Date of Event: 04/18/2026 Location: Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa, Mount Ida, Arkansas Number of Attendees: 50 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Section Chair, Nick GarnerDistrict 17 Director, Viji Kuruvilla Event Summary: The AWS Central Arkansas Section recently held its 2026 Thomas B. Schueck / nexAir Memorial Bass Tournament. The tournament, presented by Lexicon, nexAir, and Nucor, was held on April…
Date of Event: 02/26/2026 Location: nexAir Warehouse, North Little Rock, Arkansas Number of Attendees: 31 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Viji Kuruvilla, District 17 DirectorNick Garner, Central Arkansas Section ChairRandy Carr, SkillsUSA Coach and West Greers Ferry School District TeacherCJ Parks, Skills USA Winner Event Summary: The AWS Central Arkansas Section was pleased to have special guests CJ Parks and Randy…
Date of Event: 10/23/2025 Location: Hodge Fabrication, Inc. in North Little Rock, Arkansas Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Guest Speaker: Mark Hodge, owner of Hodge FabricationScholarship Recipients: Hayden Mitchell and Dallas Gage Event Summary: Hodge Fabrication, Inc. hosted the October 2025 meeting of the AWS Central Arkansas Section. Hodge Fabrication provided a meal of hamburgers and hot…
Date of Event: 09/12/2025 Location: The Country Club of Arkansas Number of Attendees: approximately 80 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): In attendance, and presenting the tournament awards, was District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla. Event Summary: The AWS Central Arkansas Section held its 2025 Thomas B. Schueck / Stephen E. Harrison Memorial Golf Tournament on September 12, 2025 at The Country Club…
Date of Event: 04/17/2025 Location: Arkansas Elite Welding Academy, Quitman, Arkansas Number of Attendees: 60 Event Summary: Arkansas Elite Welding Academy, LLC hosting the April 2025 meeting of the AWS Central Arkansas Section. The Academy provided a crawfish boil lunch which allowed section members to interact with current students. After lunch, members shared about their American Welding…
Date of Event: 03/22/2025 Location: Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa in Mount Ida, Arkansas Number of Attendees: 75 Event Summary: The AWS Central Arkansas Section held its 2025 Thomas B. Schueck / Stephen E. Harrison Memorial Bass Tournament on March 22, 2025 at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa in Mount Ida, Arkansas. The tournament raised $32,000 for…
Date of Event: 03/21/2025 Location: Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa, Mount Ida, Arkansas Number of Attendees: 75 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): District 17 Director, Viji KuruvillaCentral Arkansas Section Chair, Steve Belew Event Summary: AWS District 17 and Central Arkansas Section Awards were presented at section meetings held in March and April by District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla and Section Chair…
Date of Event: 12/29/2024 Location: Steel Wings Lodge Duck Club Number of Attendees: 12 Event Summary: The AWS Central Arkansas Section held their end of year board meeting on December 29-30, 2024. A board meeting was held on December 29 followed by a speckle belly goose hunt on December 30. During the meeting, the board reviewed events…
Date of Event: 04/26/2024 Location: Mountain Harbor Resort in Mount Ida, Arkansas Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Special / Notable Guests:AWS President Michael Krupnicki District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla Immediate Past District 17 Director Jay Jones Event Summary: The 7th Annual Thomas B. Schueck / Stephen E. Harrison Memorial Bass Tournament raised $32,000 through sponsorships and entry fees. This was matched…