Sarah Stackhouse receives NWTC ’ s Soaring Recent Alumni award
A dual graduate from NWTC , in 2015 and 2020 , Sarah Stackhouse has a story that spans continents , career fields , and educational systems . She started taking online classes through NWTC while studying abroad in Thailand in 2013 . When she returned to the United States , she attended NWTC ’ s Green Bay campus and completed an associate degree in business management in 2015 . After NWTC , she went on to earn her bachelor ’ s degree in international business management . Between 2013 and the present day , Stackhouse has been on various exchange programs and has visited nearly a dozen countries each year .
Now , as an international admission counselor for UW - Eau Claire , she can blend her passions for travel , international education , and helping others achieve their educational dreams . She also gets to utilize her various degrees , including her second NWTC credential , the digital marketing associate degree she earned in 2020 . For her , international experiences are about “ becoming part of the communities you visit – learning and respecting their culture .” To help share that message , Stackhouse pursued a lifelong goal and became a published author in 2020 , with her children ’ s story “ Opening Our Eyes to the World .” The impetus behind the book is exposing younger children to international thinking and getting them interested in travel in elementary school . For Stackhouse , too many children enter high school or college without knowledge of international programs . Her goal is to share the joys of exchange programs and travel with younger generations , inspiring them to explore .
Recent graduate is paying it forward to future NWTC students
In 2020 , Don Ramakers graduated from NWTC with an associate degree in cybersecurity . Now , he is working to create his own named scholarship through the NWTC Foundation to help pay forward the financial assistance he received . During college , he wrote thank you letters to his scholarship donors that said , “ When I graduate , and I get myself settled , I ’ m going to return that money and then some , so the next student has that resource .” Now , as a fully employed graduate , Ramakers is keeping his word .
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NWTC ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY
November 16 • 5:30-7:00pm Location : Lambeau Field
For more information : nwtc . edu / Alumni
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