Alex Nathan Hay does his Classification Talk.

Mixed in with a lot of other club business the highlight of the Wahpeton Rotary regular meeting at noon at Prante's Tuesday January 6th. was Alex Hay's classification talk. 

He was born and raised within the city limits of Cincinnati, Ohio and from an early age learned the rewards of hard work.  As a young boy he preferred to go to work with his father over staying home with a babysitter and recalls sweeping the floor of a job site when he was no more than 8 years old and commanding a $1 per hour salary. His father owned a contracting business which allowed him to learn skills that would later help him pay his way through college. He added the side bar that when he was young it was likely all illegal; however, installed a work ethic that has served him well..  His mother is a registered nurse and has worked with the same company for over 35 years.  He describes her as an amazing caregiver, raised my three brothers and him to be mindful of others and to always appreciate the communities with which they are involved. He attended the University of Cincinnati and earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Operations Management.  Just about a week before his last final exam he received a job offer at a manufacturing facility near Wichita, Kansas; the position was exactly he wanted and he started with AGCO Corporation twelve days after that final exam.  Eventually another opportunity with AGCO presented itself which required relocating once more; he was excited to accept and has been in Wahpeton since December 2011.  He now works at Wil-Rich performing marketing functions as well as after-sales support. He is interested in the international aspect of Rotary work.