Date of Event: 12/09/2024 Location: SAVANNAHA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SAVANNAHA GA. Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ATL. SECTION CHAIMAN ROBERT TRUDELLEATL.SECTION SECRETARY RENE’ ENGERONJAY CLEMMONS UA72 CWI INSPECTOR Event Summary: Savannaha Tech. hosted our welding competition between our 2 student chapters and 1 local high school with dual enrollment students. Savannaha technical college, Southern Cresent Technical College,…
Date of Event: 09/18/2024 Location: NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAINING CENTER in MCDONOUGH GA. Number of Attendees: 18 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): JOHN B. DEATON (CWI) WELDING MANAGER for NORFOLK SOUTHERN Event Summary: NORFOLK SOUTHERN hosted a technical meeting and facility tour for our ATLANTA section members. John DEATON (cwi) and welding manager discussed the procedures of obtaining certifications. John discussed the…
Date of Event: 09/13/2024 Location: MOUNTAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL IN LAWRENCEVILLE GA. Number of Attendees: 10 students Presenter/Notable Guest(s): RENE’ ENGERON AWS SECTION SECRETARY VERONICA CROSS WELDING INSTRUCTOR Event Summary: RENE’ did a follow up with our local Miller LIGHT A SPARK recipient from last year. VERONICA CROSS welding instructor was demonstrating grinding and mig welding process to new…
Date of Event: 06/28/2024 Location: GA. WORLD CONGRESS CENTER IN ATLANTA GA. Number of Attendees: 1000 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): ROBERT TRUDELLE ATL. SECTION CHAIRMANRACHEL LEE ATL. SECT. TRES/ 1ST VICE CHAIRMANJOE WALDRUP ATL. SECT. EDUCATION CHAIR/ ASSIST. SECRETARYCHASE SWEADA ATL. SECT. ASSIST. TREASURER Event Summary: The AWS national skills welding competition was held in Atlanta Ga. from June…
Date of Event: 05/29/2024 Location: LINCOLN TECHNICAL COLLEGE 1200 CENTRE PRKY. EAST POINT GA. Number of Attendees: 100 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): STATE SENATOR DIST. 39 SONYA HALPERN Event Summary: Lincoln Tech. held an open house to showcase their new welding lab . RACHEL LEE is an instructor who demonstrated their MILLER virtual welding machines . Student learn the techniques…
Date of Event: 05/06/2024 Location: SOUTHERN MACHINE & FABRICATION IN CARTERSVILLE GA. Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): SOUTHERN MACHINE & FABRICATIONMATT STEVENS V.P.GARY SHEDD FAB SHOP FOREMANJAMES SATTERFIELD WELDING SUPV.XCEL PARTNER DARRELL GALLOWAYRACHEL LEE 1ST VICE CHAIR/ TREASURE Event Summary: XCEL IN NORTH GA. held there 2nd fabrication welding competition . 6 teams competed. 2 FANNIN CTY…
Date of Event: 03/04/2024 Location: SOUTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE VALADLIA GA. Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): AWS SECTION CHAIRMAN ROBERT TRUDELLESETC PRESIDENT LARRY CALHOUNSETC DEAN OF INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS SONYA WILSON Event Summary: MICHAEL CRUMPLER WAS PRESENTED SECTION EDUCATOR AWARD FROM ROBERT TRUDELLE . MICHAEL IS VERY ACTIVE IN OUR SECTION . HE HAS 24YRS. AS INSTRUCTOR AT SOUTHEASTEARN…
Date of Event: 02/22/2024 Location: GA. TRADE SCHOOL ACWORTH GA. Number of Attendees: 150 Event Summary: GA. TRADE SCHOOL HOSTED A CAREER FAIR . THEY HAD 25 PARTNERING COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE US ATTEND TALKING TO PAST & PRESENT STUDENTS . THEY WERE SHARING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES . AWS SECTION CHAIRMAN ROBERT TRUDELLE & VICE CHAIR RACHELLE LEE…