Daniel and Denise Zimmerle

Daniel and Denise got married as juniors and earned BS and MS degrees from NDSU. After a corporate career in the computer industry, Daniel leads energy research at Colorado State University, partnering with state and federal government, industry and environmental associations. Dan’s NDSU Mechanical Engineering degrees prepared him to succeed in new areas of technology, from electronic instruments to engineering design software to computers to computer simulations. The solid education we received at NDSU prepared us to succeed in our careers, where “What have you delivered lately?” came up in every quarterly review and “Where did you go to school?” wasn’t relevant at work. We want to support North Dakotans preparing for leadership roles in future technologies.