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Josh was born and grew up in Eagan, MN. After attending Eagan High School he found a home away from home at Winona State University, graduation in 2017. He loved the beauty of the area and the University. Professor Collins and the rest of the University Marketing professors were integral in him developing into a wonderful young man and incredible sales professional. They were able to bring more out of him than he knew he could accomplish. Josh received many awards and honors, including Marketing Student of the Year his senior year. He was a strong member of the nationally recognized sales team. This lead to him being selected to be on the Strauss Board of Sales Excellence for Winona State University.
After graduation Josh was able to obtain a coveted position with Gartner IT out of Ft. Myers, Florida. He was promoted multiple times and ended up taking a Senior Sales Account Executive position in Boston. From there he was hired by Qualtrics as an Enterprise Account Executive. He was married to the love of his life Nikki Downey (nee Rader).
Josh had a deep and profound love of every human being and this was a large part of his success. He didn't try to sell you something ... he wanted to help you build a better business. His customers understood this and were drawn to trust him to help build their business. Josh died accidentally in Boston last August. In his honor, this scholarship was created to help a future sales person realize their dreams like he did.
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This fund is to honor the memory of his abiding beauty as a person and skill as a salesman. It is our hope that this fund will in some small way help a future sales person realize their dreams. Through your donations, we will continue to grow this scholarship fund to provide more opportunities for these students. Thank you for helping us remember and honor Joshua.