{"id":326,"date":"2025-04-01T19:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/?p=326"},"modified":"2025-04-30T19:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:49:28","slug":"recap-tour-of-penn-college-of-technology-high-steel-and-student-awards-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/2025\/04\/01\/recap-tour-of-penn-college-of-technology-high-steel-and-student-awards-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Tour of Penn College of Technology, High Steel and Student Awards Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"326\" class=\"elementor elementor-326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb5852a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb5852a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f29a3cb\" data-id=\"f29a3cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2209e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2209e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 04\/01\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport PA<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 80+<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>AWS President Richard Holdren<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557437d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"557437d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6492.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6492\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMzMSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFscGVublwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEzNFwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NDkyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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test welds.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6ec5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a6ec5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6482-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6482\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM0MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFscGVublwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEzNFwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NDgyLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6482-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6482-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6482-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">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.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b333a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b333a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_4732-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4732\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM0OCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFscGVublwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEzNFwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR180NzMyLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_4732-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_4732-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_4732-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">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.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1760e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1760e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6449-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6449\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM1MiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFscGVublwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEzNFwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NDQ5LXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6449-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6449-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6449-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">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.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564fef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"564fef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6483-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6483\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM1NiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFscGVublwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEzNFwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NDgzLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6483-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6483-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6483-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">High Steel's outside yard where they are constructing a bridge before shipping it out of state to its final destination.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd9f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fd9f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6478-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6478\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM2MCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFscGVublwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEzNFwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NDc4LXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6478-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6478-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centralpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/04\/IMG_6478-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A typical weld joint that had been ground down inside of High Steel to make the bridge beams possible.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Event: 04\/01\/2025 Location:\u00a0Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport PA Number of Attendees: 80+ Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0AWS President Richard Holdren Event Summary:\u00a0President Holdren and District Director Brad Brandmeir toured the Penn College campus and welding program. 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