Date of Event: 03/20/2026 Location: UGA CAMPUS IN ATHENS GA. Number of Attendees: 15 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): DR. MICHAEL PAGAN UGA PROFESSORROBERT TRUDELLE , TOM FLYNN, RENE ENGERON ATL. SECTION BOARD MEMBERS Event Summary: DR. MICHAEL PAGAN requested a tour of their welding lab& meeting for us to speak with their engineering students about how UGA could…
Date of Event: 03/18/2026 Location: THOMASTON CAMPUS Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ROBERT TRUDELLE ATL. SECT. CHIARMANCHRIS PATTERSON WELDING DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTOR Event Summary: Southern Cresent Technical College Student chapter meeting was held on 3/18/26 . 2 meetings were held that day for morning & evening classes. Robert Trudelle spoke to students about the value of AWS studentmembershipsand…
Date of Event: 03/05/2026 Location: GA. TRADE SCHOOL ACWORTH GA. Number of Attendees: 40 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): SCOT MCNEELY GA.TRADEATL. SECT. CHAIR ROBERT TRUDELLERACHEL HENRY ATL. SECT, TREASURE /1ST VICE CHAIRASHLEY SMITH KSU ENGINEERING STUDENT Event Summary: ON MARCH 5th AWS ATLANTA section was invited to attend the GA, TRADE SCHOOL career fair in ACWORTH GA. ROBERT and crew…
Date of Event: 02/11/2026 Location: KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY MARIETTA CAMPUS Number of Attendees: 14 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ASHLEY SMITH ENGINEERING STUDENTDR.SAINAND JADHAV ASSISTANT PROFESSOR RICHARD KENNEDY DIRECTOR & FELLOW OF SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Event Summary: ON FEB.11TH , a meeting was held at KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY MAREITTA CAMPUS where ASHLEY SMITH, an engineering student…
Date of Event: 10/31/2025 Location: JBB METAL WORKS 1636-A OAKBROOK DR. GAINESVILLE GA. 30507 Number of Attendees: 45 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): JAY BROWN OWNER JBB METALWORKSROBERT TRUDELLE ATL. SECTION CHAIRMANENGINEERS from UGA AND KSU Event Summary: JBB METALWORKS specializes in mobile pipe welding in such industries as sanitary, natural gas, boiler systems and HDPE piping. JBB METALWORKS cover the…
Date of Event: 10/28/2025 Location: PIKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL in ZEBULON GA. Number of Attendees: 100 STUDENTS Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ROBERT TRUDELLE ATL. SECT. CHAIRMANBUFFORD METAL FABRICATION SPONSOR Dalton Shepperd and Spencer MuzikLINCOLN ELECTRIC JOSH Event Summary: PIKE COUNTY HS AG PROGRAM instructor SHANE MOORE hosted the career day. BUFFORD METAL FABRICATORS AND LINCOLN ELECTRIC REPS showcased what…
Date of Event: 10/15/2025 Location: Sunbelt AG Expo in Moultrie Georgia Number of Attendees: hundreds Event Summary: AWS Careers in welding Tour Mobile Experience was held on October 15 at the Sunbelt AG Expo in Moultrie Georgia. The AWS Atlanta section along with Southern Regional Technical College’s AWS Student Chapter volunteered to work the Simulator trailer which…
Date of Event: 09/16/2025 Location: SAVANNAH TECH. COLLEGE IN SAVANNAH GA Number of Attendees: 20 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): SECTION CHAIRMAN ROBERT TRUDELLEDD5 DARYL PETERSON Event Summary: ASLEY SMITH was awarded the WAYNE J. ENGERON SR. foundation scholarship. JULIA STILES AND CRYSTAL PORTER were awarded meritorious student chapter awards for being board members. L-R CHAIRMAN ROBERT TRUDELLE , ASHLEY SMITH,…
Date of Event: 09/15/2025 Location: SAVANANNH TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN SAVANNAH GA. Number of Attendees: 20 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ATL. SECTION CHAIRMAN ROBERT TRUDELLE ATL. SECT. TRES/1ST VICE CHAIR RACHEL HENRYDIST. DIRECTOR DARYL PETERSON Event Summary: ON SEPT. 15-16th 2025, the ATL. SECTION held the Dist. 5 leadership summit in SAVANNAH GA. hosted by our great student chapter at SAVANNAH…
Date of Event: 09/15/2025 Location: NORTH GA. TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN CLARKSVILLE GA. AND WEST GA. TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN LAGRANGE GA. Number of Attendees: N. GA. TECH. 75 STUDENTS WEST GA. TECH 42 STUDENTS Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ROBERT TRUDELLE ATL. SECT. CHAIRMAN Event Summary: ROBERT TRUDELLE spoke with tech. college students at 2 technical colleges about the benefits of free…