RECENT WINNERS
CareerZoom Focus Award
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Jonathan Schlesener
This former high school dropout turned his life around and became a lifesaver as an emergency medical technician for Coffey County Emergency Medical Service. His Career Technical Education at Allen County Community College helped him develop a direction and purpose, as well as a career.
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Matthew Morrison
He knew electronics was his passion and his ticket to career success. But he needed the right training. He found it at North Central Kansas Technical College. Matthew was hired at Aeroflex in Wichita and has moved steadily up the ladder, from technician to senior technician to team leader.
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Mioshi Neal
She became a welder because it paid well, and she learned enough to make a living. But Mioshi wasn’t satisfied. So years later she went back to school at Johnson County Community College for an associate’s degree in welding. She made such an impression on instructors and on the younger students she mentored that now she’s a member of the faculty.
About The CareerZoom Focus Award
The Focus Award is sponsored by the Kansas Board of Regents and recognizes outstanding student success in Career Technical Education throughout the state. The award is designed to promote CareerZoomKansas.com and the way it helps Kansas high school students and adult career-changers find the right career training programs. CareerZoomKansas.com empowers students to find not just a paycheck but true career satisfaction.
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