2008 Woodie Awards
First Class Rockin' Candyman
Vending representative Steve Oswald is more than just another star behind snacks.
Susan Maltby
Issue date: 2/23/05 Section: News
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"I stock all of the vending machines except for the Coke," said Oswald. "There's enough work for me just stocking and maintaining everything here at Valley," said Oswald. "It keeps me pretty busy."
The 48-year-old Orange County resident has become a popular and familiar face on campus to both staff and students. Every day for the past six years, the dedicated service representative for First Class Vending Co. has made his daily rounds to the 24 candy, coffee and drink machines throughout campus.
"I've got a few nicknames around here including 'food dude' and 'waterboy,'" said Oswald with a chuckle. "Valley's one of the best colleges I've worked at. The people are really nice and the campus is very well-kept."
Matthew Marsh, president of First Class Vending Co. praises the work of Valley's dedicated 'candyman'. "He's doing a great job," said Marsh. "He's one of our top employees. Never misses a day of work."
Valley's Bryan Bietsch, heating ventilation and air conditioning technician, who's worked on campus for the past 15 years recalls meeting Oswald on his very first day of work. "I helped him get the power set up for his machines, exhaust fans and stuff like that," said Bietsch. They've been friends ever since. "I see him almost every day. He's certainly an asset to the college."
Oswald says he enjoys his day job, but admits that it's not his first love. Once all of the campus food machines are locked, loaded and ready for snackin', he heads out for a night of rockin'.
An accomplished musician and guitar player for the past 35 years, Oswald now heads the classic rock band, "Twist Off", performing regularly at local clubs.
