 

Satya Garg Memorial 

Gilman Parent Teacher Organization 

Global Finishing Solutions Civil Engineering 

Technician-Structural 

Global Finishing Solutions Welding 

Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. 

Greater Menomonie Area Community Foundation 

Greater Milwaukee Foundation-Irene Zoromski 

Memorial Fund 

Fred Grosvold Memorial Endowment 

Charles T. Haag Manufacturing/Technical Trade 

Hagen Decorators 

Carl E. Hagen Memorial Endowment 

Hallie Optimist Club 

Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc. 

Harley-Davidson Motor Company 

The Harrington Foundation 

Hayward High School-Martin Lee 

William Hehli Memorial Endowment 

Henke/Heinz 

Nellie Henning Memorial Endowment 

Walt Hestekin Memorial Endowment 

J. L. Hicks AODA 

Bryan Higley Memorial 

Coy Hobbs Memorial Endowment 

Sid & Grace Horman Endowmant 

Eleanor M. & Lyle D. Houlder Memorial 

Endowment 

Tsai-Huang Memorial 

Frank & Susan Huettner Educational 

Foundation, Ltd. 

Hutchinson Techonolgy 

IAAP-Chippewa Valley Chapter Endowment 

IBEW Local Union 953

Heidi Atkins presented her father’s scholarship, 

the Wayne R. Atkins Endowment 

Scholarship, to Chang S. Vang. 

ITW Engineered Fasteners 

Imagineering Computer Consultants 

Indianhead Old Car Club Endowment 

Gerald H. Jacobson Endowment 

Jerry Jacobson Leadership Endowment 

Cheryl A. Janke Memorial Endowment 

JELD-WEN, Inc. 

Johnson, Gunderson & Runkel, Inc. Accounting 

Johnston-Bakker Harmony 

Johnsonville Foods 

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. 

Charles A. Kaufman Memorial Endowment 

Kell Container Endowment 

Keppra-UCB, Inc. 

J.G. King Child Care Services 

Kiwanis Club of Chippewa Falls, Inc. 

Dick Klatt Memorial Welding 

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Inc. 

Arthur Kopp Memorial Endowment 

Kraft Foods North America 

Milton A. Krom 

Tom Kuehl Memorial Leadership 

Lakeview Hospital Auxiliary 

Arland M. Larson Memorial Endowment 

LarsonAllen 

Ken Lee Agency Woods 

Ray Loer Memorial Endowment 

Louisiana - Pacific Corporation 

Loyal Order of Moose-R. Robert Dale 

Milt & Lydia Lunda 

Luther Hospital-Friends of Luther 

Lyman Lumber of Wisconsin Endowment 

Marten Transport, Ltd. 

McKinley Charter School Endowment 

Arthur Medtlie Memorial Endowment 

Menomonie Area Working Women 

Menomonie Dollars for Scholars 

Menomonie Kiwanis 

Menomonie Moose Lodge 1584 

Menomonie Professional Police Association 

Merrill Iron & Steel 

Midelfort Foundation 

Miller Brewing Company 

Cynthia Asplund Mitchell Medical 

John Modl Law Enforcement 

John Moseng Information Technology Endowment 

Don Moss Memorial 

Nash Finch Company 

Nelson Foundation Inc. 

Norske Nook, Inc. 

Karla Jensen is congratulated by CVTC 

Menomonie Marketing Instructor Kathy La- 

Fontaine. Jensen was named Outstanding 

Marketing Student. 

Northwest Building Inspectors Association 

Endowment 

Northwestern Bank Endowment 

Northwestern Wisconsin Peace Officers 

Association Endowment 

Lillian Johnson Oldham Trust 

Optimist International Foundation 

Osseo-Fairchild School District 

Gale R. Otterholt Allied Medical Endowment 

Elli Otteson Trust 

Our Lady of Victory Hospital Auxiliary 

Owen-Withee Lions Club 

PDM Bridge Endowment 

P.E.O. Eau Claire Chapter AF 

Partners of St. Joseph’s Hospital 

Peoples Bank of Wisconsin-Hayward 

Jean M. Peterson Memorial 

Ruth R. Peterson Memorial Endowment 

L. E. Phillips Memorial Endowment 

Piltz Glass & Mirror Inc., 

Premier Dies Corporation 

Presidential Freedom 

Process Metal Innovators Manufacturing 

RCU 

Bob Rajotte Memorial 

Larry Lee Reckin Memorial Marketing Endowment 

Red Horse Truck Body & Hoist Auto Collision 

Red Horse Truck Body & Hoist Welding 

Michael Lee Reidt Memorial Endowment 

Reinhart FoodService Endowment 

Rick Remington Memorial 

Rhinelander Area Foundation, Inc.-Laser Pro 

Rhinelander Lions Club 

River City Street Rods Car Club 

Riverside Machine & Engineering 

Allard R. Rowe Endowment 

Phil Ruehl Memorial Endowment 

Rutledge Service 

Edward & Hannah M. Rutledge Charities 

S & C Bank 

SME/Jansen/Roth/Vanderloop Endowment 

Scheels-Eau Claire 

Rene Schulz-Sorensen Memorial 

Forrest Sieg Memorial 

Silicon Graphics, Inc. Endowment 

Skyline Steel 

John E. Smith Memorial Endowment 

Carol Sokolowski Memorial Endowment 

Somerset Memorial-Paul C. Burch 

Lavern G. Soper Memorial 

Emmer W. Shields III was awarded the Michael Lee Reidt 

Memorial Endowment Scholarship by Deb Marsolek, 

sister of Michael, and Jane Maule, mother of Michael. 

Frank Sorrentino Memorial 

Donald & Pauline Speich 

Spring Valley School District-Main Street 

St. Croix Valley Home Builders Association 

Endowment 

St. Marys Polish National Church-Thorp 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Fall Creek-Reather 

Family 

Stanley-Boyd Jaycees 

Steen’s Construction of Osseo 

Robert Straavaldson Memorial Endowment 

Aura J. & Raymond R. Strong Memorial 

Endowment 

TECH Training Systems Electromechanical 

Technology 

Thomson West Business 

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 

Debra Tillmann Memorial Endowment 

The Toro Company 

Tri-County Medical Alliance Endowment 

James R. Truax Company 

Twin Cities Roofing Contractors Association 

US Bank Endowment 

United States Bowling Congress SMART 

United Bank of Osseo 

University Lutheran Church 

Doris Vennard Trust Nursing 

WHCA George F. Mackenzie 

WJR Endowment 

Walters Technical 

Johanna Warloski Diversity Endowment 

West Central Information Association 

Western Wisconsin Health Information 

Management Association 

Wisconsin Dental Foundation 

Wisconsin Directors of Nursing Council 

Education Forum, Inc. 

Wisconsin Grocers Association 

Wisconsin Health Information Management 

Association 

Wisconsin Hospital Association Foundation 

Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association 

Wisconsin Regional Lily Society 

Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association 

Wolf River School-to-Work 

Women of the Moose 682 

Paulette Wright Memorial Endowment 

Norbert & Helen Wurtzel Endowment 

Carol L. Zimmerman Memorial Endowment 

Robert Zimmerman Memorial Endowment 


donors… 

Monetary 

Contributors 

3M 

3M Foundation 

4Charity Foundation, Inc. 

ABM Equipment & Supply 

Inc 

ASHRAE-La Crosse Chapter 

AT&T Foundation 

Beverly R. Abramczak 

Maude E. Ady 

Todd S. Ahneman 

Nichole R. Akright 

James A. Albert 

Jan M. Albrecht 

Alliant Energy Foundation 

Altoona School District 

American Alliance Bank 

American Family Mutual 

Insurance Company 

American Welding Society 

L. A. Amundson Scholarship, 

Inc. 

AnchorBank 

Terry C. Andersen 

Dennis E. & Darla S. 

Anderson 

Gerilen K. Anderson 

Greta L. & Dale Anderson 

Jamie C. & Brian Anderson 

Jan K. Anderson 

John F. & Anne M. Anderson 

June L. Anderson 

Kari A. Anderson 

Lenny G. & Gwen M. 

Anderson 

Loren C. Anderson 

Roderick W. Anderson 

Shirley A. Anderson 

William L. & Lauri K. 

Anderson 

Brian M. Andrea 

Janet M. Andrea 

Joseph B. Androfski 

Thomas J. Anen 

Judith A. Anibas 

Patricia A. Arciszewski 

Steven L. & Judy C. Armstrong 

Todd V. & Nancy Armstrong 

Susan F. Arndt 

Arrow Precision Plastic 

Assisted Living of Durand, 

Inc. 

Associated Bank 

Associated Trust Company 

Association for Facilities 

Engineering Chapter 66 

Wayne R. & Tawny Atkins 

Catherine T. Aubart 

Debra L. Ausman 

Ayres Associates 

Duane A. Badman 

Juliana V. Baker 

Richard E. Baker 

Marcie S. Bakker 

Bank Mutual Corporation 

Bruce A. & Ann Barker 

Barron High School 

Jack & Carol Bartingale 

(Bartingale Company Inc.) 

Bartingale Mechanical, Inc 

David C. & Barbara Bartlett 

Ashley L. Bauer 

Dana J. Bauer 

David A. & Laurie A. Bauer 

Jeffry A. & Ivy Bauer 

Kris A. Bauer 

Laurie T. Bauer 

Mark A. Bauer 

Sue Bauer 

Glen D. Baumgartner 

Stacy M. Baurichter 

Andrew C. Bautch 

Baxter International Foundation 

Ronald & Judith Baxter 

Charlene S. Baynton 

Lawrence C. Bechel 

Bruce B. Nancy A. Bejin 

Mary E. Bement 

Dale A. Bender 

Debra R. Benoit 

Rosella E. Bents 

Smokey Benzschawel 

Carol A. Berg 

Curtis L. & Shari D. Berg 

David P. Berg 

Doreen G. Berg 

Mary L. Berg 

Rachel R. Berg 

Cherrie A. Bergandi 

Mary M. Bergeron 

Lonny R. Bergerson 

Diane M. Bergh 

Rachel D. Bergsholm 

Mary F. Berklund 

Elizabeth L. & Thomas Berry 

James E. Bevins 

John W. Bierbrauer 

Debra A. Biesterveld 

Roger A. & Julie A.Biesterveld 

Terrance W. Biesterveld 

Terry L. Bilderback 

Paul G. Billmeyer 

James C. Binder 

Rick L. Biondich 

Birchwood School District 

Steven A. & Jolene J. Bird 

Blanche H. Dobson Bischoff 

Kristoffer T. Bjerke 

Trina E. Blaschko 

Kenneth G. & Linda L. Blazel 

Paul G. Blazel 

Kenneth R. Blodgett 

Julie A. Bloom 

Ronda L. Bloom 

Bloomer Public Schools 

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United 

of Wisconsin 

Blue Diamond Family Dental, 

S.C. 

Christie A. Boatman 

Nels C. Bodway 

David L. Bohac 

Alice C. Bohl 

Larry J. & Linda E. Bohl 

Mary E. Bol 

Stanley E. & Susan H. Bonk 

Rhonda M. Boos 

Frank Borg 

Thomas W. & Christine Borneman 

Dawn M. & Robert J. Bosold 

Anthony J. Bourget 

Jeffrey P. & Julie E. Bowe 

Mark T. & Carol J. Bowe 

Dianne K. Bowen 

William J. Boyle 

Duane D. & Kathryn E. Brandner 

Kolleen J. & Jay Branger 

Lonna J. Brantner 

Lynn C. Brantner 

Sherry S. Brasda 

Debra L. & Brian Bredlau 

James P. Breen 

Susan M. & David J. Brehm 

Corinne M. & Cory R. Breidung 

Bremer Bank 

Nathley A. Brennan 

Joel A. & Deborah K. Brettingen 

Jerry D. Briggs 

Kathleen H. Briggs 

Curtis M. & Lisa M. Brion 

Jolene M. Brost 

Angela M. Brown 

Ardelle M. Brown 

Robert P. Brown 

Roy F. Brown 

Susan K. & Joseph Brown 

Bruce School District 

Marcia D. Bruflat 

Margaret M. Brunn 

Judith A. Brunner 

Dennis W. Brush 

Jon A. Brutlag 

Gary H. & Brenda J. Brzozowski 

Jeannine A. Buch 

Donna K. Bucheger 

Frank R. & Vicky Bucheger 

Todd L. Burkart 

Dawn M. Burlum 

Robert V. Burns 

Cheryl E. Burzynski 

Karie L. Butterfield 

Jeremy L. Butts 

Matthew W. Butzer 

Lisa M. Byrne 

CTB/McGraw-Hill 

CVACTE 

CVTC Local 2398 

CVTC Student Life 

CVTC Woods Club 

Bobbi J. Cabak 

Tressa R. Cain 

Paula J. & Ronald Calkins 

Duane W. Call 

Carol A. Campbell 

Teresa M. Campeau 

Cardinal FG 

Doris M. Carey 

Alan D. & Helen Carlson 

Ruth M. Carlson 

Kristen M. Carroll 

James C. Carter 

William J. & Gertrude R. Casper 

Foundation 

Catholic Aid Association 

Thomas W. Cerrato 

Certified, Inc. 

Sherry R. Chambers 

Vernon R. Chandler 

Mary A. Chaplinski 

Robert W. Charlesworth 

Charter Bank 

Charter Communications 

Chartwells 

Chippewa County 4-H 

Chippewa County Voiture 524 

Chippewa Falls High School 

Chippewa Falls Kiwanis Club 

Chippewa Falls Rotary Club 

Chippewa Valley Body Shop 

Association 

Chippewa Valley Corvette Club 

Chippewa Valley Home Builders 

Association 

Chippewa Valley Model A Club 

Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club 

Chippewa Valley Technical 

Recruiters 

Renee S. Christensen 

Gary Christenson 

Marc J. & Lisa M. Christopher 

Charles A. & Beverly R. 

Christopherson 

Ross L. Christopherson 

Rose M. Cibulka 

Charlene M. Clare 

James M. Clare 

Melanie M. Clauson 

Clayton School District 

Katherine Clement 

Cody Limousines, LLC 

Angela M. & Kevin Comerford 

ConAgra Foods - Home of Swiss 

Miss 

David N. Conrad 

Contour Plastics, Inc. 

Joseph L. Cook 

Cornell Corporation 

Cornell School District 

Countryside Cooperatives 

Courtesy Corporation/ 

McDonald’s 

Gerry L. Cowell 

Mark W. Coyne 

James P. Craig 

Molly A. Craker 

Karol A. Creaser 

Susan M. & Richard Crisp 

Julie C. Cross 

Jason A. & Brenda J. Culbert 

Culver’s VIP Foundation 

Cumberland Memorial Hospital- 

ECU Auxiliary 

Tanya Cunningham 

Dawn M. Dachel 

Robert G. & Cecilia Dachel 

Cheryl L. Dahl 

Lucas A. Dahling 

David L. Dalsveen 

Joshua F. & Sara K. Dalton 

Sandra A. Damiani 

W S Darley & Company 

Carol L. Davis 

Judy Davis 

Sharon L. De Cicco 

Linda L. DeMoe 

Angela M. DeRouin 

Carol M. & Richard A. DeVriend 

Lori K. Debee 

Theresa A. Dehne 

Karen K. & Hal Delaney 

Delta Dental of Wisconsin 

Robert W. Dernbach 

Garry A. Dettman 

Jessica L. Deutsch 

William J. Devine 

Kalynn M. Dewitz 

Margaret A. Dickens 

Adam M. Diller 

Duane & Joan Dingmann 

Diocese of Winona Foundation 

District 110 Education Foundation 

Lisa M. Ditlefsen 

Dale R. Dittmer 

Gayle A. Dodge 

Linda M. Dodge 

Alan R. Dohm 

Jim Dolan 

Arnold & Lois Domer 

Foundation 

Monica J. Donnellan 

Alissa L. Dopkins 

John Dotseth Trucking Inc 

Christine M. Douglas 

Joanne E. Dow 

Linda S. Downey 

Lawrence & Carol Doyle 

Michael Dresel 

Tracy M. Drier 

Jeanne L. DuPuis 

Jayne E. Dulian 

Scott E. Dumbauld 

Dave W. & Lynn J. Dummer 

Deborah A. & Randy J. 

Duncanson 

Donald L. Dunow 

E O Johnson Company 

Eau Claire County 

Eau Claire Energy 

Cooperative 

Eau Claire Evening Lions 

Club, Inc. 

Eau Claire Press Company 

Eau Claire Realty, Inc. 

Eau Claire Scheels 

Eau Claire Seymour Lions 

Club 

Eau Claire Women’s 

Network 

City of Eau Claire 

Karla M. Ebert 

Mary A. Eder 

Christine K. Eggers 

Terry A. Eikamp 

Jean M. Eisold 

Lonnie J. Ellefson 

Endres Manufacturing 

Company 

Pamela J. Entorf 

Kristine K. Erdman 

Ericksen-Roed & Associates, 

Inc. 

Bradley L. Erickson 

Donald G. & Linda L. 

Erickson 

Kristi A. & David W. 

Erickson 

Lynn A. Erickson 

Lynn M. Erickson 

Randall J. Espie 

Duane E. Esse 

Brett J. Evans 

Express Personnel Services 

Extendicare Health Facilities, 

Inc. 

Roger A. & Ruth L. 

Fagerland 

Fall Creek Area Foundation 

Thomas P. Faschingbauer 

Heidi L. Faulkner 

Timothy K. Fawcett 

Federated Youth Foundation 

Inc. 

Federation of American 

Consumers and Travelers 

Jan M. Fehr 

Priscilla L. & Douglas J. 

Felix 

Sally E. Felling 

Mary J. Felton-Kolstad 

Lori L. Ferrer 

Jennifer M. Fetherston 

Donald A. & Connie L. 

Finch 

Lynn A. Finstad 

Victoria E. Finstad 

Brian M. Fiore

Sue E. Fiore 

First Bank & Trust 

First Presbyterian Church 

Scholarship Committee 

Barbara F. Fiskars 

Daniel L. Flaten 

Rick G. Flood 

Shawn M. & Carrie A. Flynn 

Bobbi L. Forsythe 

Larry L. Foster 

The Foundation of the Wisconsin 

Auto & Truck Dealers 

Lynn M. Fox 

Susan R. Frame 

John L. Frank 

Jeffrey E. & Jackie J. Frase 

Jeffrey J. & Sara Frenette 

Friends of Luther 

Connie J. & Henry J. 

Fuerstenberg 

Roy M. & Janice M. Fuerstenberg 

Geri L. Gamroth 

Narendra & Sarita Garg 

Karen L. Garza 

Gateway Industrial Park Corp 

Sheila A. Gawinski 

Lori A. & Robert M. Geissler 

Carl J. Genrich 

Brian D. Gerrits 

Jonathan W. Gessner 

Gilman School District 

Jeremiah J. Gingras 

Kenneth E. Gingras 

James J. & Cynthia A. 

Girolamo 

David A. & Marsha L. Girtman 

Gregory D. & Roxanne M. 

Glaus 

Paul D. Glittenberg 

Global Finishing Solutions 

David R. Godlewski 

Brian M. Goodman 

Mary E. Gorud 

Kevin J. & Shirley Gottwalt 

Great Lakes Educational Loan 

Services, Inc. 

Greater Menomonie Area 

Community Foundation 

Greater Milwaukee Foundation, 

Inc. 

Chuck L. & Lori L. Gregorich 

Patricia R. & Lawrence Griffin 

Kathleen G. Grill 

James R. Gross 

Yvonne M. & William 

Grutzmacher 

Kevin J. & Kelly J. Gullo 

Angie Gunderson 

Gunderson-Faulkner Wisconsin 

Corp. 

William J. Gustafson 

Thomas D. & Suzanne 

Gustum 

Steven T. Gutsch 

Charles T. & Linda J. Haag 

Melinda S. & Mark A. Haase 

Hagen Decorators, Inc. 

Curtis L. & Deb A. Hager 

Hallie Optimist Club 

Nickie S. Halvorson 

Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, 

Inc. 

Debbie J. Hams 

Catherine J. Hansen 

Nancy A. Hansman 

Sheldon C. Hanson 

Jennifer A. Harder 

Michael J. Hardy 

Harley-Davidson Motor Company 

Julie B. & Marcus J. Harmer 

Jesse L. Harness 

Robert R. & Patricia Harnisch 

The Harrington Foundation 

James E. & Diane L. Harsh 

Joann M. & Erin Hart 

Mark A. Hartman 

Sheree A. Hartman 

Hayward High School 

Scott B. & Debra A. Heath 

Barbara R. Hedrington 

Tammy J. Hedrington 

Joseph R. & Judith Hegge 

Beth A. Hein 

Amity J. & Greg Heinbuch 

David E. & Laurel A. Helgerson 

Daniel A. Helgeson 

Mark R. Hendrickson 

Donald K. Henning 

Timothy J. & Joyce A. Henning 

Jane L. Henschler 

Wayne E. Hestekin 

Rebecca L. Hicks 

Larry R. & Joey Hillman 

Beverly A. Hilton 

Diane M. Hinke 

Mary L. Hinrichs 

David J. Hoban 

Brenda S. Hodowanic 

Judith A. Hoehn 

Robert D. Hoehn 

Alisa S. Hoepner 

William J. Hoffstatter 

Connie Holden-Peterson & William 

Peterson 

Angela J. Hollister 

John E. Holzhueter 

Margaret A. Holzhueter 

Robert S. Houser 

Ronald & Connie Hovey 

Joan A. Hoy 

Li-Chin Huang 

Lisa J. Hubacher 

Paul J. Hubing 

Huettner Educational Foundation, 

Ltd. 

Chris A. Huff 

Thomas G. Huffcutt 

Sandra C. Hume 

William J. Hunt 

Michelle A. Huppert 

Steven J. & Kristina M. Hurlburt 

Walmar N. Hurt III 

Jean A. Husby 

Hutchinson Technology 

Raeann M. & Jerome Hutchinson 

Walter F. Huth 

ITW Engineered Fasteners 

William A. & Barbara Ihlenfeldt 

Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 

Local Union 953 

Mike G. & Bonnie J. Isaacson 

Gerald R. Jackson 

Kristine K. Jackson 

Nancy J. & Robert J. Jackson 

Patty J. & John Jackson 

Renee L. Jackson 

Gerald A. Jacobson 

Gerald H. & Mary L. Jacobson 

Scott L. Jacobson 

Audrey S. Jaenke 

Valerie L. Jain 

J u l y 1 , 2 0 0 6 - J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 7 

Angela M. Janicki 

Thomas S. Jankoski 

Dawn M. Jaquish 

Douglas A. Jarvar 

Marilyn J. Jaskot 

JELD-WEN, Inc. 

Mary E. Jenneman 

John A. Joadwine 

Job Service – Division of Workforce 

Solutions 

Candace S. & Stephen R. Johnson 

ElRose Johnson 

Gary M. Johnson 

Johnson, Gunderson & Runkel, 

Inc. 

Karen L. Johnson 

Kenneth R. Johnson 

Michael J. Johnson 

Pamela J. Johnson 

Johnsonville Foods 

Dean E. & Rosalie Johnston 

Cheryl L. Jones 

Jeffrey L. Jopp 

Karen S. Jubie 

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, 

Inc. 

Jane Jurek 

Jeff W. Juzwiak 

John E. Kaanta 

Nancy E. Kaeding 

Ronald R. Kaeding 

Anita M. Kapp 

Evonne L. Karpinske 

Ann M. Kassing 

Mark S. & Celeste Kaufman 

Cheryl A. & Thomas D. 

Keegan 

Daniel S. & Dawn Kegley 

“ 


CVTC 

Expansion 

We’ve upgraded our facilities dramatically. 

We passed a $10.7 million 

referendum – which was unheard of 

in this area – in 1997, and built a new 

Manufacturing Center, a new campus 

in River Falls and an Emergency Services 

Center on the west side of town. 

That was followed with a new addition 

on the Chippewa campus, a new Health 

Education Center, and now NanoRite, 

a new addition to the Manufacturing & 

Technology Center. 

We’ve dramatically changed the face 

of Chippewa Valley Technical College 

in terms of how it appears to the community 

because we believe that image 

follows right on the footsteps of quality. 

With quality education and 

” 

quality faculty 

you also have to have the facilities and 

equipment that will attract students. 

“There’s been such a change in public image. CVTC 

is now a high-tech center. The college has so many 

new programs. I’m amazed by the expansion and the 

technology. When I had a tour, I was just in awe.” 

—Nancy Tanzer 

Manager, BioLife Plasma Services, Eau Claire 

Medical Laboratory Technician program, 1984 graduate 


donors… 

Melissa A. Keim 

Gail M. Kelble 

Kell Container Corp 

Thomas R. & Pamela A. Kell 

John J. and Ethel D. Keller 

Fund 

John D. Kennedy 

Roger K. & Lisa M. Ketchum 

Deborah J. Keys 

Margaret A. Keys 

Ronald L. Keys 

Kenneth P. & Carlotta K. 

King 

Wade C. King 

Judy G. King-Gehler & 

Stuart G. Gehler 

Gail B. Kinney 

Ellen M. Kirking 

Julie A. Kistner 

Tamara L. Klatt 

Juli M. Kloss 

Leon L. & Sandra L. Klueckmann 

Katherine A. Klump 

JoLene Klumpp 

Clifford G. Koehler 

Robert L. Koehler 

Herb Kohl Educational 

Foundation, Inc. 

Herbert H. Kohl Charities, 

Inc. 

Lavonne T. Kohlhepp 

Jesse T. Kohls 

Mark A. & Sheila M. Kohls 

Harold M. & Christine E. 

Kolasa 

Marjory K. Konik 

Susan M. Konop 

Erica L. Kranich 

James L. & Mary Kreilich 

Ray H. Kressin 

Melissa K. Krigsvold 

Ronald D. Krippner 

James A. Kroehn 

Kraig A. & Angela F. Krueger 

Linda M. Krueger 

Ronald P. Krueger & Ann 

M. Tornowske-Krueger 

Kay A. Krupka 

Joan M. Kucko 

Roberta J. Kuhn 

Shirley A. Kuhn 

Robert W. Kunkel 

Erika J. Kurasz 

Kathleen M. Kurshinsky 

Kathleen A. Kuznar 

Anthony J. & Sheila E. 

Kvapil 

Cathi J. LaFontaine 

Linda S. Lang 

Lawrence C. Lapp 

Franki J. Larrabee 

Jennifer L. Larrabee 

Larson Management Inc 

Jeffrey D. Larson 

Terry G. Larson 

LarsonAllen 

Wade A. Latz 

Gary E. & Jerry A. Lauterbach 

Jeffrey D. LeCount 

Robin K. LeMay 

Timothy C. Leadholm 

Janet M. Lebeis 

Ken Lee Agency, Inc. 

Greg A. Leonhard 

Roger D. & Ann M. Leque 

Pamela R. Lewan 

Marjorie A. Lewison 

Robert E. Lewke 

Andrew J. Liedl 

John T. Lien 

Lynne M. Lindbo 

Brad M. Linn 

Michael L. Lloyd 

Kyle K. Loewenhagen 

Daniel R. Lofald 

Geneva M. Logslett 

Daniel J. & Debra K. Loiselle 

Mike Loken 

Linda M. Londre 

Phillip J. & Kathleen Long 

Julia R. Lorenz 

Robert C. Loughan 

Loyal Order of Moose 

Jack L. Luedtke 

Wendy R. Luedtke 

Diane M. Lund 

Lunda Charitable Trust 

Milton & Lydia Lunda 

M & I Bank 

Anne M. Madison 

Harold J. & Margaret Magnus 

Mary F. Mahr 

Michael H. Maier 

Barbara & Will Maines 

Rhonda Manderscheid 

Manpower 

Randy G. Marden 

Market & Johnson, Inc. 

Dan R. & Debbie Market 

Markquart Chevrolet 

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company 

Cecilia E. Marshall 

Marshfield Clinic 

Debra A. & Mark A. Marsolek 

The Martec Group - Green Bay 

Marten Transport, Ltd. 

Brenda L. & Rob Martineau 

Eugene Mataczynski 

Ramona J. Mathews 

Kent A. & Marlene T. Mathison 

Dawn M. Matott 

Linda L. & Andrew A. Matott 

May Department Stores Foundation 

Thomas D. & Victoria J. Mc- 

Cracken 

McDonough Manufacturing 

Company 

Jeff A. McGowan 

McKinley Charter School, Inc. 

Eric R. & Jean Measner 

Richard B. Mechelke 

Mega Charities 

Jean B. Mehlsack 

Theresa J. Meinen 

Mark A. Meisner 

Menomonie Area Working 

Women 

Menomonie Dollars for Scholars 

Menomonie Kiwanis 

Menomonie Moose Lodge No. 

1584 

Menomonie Street Dental 

Timothy J. & Kathleen E. 

Mentink 

Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc. 

Merrill Lynch 

Eric J. Messner 

David A. & Jamie L. Meyer 

Patricia J. Meyer 

Midelfort Clinic 

Midelfort Foundation, Inc. 

Midwest Wireless 

Hans P. Mikelson 

Clarence C. & Janice M. Mikl 

Robert J. & Lori B. Mikunda 

Paul A. & LouAnn Milledge 

Dan E. & Cindy Miller 

DeWayne E. & Elaine M. Miller 

Julie A. Miller 

Lee A. Miller 

Mary A. Millis 

John P. Modl 

Kathy J. Moehagen 

Kirk L. Moist 

Jerold W. Moldenhauer 

Bruce J. Moll 

Sharol F. Molland 

Thomas E. Monson 

Moody’s Inc 

Ruth J. Morey 

Jane L. & Martin J. Morris 

Bernard J. & Linda R. Morrissey 

“What impresses me today about CVTC are the firstclass, 

up-to-date labs, and that applies across all the 

fields. I’m proud of the reputation we enjoy nationwide 

with our students. CVTC really is a customer-driven 

organization. We are aware of what our customer base 

is looking for, what the area needs.” 

—Frank Bucheger, OEM Fabricators, Inc., 

Woodville, Mechanical Design program, 1975 graduate 

James R. & Nancy Mortwedt 

Steven A. & Jennifer M. Moschkau 

Todd A. & Lynda K. Moseley 

John L. Moseng 

Don Moss Memorial Scholarship 

Tamara L. Moss 

Susan R. Mrdutt 

Jean M. & Timothy J. Mrozinski 

Tara S. Mrozinski 

Katherine F. Mueller 

Jayne M. Munkwitz 

Julie M. & Tracy Murphy 

Robert J. Myers 

Jody M. Myhre-Oechsle 

Clayton R. Naomi 

Edward P. & Lu Ann B. Naser 

Nash-Finch Company 

Rusty R. Naylor 

Lynette M. Neibauer 

Nelson Foundation 

Barbara G. Nelson 

Donna M. Nelson 

Earl Nelson 

Kris Nelson 

Robert E. Nelson 

Robert W. Nelson 

Teresa M. Nelson 

Wayne L. Nelson 

Nancy L. Nerdrum & Thomas 

M. Meyer 

Daniel J. & Linda L. Ness 

Nestle 

David P. Nesvacil 

Glen H. & Barbara Neubauer 

Cynthia S. Newcomb 

Jeffery M. Newcomb 

Nexen Group, Inc. 

Krzysztof & Jennifer A. Nickowski 

Barbara J. & James L. Nicolet 

Diane D. Nolan 

Alan P. Norby 

Norske Nook, Inc. 

Northwestern Bank 

Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, 

Inc. 

Annamarie Novak 

Forrest J. Nutter 

Lois A. Nyre 

Scott L. Nyseth 

Tera L. Nyseth 

Michelle M. O’Connell 

OEM Fabricators, Inc. 

Jon G. Ocker 

David A. Odell 

Claudeen R. Oebser 

Lillian Oldham Trust 

Susan J. Olinger 

Linda F. Oliver 

David E. Olson 

Douglas A. & Pamela Olson 

Kim R. Olson 

Nadine A. Olson 

Shelly Y. & Bart Olson 

Stephen R. Onstad 

Optimist International Foundation 

Myrna S. Orensten 

Joseph M. & Debra M. Ortner 

Osseo-Fairchild Schools 

Gayle A. & Daniel M. Ostermann 

Melissa L. & Alan J. Ostertag 

Gale R. Otterholt 

Elli Otteson Trust 

Otto Bremer Foundation 

Our Lady of Victory Hospital 

Pamela D. Owen 

Owen-Withee Lions Club 

Inc. 

P.E.O. Eau Claire Chapter 

AF 

PMI, LLC 

Pactiv Corporation 

Robert J. Pagel 

Erin R. Palmer 

Pamela A. Palzkill & Phillip 

J. Prusak 

Douglas F. & Sharon J. Panek 

James A. & Denise M. Parker 

JoAnn Parks 

Partners of St. Joseph’s 

Hospital 

Lynda L. Patrow 

Jean A. Patton 

Diane I. Pavelski 

Catherine A. Peck 

Iva I. Peck 

Allen J. Peden 

Kim R. Pederson 

Sylvia J. Pederson 

Michael W. Pehler 

Diane Y. Peil 

Dave & Tammy Pellett 

Susan L. Pelzel 

Peoples Bank of Wisconsin- 

Hayward 

Jeffrey S. & Julie K. Pepper 

Judy Z. Perkins 

Aimee J. Pernsteiner 

Scott A. Pernsteiner 

Joanne M. Petersen 

Linda L. Petersen 

Andy W. Peterson 

Charles A. Peterson 

Christine M. Peterson 

Deborah K. Peterson 

Michael J. Peterson 

Richard J. Peterson 

Ruth L. Peterson 

Steven L. Peterson 

Steven R. & Roxane C. 

Peterson 

Theresa A. Peterson 

Wendy L. Peterson 

William Peterson 

Jeffery J. & Susan L. Pettis 

Laura J. Pettis 

Joyce E. Philen 

Phillips Plastics Corporation 

Piltz Glass & Mirror Inc. 

Edwin O. Pinkert 

James B. & Kathleen Pinter 

Greg W. Pittman 

Patricia L. Pizzi 

Plank Enterprises, Inc. 

Steven B. Plendl 

Robert & Rena Plichta 

Ronald D. Plumer 

Joseph L. Poirier 

Richard A. Polzer 

Richard Ponto 

Linda & David Pophal 

Ronald E. & Lois J. Porath 

Louis L. Pospishil 

Premier Dies Corporation 

Presidential Freedom 

Scholarships 

The Presto Foundation 

Richard D. Pribnow 

Paul N. & Lisa N. Prince 

Michelle M. Pryse 

Mark J. Puig

Patrick J. Quinn 

RCU 

Julia E. Raehpour 

Kristen A. Raney 

John M. & Barbara A. 

Rasmus 

Arden L. Rasmussen 

Theresa M. Raven 

Robert L. Ray 

Donald J. Raymond 

Red Horse Truck Body & 

Hoist, LLC 

Roger F. & Bonnie J. Reese 

Wade R. Reese 

Sandra L. Reischel 

Wendy J. Remington 

Gregory S. & Wanda M. 

Restad 

Rhinelander Area Scholarship 

Foundation, Inc. 

Rhinelander Lions Club 

Grace E. Rich 

Judy C. Richardson 

Barbara A. Ries 

Connie J. & Luther Rindal 

Dolores Ripp 

Jason L. Risler 

Judith M. & Edward Ristow 

Tanya M. Rivas 

River City Street Rods Club 

Riverside Machine & 

Engineering, Inc. 

Sherri L. Rixmann 

Helen M. Rizzi 

Carol L. & Gary Robarge 

Jeaneen A. Roberts 

Karen S. Robydek 

Rooney Printing Company 

Inc 

Laura J. Rose 

Ann K. Rosemeyer 

Patricia A. Rosenberg 

Robert Rosenberg 

Nancy J. Rosentrater 

Carole J. Ross 

David P. Roth 

Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. 

Michael J. Rowan 

David A. Rowe 

Elizabeth Rowe 

Hannah Rubusch 

John A. Ruesch 

Lynn A. Ruesch 

Patricia J. Ruggles 

Amy C. Rundquist 

Sheila Running 

Edward & Hannah M. 

Rutledge Charities, Inc. 

Mary H. Ryberg 

S & C Bank 

S&R Communications 

Group 

SDS Architects, Inc. 

Gary H. & Rosalia P. 

Sabelko 

Karen A. Sabin 

Sacred Heart Hospital 

Saint Joseph’s Hospital 

Saint Paul’s Lutheran 

Church 

Tina M. Salava 

Gerald T. Salter 

Diane E. Samplawski-Kurth 

Marquita A. Samse 

Susan A. Sarauer 

Cynthia A. Sarazen 

Ron L. Schaefer 

Kay L. Scharn 

Ricky M. Schauss 

Dean E. & Stacey A. Schemmel 

Denise C. Schendel 

Jane A. Scheuermann 

Janice L. Schindler 

Robert J. Schindler 

Ivy M. Schlosser-Bauer 

Steven D. & Linda L. Schmidt 

Daniel W. Schmock 

William E. & Christie L. Schmock 

Scholarship America 

Scholarship and Recognition 

Program 

Jeffrey & Bobbie Scholze 

Todd L. Scholze 

Edward F. Schultz 

Rodney K. Schultz 

Deborah J. Schumacher 

Paul E. Schumacher 

Alana K. Schutts 

Jon M. Schutts 

Brian R. Schwahn 

Annette M. Schwendinger 

RW Scobie, Inc. 

Sarah J. Scott 

Tammy M. Scribner 

Michael N. & Jeanne M. Sedlacek 

Paul F. Sedlacek 

Phillip J. Seep 

Wayne R. Seichter 

Ruth A. Seppa 

Donna E. Setterlund 

Robert D. Shakal 

Timothy M. & Mary E. 

Shepardson 

Dean A. & Dawn M. Siddons 

Michael N. Siker 

Diane M. Sikora 

Jill M. Sikora 

Silent Thunder Transport LLC 

Silicon Logic Engineering, Inc. 

Claude I. Sime 

Danny R. Simpson 

Daniel J. & Diane M. Sinz 

Robert J. & Lori L. Sinz 

Lisa M. Skoyen 

Skyline Steel, Inc. 

David M. & Lynnette M. Smith 

Joseph F. & Patricia A. Smith 

Jeanne M. Smoczyk 

Judith A. & Birdell Snudden 

Patrick M. Snyder 

Gary M. & Judy A. Solberg 

Connie J. & Daniel R. Solfest 

Somerset Memorial Scholarship 

Fund, Inc. 

Kathleen S. Sommers 

Rita K. Sorkness 

Allen C. & Becky Spaeth 

Nancy J. & Richard Sparks 

Spring Valley School District 

St. Mary’s Polish National Church- 

Thorp 

Anna Stadnicka 

Steven L. Stamm 

Jeanie J. Standard 

Roger J. Stanford 

Stanley-Boyd Jaycees 

Timothy H. Stanton 

Sonja K. Steele 

Steen Construction of Osseo, LLC 

Shelly Stein 

Deanna M. Steinberger 

Charlene M. Stelter 

Rochelle A. Stenseth 

Charles L. & Diane K. Steuding 

Timothy L. Stevens 

Derek J. Stickney 

Julia M. Stoffa 

Tammy L. Stone 

Robert G. & Rosemary Strasburg 

Barbara J. Strey 

Rick L. Sturtz 

David F. Suchla 

Terre Sullivan 

Theresa A. Sullivan 

Karla J. Svedarsky 

Deborah J. Svee 

Jeremy J. Svihovec 

Barry J. & Sue A. Svoma 

Patricia E. Sweeney 

Brent G. Swenson 

Dwight L. Swenson 

Donald E. Sydejko Jr 

Barbara L. Sylla 

Daniel L. Szymanski 

TECH Training Systems, Inc. 

TTM Technologies 

Dean L. & Denise L. Tabor 

Jane A. Tafel 

Barbara L. Tanner 

Karen L. Taylor 

Terry L. Taylor 

J. D. Teeter 

Catherine A. Tepaske 

Brenda L. Thalacker 

Michael J. Thibodeau 

Bonnie J. Thielke 

Jerome L. Thiessen 

Dorinda M. Thompson 

Flint D. Thompson 

Marilyn T. Thoms 

Thomson Learning 

Thomson West Business 

Leona L. Thorson 

Todd L. & Beth A. Thune 

Susan M. Tkachuk 

Douglas J. Tomas 

The Toro Foundation 

Dan Toycen 

Thomas J. Tremblay 

James Truax Company 

Tim Tryba 

Rita L. Tubbs 

David H. Turany 

Janet M. Turk 

Wesley G. Tuttle 

U.S. Bancorp Foundation 

US Bank 

James R. Ulberg 

United Bank of Osseo 

United States Bowling Congress 

University Lutheran Church 

Christopher J. & Barbara J. 

Vadnais 

Michael E. Van Den Heuvel 

JoAnn Van Dyk-Adams 

Doris J. Van Schoonhoven 

Thomas J. Vanderloop 

Ka A. Vang 

Doris Vennard Trust 

Robert J. & Ruth B. Verbrugge 

Kimberly R. Vlcek 

George J. Vobornik 

David A. Vollmer 

Kimberly A. Vollmer 

Jane M. Wagner 

Joan M. Wahl 

Wal-Mart Foundation 

Joan M. Walker 

Eleanor M. Walter 

Charles C. Warner 

Robert Warnke 

Water Source Heating & Cooling, 

Inc. 

Paul W. Waters 

Waunakee Aiport & Pilots 

Association, Inc. 

Waunakee Airpark, LLC 

Darcy G. & Kimera Way 

Peggy A. Weaver 

Donna M. Weidman 

Christy J. Weisenberger 

Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, SC 

WellPoint Foundation 

Wells Fargo 

Kathleen A. Wenell-Nesbit & 

Stuart Nesbit 

Richard O. Werlein 

James N. Werner 

West Central Information 

Association 

Jeff D. & Diana R. West 

WESTconsin Credit Union 

Western Wisconsin Health Information 

Management Association 

Wes G. Westphal 

Timothy T. & Angie Whiteside 

Jon D. Will 

Louis S. Winter 

Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame 

Wisconsin Crop Production 

Association 

Wisconsin Dental Foundation, Inc. 

Wisconsin Directors of Nursing 

Council Education Forum 

Wisconsin Grocers Association 

Wisconsin Hospital Association, 

Inc. 

Wisconsin Motor Carriers 

Association 

Wisconsin Regional Lily Society 

Wisconsin Transportation Builders 

Association 

Diane L. Witt-Rose & John Rose 

Wolf River School-To-Work 

Women of the Moose #682 

Brian G. Wozniak 

Adam M. Writz 

Christine M. Writz 

Norbert K. & Helen Wurtzel 

Xcel Energy – Menomonie 

Employee Association 

Xcel Energy Foundation 

Lemeng Yang 

Michael J. & Kimberly S. Yeager 

Kimberly L. Yoder 

Nancy G. Yost 

Jennifer L. Zappa 

Joseph W. Zeilermeir 

Arnold F. Zimmerman Jr. 

Gerald A. & Janice M. Zimmerman 

Mary L. Zimmerman 

J u l y 1 , 2 0 0 6 - J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 7 

Gift In Kind 

3M 

Dan Adams 

Advanced Laser Machining, 

Inc. 

Bauer Built Tire & Service 

Center 

Terrance Bechel 

Jim Binder 

Burger King 

Tim Capozzi 

CATCO - Eau Claire 

Chicken Unlimited 

Chippewa Valley Electric 

Coop 

ConAgra Foods-Home of 

Swiss Miss 

Coulson Precision Tooling, 

Inc. 

Dairyland Power Cooperative 

Elctro Industries, Inc. 

Fastenal 

Fazoli’s 

Festival Foods 

Don Gisch 

Green Mill Restaurant 

Greng’s Theatres 

Intertek ETL Entela 

The Iron Fireman 

JJ Keller & Associates, Inc. 

Jamie Kohn 

Rodney Kouba 

Lab Safety Supply 

Teresina Longval 

Luther Hospital 

Mancino’s 

MegaFoods 

Chris McHenry 

Midwest Mobile RV Service 

Ronnie Minsaas 

Nestle USA 

Northwest Enterprise, Inc. 

Pepsi Bottling Group 

Holly Peterson 

The Plaza Hotel & Suites 

Premium Waters, Inc. 

Resco Electric Utility Supply 

Respironics 

Sacred Heart Hospital 

Kathy Schwarzenberger 

Security Bank 

Steel Towne 

Unity Health & Fitness 

Walgreens Home Care 

Walmart 

Joseph Walters 

Wendy’s 

Western Region Managing 

Partner 

Xcel Energy 


CVTC Financials June 30, 2007 

ASSETS 

Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,544,970 

Accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758,069 

Property taxes receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,124,066 

Federal and state aid receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,334,104 

Program and material fees receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,837 

Fee arrangements receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280,946 

Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,838 

Prepaid items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,210 

Debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,477 

Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18,778,517 

Non-Current Assets: Restricted cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,030,673 

Debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,465 

Capital assets, not depreciated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,332,291 

Capital assets, being depreciated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62,738,417 

Less accumulated depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28,026,276) 

Total non-current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46,301,570 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,080,087 

LIABILITIES 

Current Liabilities: Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,001,409 

Accrued payroll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,697,598 

Accrued compensated absences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,487 

Accrued interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,695 

Deferred program and material fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,508 

Due to student organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383,362 

Current portion of long-term obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,751,528 

Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,371,587 

Non-Current Liabilities: Accrued early retirement incentive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731,707 

Accrued retiree health insurance premiums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,029,940 

General obligation promissory notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19,025,000 

Total non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25,786,647 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39,158,234 

NET ASSETS 

Invested in capital assets, net of related debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,227,446 

Restricted for debt service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523,602 

Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,170,805 

TOTAL NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25,921,853 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,080,087

CVTC Foundation Financials 

Foundation Direct Support to Chippewa Valley Technical College 

July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 

NanoRite Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 859,334 

Neillsville Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,758 

Gift-in-Kind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,954 

Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $257,074 

Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,276 

Program Development: Truck Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 

Dental Hygienist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000 

Machine Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,059 

Wood Technics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,345 

Geriatrics Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,687 

Special Activities: Scholarship Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,458 

Miscellaneous: Software Equipment for Students with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 

Minority Student Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,244 

Student Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,215 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,385,404 

Combined Balance Sheet – Unaudited June 30, 2007 

Excellence Property Innovation Restricted Endowment Total All 

Fund Management Fund Fund Fund Funds 

Cash All Funds 405,767 - 11,500 937,560 1,468,624 $2,823,451 

Accounts Receivable - - 15,000 271,200 500 286,700 

Buildings - 1,822,538 - - - 1,822,538 

Accumulated Depreciation - (113,908) - - - (113,908) 

Total Assets 405,767 1,708,630 26,500 1,208,760 1,469,124 $4,818,781 

Accounts Payable - - - 250 - $250 

Notes Payable - S&C - 631,315 - - - 631,315 

Total Liabilities 0 631,315 0 250 0 $631,315 

Total Fund Balance 405,767 1,077,315 26,500 1,208,510 1,469,124 $4,187,216 

Total Liabilities and 

Fund Balance 405,767 1,708,630 26,500 1,208,760 1,469,124 $4,818,781 

CVTC Futures Club Donors 

The Futures Club recognizes those who have confirmed planned or deferred 

gifts to the Chippewa Valley Technical College Foundation. Planned 

or deferred gifts include bequests in wills, insurance arrangements, 

charitable gift annuities or deferred annuities, many trust arrangements, 

pooled income funds, gifts of appreciated securities, or real 

property, as well as other arrangements. 

John J. and Esther L. Arata 

M. James & Nancy Bensen 

Charles & Linda Haag 

Ray G. Helgerson 

Sid & Grace Horman 

Ralph D. Opitz 

Jim & Kathy Pinter 

Rodney Schultz 

Paul B. & LouAnn M. Seibel 


Pledge online: 

www.cvtc.edu 

Pledge by calling: 

715-833-6479 

Mail pledge to: 

Chippewa Valley Technical 

College Foundation, Inc. 

620 West Clairemont Avenue 

Eau Claire, WI 54701 

ways to give… 

Gifts of Cash 

Gifts of cash are the most popular 

vehicle for supporting the annual 

fund for Chippewa Valley Technical 

College’s Foundation. Cash contributions 

are completely tax-deductible 

and may provide federal and state tax 

savings. CVTC’s annual fund campaign 

focuses on advancing technology 

and educational opportunities. 

Corporate 

Matching Gifts 

Many companies match dollar- 

for-dollar the contributions their 

employees make to not-for-profit 

organizations. For more information 

regarding corporate matching gifts, 

check with your employer or the 

CVTC Foundation. 

Planned Gifts 

Planning a deferred gift to CVTC is 

a practical way for you to reach your 

philanthropic goals. A deferred gift 

is one that is made now that will be 

received by CVTC in the future. 

There are many deferred gift opportunities 

that may realize significant tax 

savings. These include wills, charitable 

remainder trusts/charitable lead trusts, 

charitable and deferred gift annuities, 

unitrusts, or gifts of life insurance. 

Memorials and 

Honorary Gifts 

Many donors wish to give in memory 

of a loved one or a special friend. 

Endowments, scholarships and equipment 

purchases are only a few of the 

memorial and honorary gift opportunities 

that are available to donors. 

AS WE MOVE FORWARD… 

Gifts of Securities 

These gifts provide the donor with 

opportunities to lessen capital gains 

taxes and at the same time make a 

substantial gift to CVTC. 

Gifts of Personal 

Property 

Personal property is appraised and the 

donor receives credit for a contribution 

equal to the full market value of 

the gift. 

Methods of Giving 

Donors have the opportunity to pledge 

gifts by calling the CVTC Foundation 

office, sending pledges by mail, or visiting 

the CVTC website. The CVTC 

Foundation provides donors with flexible 

opportunities to give, including: 

Unrestricted Gifts: 

allows CVTC to allocate contributions 

to the area of the greatest need at the 

time a gift is given. 

Restricted Gifts: 

a gift that is designated for a specific 

purpose at the time the gift is given. 

Endowment: 

represents a current or deferred gift of 

cash, appreciated securities, or other 

assets that are given in perpetuity for a 

specific purpose.

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