Five Spoon River College students in the Diesel and Power Systems Technology (DPST) program were awarded scholarships following a round of interviews with program faculty and members of the Diesel Advisory Board.
Advisory Board member Sam Brooks presented the awards to the following students:
Devin Martin (Canton), Del Miller Scholarship for $500; Conner Simmons (Galesburg), Harold Dare Scholarship for $500; Phillip Mann (Garland, TX), Brian Telander Scholarship for $500; Kaden Peterman (Rushville), Phi Mu Tau scholarship for $1,000; and Mitchell Wilcox (West Point), Ed Kaiser Scholarship for $1,500.
In addition, each student was also awarded a $200 Strip Miners Retiree Group Diesel Scholarship.
DPST Advisory board members and faculty members are Joe Clemens (faculty), Vance Geisendorfer, Von Geisendorfer, Sam Brooks, Eric Bunnell, Kevin Quick, Todd Thompson (faculty), Brian Friedrich, Kevin Kaiser, Danny Mahr, John Danielson, SRC President Dr. Curt Oldfield, Aaron Mayall (faculty), and Dave Andersen (faculty).
The two-year DPST program is one of the college’s longest-running career and technical education programs, offering education and training in the field of diesel power technology that culminates in an associate in applied science degree. The college is also a certified training center for the railway industry through a partnership with NARS (National Academy of Railroad Science) and Johnson County Community College. Certificates are offered in Locomotive Mechanical, Preventive Maintenance, and Rail Transportation and Power System Technology.
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l-r: Devin Martin, Mitchell Wilcox, Conner Simmons, Kaden Peterman, and Phillip Mann