Northwest Iowa Community College has a very active local chapter with an average of 80 members.
NCC students competed at the National Skills USA Conference in Kansas City during the week of June 23, 2008. The conference is an annual event where career and technical education students from around the United States showcase their skills. Skills USA is the national organization for students in trade, industrial, technical, and health occupations education.

The following NCC students competed and received recognition for placing in their category:

• Industrial Motor Controls: 1st place in the nation, Jesse Bormann, Bancroft, IA.
• Mechatronics: 2nd place team in the nation, David Hilliard, Storm Lake, IA; and Brad
Matson, Buffalo Center, IA.
• Related Technical Math: 4th place in the nation, Anthony Bleeker, Hartley, IA.
• Automated Manufacturing Technology: 5th place team in the nation, Neil Schettler,
Sheldon, IA; Adrian Fintelman, Hull, IA; and Eric Doyle, Sheldon, IA.
• Collision Repair: 6th place in the nation, Travis McVay, Sioux Falls, SD.
• Residential Wiring: 7th place in the nation, Caleb Schroeder, Glidden, IA.
• Technical Drafting: 8th place in the nation, Joe Kuehler, Spencer, IA.
• Welding (High School): 25th place in the nation, Brian Alexander, Sibley, IA.

Students from Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, IA, competed in the 2008 Iowa
State Skills USA Championships held on April 24 & 25 in Des Moines, Iowa. NCC students
won six gold medals, nine silver medals, and four bronze medals. The following list of students
is those that competed and placed first, second, or third at the State Skills USA Contests:
Automated Manufacturing Technology: 2nd place, Neil Schettler, Sheldon, IA.
Automotive Refinishing Technology: 2nd place, Cory Hoogland, Granville, IA.
Automotive Service Technology: 2nd place, Joel Slothouber, Sioux Center, IA.
Collision Repair Technology: 1st place, Travis McVay, Sioux Falls, SD.
Electronic Technology: 2nd place, Alan Heilman, Yankton, SD; 3rd place, Jordan Jensen,
Sibley, IA.
Industrial Motor Control: 1st place, Jesse Bormann, Bancroft, IA; 2nd place, Ben
Thompson, Hardy, IA.
Mechatronics: 2nd place team, Brad Matson, Buffalo Center, IA, and David Hilliard,
Storm Lake, IA; 3rd place team, Chris Smith, Pella, IA, and Joe Rahm, Wesley, IA.
Related Technical Math: 1st place, Anthony Bleeker, Hartley, IA.
Residential Wiring: 1st place, Caleb Schroeder, Glidden, IA; 2nd place, Stephen Postma,
Orange City, IA; 3rd place, Ryan Parker, Cherokee, IA.
Technical Drafting: 1st place, Joseph Kuehler, Spencer, IA; 2nd place, Josh Ball, Ashton,
IA.
Technical Drafting (High School): 1st place, Kenton Vore, Orange City, IA.
Welding: 2nd place, Jeremy Menting, Everly, IA.
During the competitions students worked against the clock and each other, proving their
expertise in occupations like electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical
assisting and culinary arts. All contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and
labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry.

Skills USA is a national partnership of students, teachers and industry, working together to
ensure America has a skilled workforce. Skills USA chapters help students who are preparing for
careers in technical, skilled and service occupations excel. Skills USA has more than 300,000
students and instructors as members.

Each year NCC has consistently brought home awards and several national qualifiers from state
Skills USA competition. The first place winners of the Iowa Skills USA Championships will go
on to compete in the national event to be held the last full week of June in Kansas City.

Students from Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, IA, competed in the 2007 Iowa
State Skills USA Championships held at Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, Iowa,
on April 19 and 20, 2007. NCC brought home 12 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 2 bronze
medals with 12 students advancing on to the national event. The following list of students is
those that competed and placed first, second, or third at the State Skills USA Contests:
• Team Automated Manufacturing Technology
1st Place Team Eric Jonker-Orange City, IA; Eric Kirkholm-Inwood, IA; Kurt Peterson-Sheldon, IA

• Cabinetmaking
1st Place Christopher Stotz-Sloan, IA

• Collision Repair Technology
3rd Place Tyler Boone-Sheldon, IA

• Computer Maintenance Technology
1st Place Joseph Cox-Hull, IA

• Diesel Equipment Technology
High School
1st Place Kyle Hennings-Ocheyedan, IA

• Diesel Equipment Technology
College
1st Place Brandi Dalin-Bigelow, MN

• Electronics Technology
1st Place Karl Diekevers, Sanborn, IA

• Internetworking
2nd Place Sara Steinbeck-Hartley, IA

• Job Skill Demonstration B
1st Place Jeremy Phipps-Larchwood, IA

• Mechatronics
1st Place Team Tyler Boysen- Oakland, IA; Jason Vogt-Dow City, IA

• Related Technical Math
2nd Place Ted Gibbons-Sioux Center, IA

• Technical Computer Applications
1st Place Joseph Cox-Hull, IA

• Technical Drafting
2nd Place Lorelei Beving-Hartley, IA
1st Place Jay Martin-Sac City, IA

• Welding
High School
2nd Place Zachary Eckardt-Rock Valley, IA
1st Place Brian Watterson-Melvin, IA

• Welding
College
3rd Place Joshua Hoffmann-Woodbine, IA
2nd Place Jeremy Bach-Orange City, IA
1st Place Trey Bodensteiner-Postville, IA

• Outstanding Leadership Award for SkillsUSA
Joseph Cox-Hull, IA
Brandi Dalin-Bigelow, MN
Jeremy Phipps-Larchwood, IA
Christopher Stotz-Sloan, IA

• Academic All-Skills Award for SkillsUSA
Lorelei Beving-Hartley, IA
Joseph Cox-Hull, IA
Eric Jonker-Orange City, IA
Jeremy Phipps-Larchwood, IA
Christopher Stotz-Sloan, IA

Each year NCC has consistently brought home awards and several national qualifiers
from state Skills USA competition. The first place winners of the Iowa Skills USA
Championships will go on to compete in the national event to be held the last full week of June
in Kansas City, Kansas.

2006 Results:
The following NCC students competed and received recognition for placing in their category:
• Industrial Motor Control: 2nd, Jay Zimmer, Kiron, IA
• Technical Drafting: 3rd, Kyle Van Leeuwen, Orange City, IA
• Health Knowledge Bowl: 6th, Emily Davis, Sheldon, IA; Sharon Hanson, Blair, NE; Kristy Pottebaum, Pierson, IA; and Lanae Van Sloten, Hawarden, IA
• CNC Turning: 9th, Jon Terlouw, Sully, IA
• Web Design: 9th, Melanie Korthals, Boyden, IA and Sara Yenzer, Sheldon, IA
• Diesel Equipment Technology: 14th, Kenton Howie, Manson, IA
• Welding: 14th, Trey Bodensteiner, Postbille, IA

NCC students competed in the 2006 Iowa State Skills USA Championships held on the College's campus on April 27 & 28. NCC students won 12 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal. The following list of students is those that competed and placed first, second, or third at the State Skills USA Contests:
• CNC Turning: 1st place, Jon Terlouw, Sully, Iowa
• Diesel Equipment Technology: 1st place, Kenton Howie, Manson, Iowa; 2nd place, Scott Welzheimer, Manson, Iowa
• Health Knowledge Bowl: 1st place team, Emily Davis, Sheldon, Iowa; Sharon Mertz, Ottosen, Iowa; Kristy Pottebaum, Pierson, Iowa; and Lanae Van Sloten, Hawarden, Iowa
• Industrial Motor Control: 1st place, Jay Zimmer, Kiron, Iowa; 2nd place, Adam Van Wyngarden, Oskaloosa, Iowa; 3rd place, Nick Toft, Royal, Iowa
• Technical Computer Applications: 1st place, Jeremy Mourlam, Sheldon, Iowa
• Technical Drafting: 1st place, Kyle Van Leeuwen, Orange City, Iowa; 2nd place, Ryan Van Beek, Orange City, Iowa
• Web Design: 1st place team, Melanie Korthals, Boyden, Iowa; and Sara Yenzer, Sheldon, Iowa
• Welding: 1st place, Trey Bodensteiner, Postville, Iowa