CNCC announces creation of Striegel Engineering Center

RANGELY — Colorado Northwestern Community College announced the creation of the W.C. Striegel Engineering Center at the Rangely campus.
“The W.C. Striegel Engineering Center will quickly become one of the most important facilities within our community, because it focuses on building minds in the subjects necessary for securing our children’s and community’s future,” said CNCC President John C. Boyd.
Boyd went on to say, “The W.C. Striegel Company, and particularly Bud Striegel, has been a significant factor and dedicated supporter of the college and our community; it is an honor for the college to recognize the significant service and support that he and his family have given over the years.”
W.C. Striegel recently pledged $1 million to the college for support of the W.C. Striegel Engineering Center. On Friday, Bud and his daughter, Teri Wilczek, presented a check to CNCC for the first installment of $400,000. “This is the largest private commitment the college has ever received and it is with great gratitude and appreciation that we accept this check,” said President Boyd.
The W.C. Striegel Engineering Center will house CNCC’s Rangely engineering programs to include associate degrees in civil engineering technology, energy and facilities management and the engineering transfer degree. It also includes certificates in surveying, computer aided drafting and construction management. The facility will contain classrooms along with a renewable energy lab and a soils lab.
This is not the first time Bud Striegel has volunteered his support to the college.
Striegel has offered book scholarships for many years, and he has built projects such as the women’s softball field and created an area for a future soccer field. The college realizes that a thank you is a small reward for his conscientious support but in the near future, CNCC hopes to make the thanks much more tangible by producing highly qualified graduates.