Recap: Tour of Penn College of Technology, High Steel and Student Awards Dinner

By Category: Post Event Report

Date of Event: 04/01/2025

Location: Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport PA

Number of Attendees: 80+

Presenter/Notable Guest(s): AWS President Richard Holdren

Event Summary: President Holdren and District Director Brad Brandmeir toured the Penn College campus and welding program. In the afternoon, the president and district director toured High Steel of Williamsport before attending the Student (high school and college) Welding Banquet.

A view of some of the guests at the banquet in the large dining hall.
President Holdren speaking with the welding instructors about the various robotic technology their students learn to operate and program.
President Holdren speaking with students who were working with a cobot to perform test welds.
AWS President Richard Holdren and District Director Brad Brandmeir took a photo with a nearly eleven foot tall bridge beam inside of High Steel of Williamsport, PA.
Section Chair (Adam Steppe) with the widow of Niles Oehrli. Niles was a creating factor to the Penn College student welding compeition back in the 1970's that is still being held today. Niles was also part of the second class ever of CWI's through AWS.
Instructor and Section personnel, Mike Allen speaking with President Holdren about a current project the school is working on for the Little League World Series. Students are constructing a globe monument that will be placed outside the gates of the Little League World Series.
High Steel's outside yard where they are constructing a bridge before shipping it out of state to its final destination.
A typical weld joint that had been ground down inside of High Steel to make the bridge beams possible.