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GCC Alum Receives International Award
GCC Alumnus David Lindquist, class of 1977, and his employer,
University of Minnesota, received the 2010 Synergy Award for
Program of the Year from The International Collegiate Licensing
Association (ICLA). This honor is awarded annually to an exceptional
“team”on campus or from a conference. The nominees must demonstrate
an extraordinary commitment to collegiate licensing.
Dave is employed as the trademark licensing director at the
University of Minnesota (UM). Prior to working for UM, he gained
invaluable experience as a buyer for one of Minnesota’s top retailer,
athletics department concessionaire and team store operative. His
extensive experience and knowledge propelled him to the director
position, and the UM brand has flourished as a result ever since.
With the opening of Minnesota’s new on-campus football
home, TCF Bank Stadium, came an abundance of opportunities for
Lindquist and the Golden Gopher staff to increase royalties for the
program. The university saw a 16 percent increase in that department,
and a pair of initiatives spearheaded by Lindquist was crucial
in making it happen. According to Dave, “I strongly believe that my
GCC education prepared me for success in my profession and GCC
played a major role in my ability to succeed.”
Dave resides in Monticello, Minnesota with his wife of
twenty-five years, Julie. Their daughter Melissa is a senior at
Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and their daughter Kristina is
a senior at Monticello High School.
New
Foundation
Event
The 1st GCC Foundation Scholarship Scramble
was held in September, 2010, at the Lac Vieux
Desert Resort and Casino in Watersmeet,
Michigan. The four-person scramble included 18
holes of golf, carts, lunch, dinner, door prizes and
cash payouts. Money raised at this event will be
for a new scholarship. Attendees had a wonderful
and very wet time (it rained most of the day!). We
plan to make this an annual event and will keep
you posted on the date for 2011.
10.
GCC Alumnus David Lindquist (left) is shown accepting the 2010
Synergy Award for the Program of the Year from the International
Collegiate Licensing Association President Derek Lockbaum.
Lockbaum is also the Licensing Director at the University of North
Carolina.
Ski Area Management Program
Receive Olympic Games Groomer!
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maintained on all sides. It also has many safety innovations,
including a puncture-proof windscreen and driver’s cab.
The environmentally friendly engine is a Mercedes-Benz
OM 460 LA with six cylinders and a 12.8 litre displacement, which
produces 295 kilowatts or 400 horsepower. It also includes
power hydraulics with proportionally controlled high-performance
valves and integrated CAN technology to ensure that the
tiller is raised and lowered smoothly at any speed.
Gogebic Community College’s Ski Area Management
Program is one of the nation’s most comprehensive training programs
for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the ski
industry. Technical and academic study is combined with a practical
internship which is conducted at major ski resorts throughout
Colorado, Utah, Vermont, California and the Midwest.
Students spend their freshman year and the first eight weeks of
their sophomore year completing prerequisite courses. During
this period, the Mt. Zion Ski Complex is utilized as a training laboratory.
Mt. Zion is our college owned and operated ski area
located on campus and is open to the public.