Viesselman was born and raised in Fairmont and attended Fairmont High School, graduating in 2011. He attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. He is active with Fairmont's Team 2847 "MegaHertz" high school robotics team, Martin County KnowHow! and Project 1590.
"A quote that I try to really live by is 'Try to be the person you needed when you were growing up,'" Viesselman said. "I didn't necessarily know anyone in my life who was an engineer or in a tech field, and didn't even necessarily know I wanted to do that. But I have a memory of when I was eight or nine building some wild Lego contraption and showing it to my mom. She said 'Wow, that's pretty fancy! You should be an engineer!' and I thought 'I don't know what that means but sounds good!'"
Viesselman's fellow honorees were Hayley Luther, Sam Meixell, and Erica Berhow. Kahler Automation was the event's Presenting Sponsor.
The 2024 “Four Under 40” recipients (from left): Sam Viesselman, Sam Meixell, Erica Berhow, and Hayley Luther.
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