Iowa Learning Farms guest blog post: Making a difference
Today’s guest blogger is Iowa Learning Farms/Water Rocks! student intern Pacifique Mugwaneza Simon, or Pac for short! Pac is a fourth year student at Iowa State University studying Industrial...
View ArticleITec alum named President, COO of Toro Company (TTC)
The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) announced that Richard M. Olson has been elected to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer effective September 1, 2015. Olson, 51, has served the company in...
View ArticleJoe Vanstrom: Developing students into professionals
College of Engineering lecturer focuses on better preparing students for the workforce Joe Vanstrom, a lecturer in the agricultural and biosystems engineering department. When he began his adventure at...
View ArticleI Tec alum elected to The Toro Company Board of Directors
The Toro Company announced that its Board of Directors has elected Richard M. Olson, Toro’s President and Chief Operating Officer, to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The addition of Mr....
View ArticleI Tec alum, Mandara Savage to lead SIU extended campus
Mandara D. Savage, who has served as interim director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Extended Campus since March, is the program’s executive director. Savage, an associate professor and...
View ArticleITec grad named CALS Young Alum of the Month
Name: Mitchel Steffes, Title and Company: Safety Manager II, Wanzek Construction, Inc., Major and Graduation Date: BS, Industrial Technology (Occupational Safety), Minor: Engineering Studies – 2013,...
View ArticleResearchers develop soy-based turfgrass fertilizer for improved sustainability
Growing a lush and environmentally friendly lawn might be easier thanks in part to some Iowa soybeans and some innovative research from the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2). David...
View ArticleISU students get hands-on experience with biomass production
ISU students, including Phil Skogmo an industrial technology senior, and their work at the BioCentury Research Farm were featured on KWQC TV6 on May 10. Students there are at the forefront of cutting...
View ArticleITec alum named new Edinboro University president
H. Fred Walker, currently dean of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Applied Science and Technology, becomes Edinboro University’s 18th president, effective July 1. Walker, who holds a...
View ArticleStudents, instructors flock to Tech Expo
Many community colleges and trade schools were on hand for students to talk to. Iowa State University was giving out five $5,000 scholarships at the event.
View ArticleI Tec alum promoted to CEO of Toro
The Toro Co., a manufacturer of mowers and other gardening equipment, today announced that Rick Olson will be its next CEO. Olson, 52, joined Toro in 1986 as a manufacturing process engineer. He was...
View ArticleI Tec alum named one of 2017 Iowa Statement Makers
Cameron (’06 indus tech) is currently a product manager for Toyota North America, specializing in product strategy and visioning for the RAV4.
View ArticleInnovative grad retrofits motorcycle and develops app for ethanol plants
Bringing home a brand-new Harley Davidson to modify is a little nerve-racking, but that’s what Alex Shaw did to fulfill his dream. “From a young age I realized I couldn’t ride a traditional...
View ArticleAdding value, advancing energy
Grant Ives is discovering ways to add value to ethanol production. As an undergraduate in industrial technology, he’s worked alongside researchers in the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative lab using Near...
View ArticleITec alum to lead LNS America air filtration products
LNS Group officials named Aaron Grell as the new national product manager for the company’s air filtration product line. Holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Iowa State...
View ArticleABE alum Josh Jacobsen honored as Safety Professional of the Year
Josh Jacobsen Joshua Jacobsen (indust tech ’05) has been recognized by The American Society of Safety Professionals and Holmes Murphy as the 2017 Region V Safety Professional of the Year. Jacobsen was...
View ArticleGene Haas Foundation Manufacturing Scholarship awarded to ISU ABE
Students studying industrial technology (ITec) will benefit from a brand new scholarship opportunity recently awarded on campus. ITec students taking Technology Systems Management 240: Introduction to...
View ArticleAgricultural and biosystems academic advising goes online
When Iowa State University moved to online instruction in March, it didn’t just impact course delivery. The transition also disrupted academic advising during the busy fall registration period....
View ArticleGene Haas Foundation Manufacturing Scholarship awarded to ISU ABE
Iowa State agricultural and biosystems engineering students studying industrial technology (ITec) will benefit from a Gene Haas Foundation Manufacturing Scholarship that was recently awarded on campus....
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