{"id":498,"date":"2025-03-31T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/?p=498"},"modified":"2025-04-30T19:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:35:21","slug":"recap-lehigh-valley-sections-student-welding-competition-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/2025\/03\/31\/recap-lehigh-valley-sections-student-welding-competition-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Lehigh Valley Sections Student Welding Competition Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"498\" class=\"elementor elementor-498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c23f27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c23f27\" 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-f1e35b9\" data-id=\"f1e35b9\" 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-5d90711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d90711\" 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> 03\/31\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Northampton Community College, Bethlehem PA<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 64<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Standing AWS President, Richard Holdren<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The 55th Annual Student Awards Banquet for the Lehigh Valley Section. The 17 students along with their parents, administrators and guest enjoyed a fantastic meal. After the meal concluded, President Holdren gave his presentation on &#8220;Strength Through Diversity&#8221;<\/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-41a60d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41a60d5\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"123_1 (4)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUwMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMjNfMS00LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-4-300x300.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\">Student winners group photos.<\/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-f34fa3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f34fa3e\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-5-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"123_1 (5) (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUwNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMjNfMS01LTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-5-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-5-1-300x300.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\">Shawn B. of Lehigh Career &amp; Technical Institute was the competition winner.  He is photographed with Dino Forst, lead welding instructor at Northampton Community College<\/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-01a0c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01a0c0d\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"123_1 (7)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxMSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMjNfMS03LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-7-300x300.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\">Logan G. of Lehigh Career &amp; Technical Institute took 2nd place in the competition.  She is photographed with Dino Forst of NCC<\/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-3006c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3006c07\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-9.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"123_1 (9)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMjNfMS05LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-9-300x300.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\">James Haimovitz received a Section Educator Award for his hard work and continued support of the AWS section.  James teaches at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology.<\/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-ec51aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec51aae\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-10.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"123_1 (10)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMjNfMS0xMC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/123_1-10-300x300.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\">Landon York of Lackawanna CTC is pictured receiving a Section Educator Award.  Landon was nominated by his peers for his outstanding teaching.<\/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-51c71fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51c71fb\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/8075532697849751123.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"8075532697849751123\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUyMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC84MDc1NTMyNjk3ODQ5NzUxMTIzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/8075532697849751123-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/8075532697849751123-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/8075532697849751123-300x300.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\">Don Barndt pictured in the center of the image recieved a District CWI award.  Don works for Schlosser Steel in Hatfield, PA.  Don is a yearly judge of both the AWS Student Competition and NOCTI judge for several area CTCs.<\/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-7f37e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f37e31\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003778-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1000003778\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUyNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMDAwMDAzNzc4LXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003778-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003778-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003778-300x300.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\">Andy Laker of Welder Training and Testing Institute (WTTI) received awards for his dedication to teaching adults in the Private Sector within District 3 and the Lehigh Valley Section.<\/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-257321f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"257321f\" 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\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003781-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1000003781\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUzMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9sZWhpZ2h2YWxsZXlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xMjFcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC8xMDAwMDAzNzgxLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003781-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003781-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/lehighvalley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/1000003781-300x300.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\">Dennis Tobash received the Dalton E. Hamilton CWI award for his outstanding work and dedication to the inspection world.  Dennis is also a WTTI inspector\/worker.<\/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: 03\/31\/2025 Location:\u00a0Northampton Community College, Bethlehem PA Number of Attendees: 64 Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0Standing AWS President, Richard Holdren Event Summary:\u00a0The 55th Annual Student Awards Banquet for the Lehigh Valley Section. The 17 students along with their parents, administrators and guest enjoyed a fantastic meal. 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