AWS President Holdren speaking at Columbus Section Meeting – March 13, 2025 Please join us on Thursday, March 13, 2025, for a social time, dinner, and presentation by AWS President Dick Holdren. We’re luck to have one of our own leading the organization this year. The meeting is in the OSU Welding Engineering main classroom;…
American Welding Society Scholarships – Application Deadline March 1, 2025 There is $629,000 for the 2025-2026 Academic Year to students in the Columbus Section through of combination of offerings from the Columbus Section, District 7, and National Scholarships. Every student should apply – many awards go to students with less-than-perfect GPAs. The Columbus Section is offering $12,000 (likely divided…
Scholarship Appreciation for 2024-2025 Awards Scholarship recipients often express their appreciation for awards that help them pay for their schooling. The AWS Foundation compiled letters received into a nice PDF document that makes it easy to review the students from District 7 which includes the Columbus Section. Awards are for National, District, and Columbus Section…
Event Report for November 21, 2024 Section Meeting The AWS Columbus Section meeting on November 21, 2024 was a great success. There was a lot of socializing, delicious food, and an enlightening presentation by Dr. Darren Barborak regarding welding’s critical role in the nuclear renaissance. In all, 55 people attended. To learn more about the…