Laramie Instructor Wins WyoTech Dream Maker Award

The Dream Maker Award recognizes excellence in teaching, dedication to students’ career goals.

Frank Dettmers, a collision instructor at WyoTech - Laramie, has energy and enthusiasm that is contagious to his students and co-workers. He incorporates his life experiences into his lectures, which makes it easier for his students to grasp the curriculum. Dettmers’ talent for motivating and engaging students in classroom and community activities recently earned him the 2010 Dream Maker Award.

The Dream Maker Award, presented by WyoTech’s parent company, Corinthian Colleges Inc., recognizes extraordinary instructors who have changed student lives for the better through education. Dettmers was one of eight instructors selected to receive the 2010 award from more than 100 campuses across the U.S. and Canada.

“Frank is a true student advocate,” said Guy Warpness, president of WyoTech’s Laramie campus. “He takes pride in his students’ success and has been instrumental in aligning graduates with industry leaders. In addition, his fundraising efforts have helped the Laramie campus earn the U.S. Presidential Honor Roll Award for Community Service for the past three years. Frank and his students have touched the lives of many. He is most deserving of the Dream Maker Award.”

Dettmers is certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) in both Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair and Structural Analysis and Damage Repair. He also holds certifications from companies such as Sherwin-Williams and General Motors.

As a lead instructor in collision and refinishing, Dettmers teaches four courses in the program. On weekends, he often leads advanced training workshops that give his students special skills in addition to the curriculum. He also holds review sessions before and after his classes to ensure that his students get the personal attention they need to excel.

Dettmers has earned the respect of his students and when asked how he connects with them, he responds, “I treat them the way I would want my own kids to be treated if they were in a school a thousand miles away.”

Dettmers dedication extends beyond the classroom to community service efforts where his classes are consistently top contributors to such events as Relay for Life, a campus blood drive and a fundraiser for a hospitalized student. As one student put it, “It was Mr. Dettmers who motivates us to volunteer and participate in fundraising. He made us realize that together we can truly make a difference.”

About WyoTech

With six campuses located throughout the United States, WyoTech offers degree and diploma programs in the fields of automotive, diesel, collision/refinishing, motorcycle, marine technology, as well as construction trades. In addition, WyoTech offers advanced training programs in applied service management; advanced diesel; light duty diesel; advanced automotive diagnostics; street rod and custom fabrication; motorsports chassis fabrication; high performance power trains; and trim and upholstery technology. For more information about WyoTech, go to www.wyotech.edu.

Show Off Your WyoTech Pride with a Twibbon

What’s a WyoTech “Techer”?

If you’re a WyoTech student or graduate, you know that you’re different from most people. You love controlling powerful machines and understanding how they work. You’ve been handling oil changes since before you could drive. Friends and family depend on you when “something is wrong” with their vehicle. You are a WyoTech “Techer.”

What’s a “Twibbon”?

We wanted to provide all our Techers with an easy way to show off their WyoTech pride to their friends and family, so we created a Twibbon just for you. A Twibbon is a small graphic that you can add to your Facebook and/or Twitter profile picture (your “avatar”). It’s really easy to add and is a great way to show that you’re proud of your WyoTech education and where it is taking/has taken you.

How Do I Get the WyoTech “I’m a Techer!” Twibbon?

To add the Twibbon to your Facebook avatar, just click on the image above or here. You’ll be taken to the WyoTech Twibbon page.

1. Once you’re on the Twibbon page, click the “facebook Connect” button. You’ll be asked to sign into your Facebook account and add the Twibbon application.


2. You should be taken to the second step: previewing and positioning the Twibbon graphic. Just drag and drop it into place on top of your avatar.


3. Edit the “Optional message of support” if you feel like it, then click the “Show my support now!” button.

To add the Twibbon to your Twitter avatar, click here. You’ll be taken to the WyoTech Twibbon page.

1. Once you’re on the Twibbon page, click the “Login with Twitter” button at the top of the page. You’ll be asked to sign into your Twitter account and add the Twibbon application.


2. You should be taken to the second step: previewing and positioning the Twibbon graphic. Just drag and drop it into place on top of your avatar.


3. Click the “Show my support now!” button. Your Twitter account will automatically send out the following Tweet: “Support WyoTech - I'm a Techer! add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - http://twb.ly/9ZHrNk”

This Twibbon is geared toward WyoTech students and graduates, but your friends and family are welcome to add it as well. If you know other WyoTech enthusiasts, tell them to get the WyoTech “I’m a Techer!” Twibbon.

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WyoTech Students are Networking!

Hey students, did you know lots of WyoTech students and alumni from around the country are connecting online through social networking websites? Here's a list of sites where you can find us. Come on over and join the conversation!

Wyotech Twitter
Wyotech Facebook Page
Wyotech MySpace
Wyotech Streetfire

There's more coming soon. If you have any favorites you think we should know about let us know!