GOOD THINGS FOR DULUTH

Don Moline’s father, Harry, was an inventor who often got so focused on creating a new piece of automated baking equipment, he would lose track of time. He knew that his company needed more than inventions though, so he sent his son to UMD’s business school to get an accounting degree. The Korean War intervened, and Don left Duluth for two years, but returned to finish school and join the business.

Don stuck with Moline Machinery from its beginnings, making the equipment his father pioneered such as the Hexagonal Scrapless Rotary Cutter and an automated cinnamon bun machine. From a stint as a division of Pillsbury and from raised donuts, cake donuts and pastry technology, Moline Machinery changed with its customers. They have now added equipment for pizza crusts, pockets, energy bars, and tortillas and their customers span the globe.

Don has also stayed close to umd. He’s had season hockey tickets since 1958. From speaking in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics marketing classes to establishing a scholarship, and naming a classroom in the new LSBE building, Don shows his concern for the university. He willingly gives his time. He is a member of the LSBE Board of Advisors, an advisory board member for the UMD Center of Economic Development, and has recently joined the Reaching Higher Scholarship Initiative Committee. He’s making good things for Duluth and for UMD.