Tech Annual - Idaho State University

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Skills-USA Gets Donation From Lowe’s
The Automotive Technology Skills-
USA chapter was selected for the “Toolbox
for Education” program sponsored
by Lowe’s.
For the past four years, Skills-USA
has been very fortunate to partner with
the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational
Foundation for the benefit of career and
technical education, Skills-USA chapters
and local communities. This is the first
time the ISU program has been awarded
a gift such as this.
As a recipient, the Automotive Technology
program received a Kobalt hand
tool set valued at $1,100 from Lowe’s
in Pocatello. The tools will be used as a
permanent set for the program. The program
received a Kobalt 110-piece thru-
Talia Chyree Vogler of Pendleton,
Ore., is the 2010 Outstanding Student
Award winner for the College of Technology.
Vogler spent two years at Eastern
Oregon University in La Grande, Ore.,
as a pre-med student before transferring
to ISU for the Physical Therapist Assistant
(PTA) program. This past spring,
Talia made the trip to Florida with three
of her classmates to attend the American
Physical Therapy Association 2010
Convention.
Physical therapy has become a family
affair as her younger sister Shasta
ratchet set, two Kobalt 16-piece ½ inch
socket sets, a Kobalt 227-piece socket
set, two Kobalt 7-piece SAE ratcheting
wrench sets, two Kobalt 7-piece SAE
metric ratcheting wrench sets, two Kobalt
10-piece SAE combination wrench sets,
two Kobalt 10-piece SAE metric combination
wrench sets, and a Kobalt 27 inch
5-drawer stainless steel tool chest.
2010 Outstanding Student Achievement Award
has been accepted to the ISU Physical
Therapy Assistant program and her older
sister, Amica, is applying to the ISU
Doctorate of Physical Therapy program.
Vogler earned a 3.97 grade point
average at Idaho State University. Her
extracurricular activities included being
a member of the PTA Club and Student
American Medical Association. She
played intramural basketball and was an
anatomy and physiology tutor. Vogler is
working on a Bachelor of Science degree
in health science to complement her
Physical Therapist Assistant Associate of
Science degree.
Instrumentation and Automation
Students Learn Through Internships
Each summer, industries host Instrumentation
Automation (IA) students
studying electrical automation and
process control at the College of Technology.
These opportunities provide
students with valuable experience while
working in an industry setting. More
than 60 companies offer internships.
Companies hosting student interns this
summer included:
• Jennifer Glines
Heinz (Pocatello)
• Aaron Hill
Hoku (Pocatello)
• Joe Ballesteros
Constellation Energy (Price, Utah)
• Nick Short
Idaho National Laboratory Materials
Fuels Complex
• Travis Plott
Lamb Weston (Twin Falls)
• Brad Bame
High Desert Milk (Burley)
• Travis Adams
McCain Foods (Burley)
College of Technology Skills-
USA Chapter members competed at
the Skills-USA state leadership and
skills conference in Boise. Members
brought home 18 medals; seven of
them gold. The following ISU chapter
members received gold medals at the
state competition.
• Mark Stone
McCain Foods (Burley)
• Brandon Bennett
Thompson Creek (Challis)
• Zach Martin
Thompson Creek (Challis)
• Casey Bame
Glanbia Foods (Gooding)
• Dan Hines
ON Semiconductor (Pocatello)
• Eric Georgeson
Amalgamated Sugar (Paul)
• Matt Taylor
Amalgamated Sugar (Paul)
• Jake Peck
Clear Water Paper (Las Vegas)
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Students Recognized
For Work Efforts
Students participating in these
internships assist engineers and technicians
in maintaining and modifying
plants. Often they work for IA alumni
who are now in supervisory positions.
Majority of the internships are paid positions,
which helps students earn as they
learn.
Skills-USA Students Recognized
at State Conference
Aircraft Maintenance ............Shawn Albano
Automotive Collision Repair/Refinishing
(Repair) ........................................ Paul Baker
Automotive Collision
Repair/Refinishing (Job
Skill Demonstration) .............Hollie Wood
Information Technology Systems
(PC Repair) ................... Timothy Dahlquist
Diesel Technology .....................Taylor Harper
Electronic Systems .................Brody Holyoak
Welding .................................Nestor Machuca
ISU students Monica Conley and
Angela Boursaw were nominated as
student employees of the year. Both
are employees at the College of Technology’s
Adult Success Center.
Conley, a senior in the Clinical
Laboratory Science (CLS) program,
received first runner up. To recognize
her dedication, she received the Jim
and Arlene Lupher Student Employee
Award; a $500 scholarship. Prior to
completing her education, she worked
as the administrative assistant at
the Adult Success Center, where she
enjoyed assisting ABE students and
working with her coworkers.
When not at work or school,
Monica spends time with her two
sons, Michael and Cooper. They are
energetic, intelligent boys who keep
her on her toes. As for the future, she
is looking forward to her career as a
Medical Laboratory Scientist where
she can provide an essential service to
the public.
Angela Boursaw received second
runner up and was given a one year
campus parking pass. She is in her
second year of the Energy Systems
Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Technology program.
Angela was also a recipient of
a Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Scholarship and a Center for New
Directions Nontraditional Occupational
Scholarship. She is excited to begin a
career in the field of nuclear energy
where she will continue to light up
people’s lives, only on a much grander
scale.
Boursaw has three children, Ebony,
Dominic and Jasmine. This fall, Angela
was blessed with her first grandchild
Jacqueline.
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