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Western Dakota Technical College and the WDT Foundation encourage alumni to stay engaged with the Western Dakota Technical College community. The Foundation's Alumni Committee exists to support the goals and to strengthen the ties between alumni, the community, and Western Dakota Technical College.
Ways to stay engaged, connected, and informed:
Dani Hersrud graduated from the Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) Surgical Technology program in 2019. As a student, she was selected as the American Technical Education Association’s Technical Student of the year. She began as an adjunct instructor for WDTC in spring of 2020 and was hired as a full-time Surgical Technology instructor in fall of 2021. She was hired as a Certified Surgical Technologist at Black Hills Surgical Hospital during the clinical rotation of her program and can still be found working in the operating room there during holidays from teaching.
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