{"id":817,"date":"2025-11-10T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/?p=817"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:35:04","slug":"recap-aws-president-visit-2025-at-letourneau-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/2025\/11\/10\/recap-aws-president-visit-2025-at-letourneau-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: AWS President visit 2025 at LeTourneau University"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"817\" class=\"elementor elementor-817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9926427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9926427\" 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-b4b8fec\" data-id=\"b4b8fec\" 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-2f4a211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f4a211\" 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> 11\/10\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly ave. Longview, TX 75602<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 8-15<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>AWS President Richard Holdren\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>AWS President Richard Holdren visited LeTourneau University and spoke with students as well as took a Welding Engineering lab and shop tour.<\/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-f00fcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f00fcf9\" 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\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"et1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjgyMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9lYXN0dGV4YXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81MlwvMjAyNVwvMTFcL2V0MS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et1-300x300.png 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\">Left to right pictured is Dr. Matthew Green(WE\/MJ Dept. Chair), Richard Holdren(AWS President), Dr.  Tao Dai(LETU Professor), Charles Jeffress(AWS Section #150 treasurer, secretary and LETU WE\/MJ staff) Henry Elgie(LETU freshman WE\/MJ student) Pose for a picture after a shop tour.<\/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-a87602d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a87602d\" 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\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"et2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjgyNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9lYXN0dGV4YXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81MlwvMjAyNVwvMTFcL2V0Mi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et2-300x300.png 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\">Holdren and Jeffress talk about the importance of a AWS Section Library which is located for East Texas Section #150 at LeTourneau University in the Kielhorn Welding Engineering Lab.<\/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-db03d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db03d22\" 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\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et3.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"et3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjgzMSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9lYXN0dGV4YXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81MlwvMjAyNVwvMTFcL2V0My5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et3-300x300.png 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\">Holdren, Jeffress, Elgie discuss the impact that LeTourneau Universities robotic training center is having on its students as well as local and national companies and the welding industry.  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src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et5-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/11\/et5-300x300.png 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\">Holdren and Dr. Dai discuss the WE\/MJ senior design that is focused on Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing<\/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-4d195cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d195cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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