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![CWI Alumni Jason Billig, 2014 CWI Alumni Jason Billig, 2014](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_5487.1_1280x853.jpg?itok=D7ccKhVw×tamp=1571176364)
The CWI Electronics program helped Jason Billig transition from the United States Navy to a rewarding career building and wiring control panels.
![CPR instructor at CWI completes EMT program; becomes nationally registered. Dana Hoyer (center) and two EMS students/classmates.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_5863.1.jpg?itok=WJqO57qG×tamp=1571176376)
The clinical coordinator for CWI's Emergency Medical Services programs is celebrating an major achievement as a student.
![CWI Workforce Development Alumni Heather Griffin, 2011 CWI Alumni Heather Griffin, Advanced EMT, 2011](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_20150512_ems_40_heather_griffin.jpg?itok=dmciBYYi×tamp=1571176410)
Growing up, Heather Griffin never imagined she would be working from a mobile office while saving lives. And yet that is exactly what she does. A paramedic with Life Flight Network, she travels from Oregon to Utah and all points in between. Dispatched to...
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The winners have been announced for the CWI Foundation’s annual Holiday Art Contest, which this year was themed: What Does Education Give You?
![CWI Alumni Amber Shoopman, 2013 CWI Alumni Amber Shoopman, History, 2013](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2097.1.jpg?itok=YtqNpYxe×tamp=1571176418)
Without a doubt, Amber Shoopman has done a little bit of everything. Once quiet and very reserved, the College of Western Idaho (CWI) alumnae now spends her time interacting with a variety of people and presenting at conferences in large cities. Although she has come a long way from where she...
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The CWI Foundation is accepting entries for its annual student and alumni art contest through Nov. 2.
![CWI Workforce Development Alumni Ken Silvers, Medical Assistant, 2014 Workforce Development Alumni Ken Silvers, Medical Assistant, 2014](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2204.1.jpg?itok=plhXyKed×tamp=1571176429)
It took a while, but Ken Silvers is finally on a career path that he says makes a difference. After delivering medical supplies to a number of Treasure Valley clinics and hospitals for nearly a decade, Ken decided it was time to do something else. After saving enough money to pay for the classes...
![CWI Scholarship Recipient Karee Wilson CWI Alumni/Student Karee Wilson, Liberal Arts/Nursing](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2124.1_resize.jpg?itok=1P9EKBtr×tamp=1571176433)
Ever since Karee Wilson was a little girl, she wanted to be a nurse. Born into a family of people who have chosen health care as a profession, becoming a nurse was a natural step. Things were going according to plan, but then life took her a little off track. She found out she was going to...
![CWI Alumni Morgan, 2014 CWI Alumni Morgan Harris, Psychology, 2014](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_0453.12.jpg?itok=Lwnepg4h×tamp=1571176441)
When Morgan Harris completed high school, it wasn’t a question of whether she would attend college or not—it was simply a matter of where. Between being homeschooled and attending a private school in Garden City, she graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. Being an athlete with...
![CWI Alumni Davianne Astley, 2015 CWI Alumni Davianne Astley, Biology-Healthcare, 2015](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_8015.1.jpg?itok=nWjn1w-o×tamp=1571176450)
Davianne Astley is proof that scholarships work. The College of Western Idaho (CWI) alumna says if it weren’t for a scholarship she received from the CWI Foundation, she would not be where she is today....
![CWI Alumni Jose Nava, Applied Accounting, 2012 CWI Alumni Jose Nava, Applied Accounting, 2012](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_0428.1_1.jpg?itok=yh__btq8×tamp=1571176452)
When Jose Nava started his studies at the College of Western Idaho (CWI), he had no idea an accounting class assignment would lead him to an office with a view along the interstate in Nampa. Today he is doing a job he enjoys in a profession he loves. It’s a far cry from where he once was,...
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Graduates recently returned to CWI to give their input on what will become the Alumni Connection.
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A recent graduate from CWI is being honored with a national recognition that is a first for Idaho.
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