MCTC’s Alumni Hall of Fame 2009 Inductees
MCTC is pleased to announce this year’s MCTC Hall of Fame Inductees. MCTC alumni are our most treasured asset, so it is a privilege to have the opportunity to recognize their many accomplishments. This year MCTC is honoring three well deserving alumni. They have all made significant contributions throughout their careers and in their communities. Congratulations to Leigh Combs, Nick Dang and Rozenia Fuller.

Leigh Combs, a student of MCTC from 1982-1984, has a long and dedicated career supporting and advocating for youth and families. She has provided countless hours of volunteer work on multiple boards of organizations dedicated to youth empowerment. Leigh works tirelessly with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) youth community. She has the distinction of coordinating a state-wide program that works to intervene and prevent bullying and abuse of GLBT and allied youth and families. She is passionate about helping people feel empowered and dedicates herself to empowering youth in her current position as Program Coordinator of GLBT Kids: Abuse Prevention, a program of Family & Children’s Services. Leigh has a long history of being involved in the arts community and is a producer and on-air voice for Fresh Fruit – the longest running GLBT and friends radio show in the country on KFAI.  She is active in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood, where she has lived for over 17 years.  Leigh Combs exemplifies what it means to be of service to others. In everything she does she is dedicated to children, youth and families.

 

Nick Dang: Distinguished Alumni Award

Nick Dang, a former student in MCTC’s Construction Electricity program, received his certificate in 1985 and

started on a path that would lead him to become the owner of a multi-million dollar construction electricity company, MTEC Electric. In fact, his company is listed among the top 25 largest companies of its kind in Minnesota. Nick probably never imagined this kind of success before coming to America from Vietnam. He grew up during the ravages of the Vietnam War where he experienced death of loved ones and imprisonment. He came to America without money and did not speak English. What Nick did have was determination to realize the “American Dream” with the help of MCTC he was able to realize that dream. This Minority Contractor of the Year award recipient finds it interesting to think that he used to listen to stories being read by his grandmother by the light of an oil lamp and now he is the owner of a large construction electricity company.

 

 

Alumni Hall of Fame Nominations

The Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) Alumni Hall of Fame was established in 1998 to honor exceptional MCTC alumni. Alumni Hall of Fame awards are extended to alumni in recognition of their professional achievements, personal accomplishments, as well as their service to their communities and society.

Each year the Alumni Advisory Committee considers nominees and will select up to four new inductees. The inductees will receive a plaque with their photo and biography. A second, identical plaque will be permanently placed in the MCTC's T Building.

 

Alumni Hall of Fame Nomination Form