Date of Event: 02/25/2026 Location: LeTourneau University Number of Attendees: 45+ Presenter/Notable Guest(s): 2026 AWS President Dr. Josh Bergess, AWS VP Jay Jones, AWS District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla Event Summary: AWS District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla presented District, Section and Student member Awards. Left to Right: AWS VP Jay Jones, 2026 AWS President Dr. Josh Bergess, LeTourneau…
Date of Event: 02/25/2026 Location: LeTourneau University Number of Attendees: 45+ Presenter/Notable Guest(s): 2026 AWS President Dr. Josh Burgess, AWS VP Jay Jones, AWS District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla Event Summary: AWS President Dr. Josh Burgess will go over his AWS story from student to President and the importance of welding in the power industry, including failure analysis…
Date of Event: 12/11/2025 Location: Papacita’s 305 West Loop 281 Longview, Tx 75605 Number of Attendees: 20 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Salvation Army Captain Robert Coriston Event Summary: East Texas Section members gathered for a delicious dinner and a meaningful cause in supporting the Salvation Army for the Christmas season. Where toys and donations were gathered to help LOCAL…
Date of Event: 11/10/2025 Location: LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly ave. Longview, TX 75602 Number of Attendees: 8-15 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): AWS President Richard Holdren Event Summary: AWS President Richard Holdren visited LeTourneau University and spoke with students as well as took a Welding Engineering lab and shop tour. Left to right pictured is Dr. Matthew Green(WE/MJ Dept. Chair),…
Date of Event: 10/16/2025 Location: LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly ave. Longview, TX 75602 Number of Attendees: 15 Event Summary: Section #150 Presented District and Section Awards to its members that are doing good works for our industry, as well enjoyed a good Texas BBQ meal. Charles Jeffress (left) Section #150’s Treasurer and Secretary Presents Section CWI…
Date of Event: 05/22/2025 Location: 5H Shooting Sports 19105 County Rd. 4235 Frankston, TX 75763 Number of Attendees: 28 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): J.Jones AWS-VP Event Summary: See upload Would also like to Thank all of our event Sponsors: Harris, Matheson Gas, Miller, Komatsu, Gas & Supply, Fronius, Red Ball Oxygen, Airgas, Avoiding Mediocrity Left AWS VP J.Jones and right…
Date of Event: 04/05/2025 Location: Sachse Rod Shop 3904 Miles Rd. Sachse, TX 75048 Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mike Milslap (Owner of Sachse Rod Shop), Jay Jones (AWS VP) Event Summary: took a shop tour and hear of unique situations that developed custom parts to solve the problem. Chopped tops, Narrowed rearends, front clips to full…
Date of Event: 03/20/2025 Location: LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly ave. Longview TX Number of Attendees: 12 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Greg Srader account manager ESAB Event Summary: presentation on Weld data monitoring software- InduSuite Weld Cloud LeTourneau University Student Chapter members along with East Texas Members gather for a group photo. Esab’s Greg Srader presents on Weld Cloud Technology…
Date of Event: 02/19/2025 Location: LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly Ave. Longview TX, 75602 Number of Attendees: 8 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): John Fischer President of American Friction Welding Inc.Presentation: What is Rotary Friction Welding (RFW) , best practices to verify RFW welding procedures, the advantages of RFW and will present some current application of RFW. Event Summary: What is…
Date of Event: 01/30/2025 Location: LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly Ave. Longview TX, 75602 Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Richard D. Campbell, Ph.D., P.E. SCWI, CWEWelding Engineering Contractor to AWSAWS Fellow, ASME FellowAWS CWI Instructor Event Summary: This presentation will provide an historical background on the development of welding codes and standards and how legal and Congressional…