Recap: 2025 welding competition

Date of Event: 03/29/2025

Location: SUNY Niagara 3111 Saunders settlement Rd., Sanborn, NY 14132

Number of Attendees: 120 people

Presenter/Notable Guest(s): SUNY Niagara President Dr. Lloyd Holmes

Event Summary: The Niagara Frontier Section held its annual Paul Swatland Sr. Weld Off where students from Western New York competed for prizes and money. We had a job fair with various companies, and Dr. Lloyd Holmes asthea guest speaker.

(left to right) LeonardoDepufat, Tyler, Austin, Cooper Harkins, Fahion Burges, Jeremy, Joe Schmidt, chairman Steve Frey, Zachary, Schultz, J Hauser, and Luke Gworele all from Western New York
District 6 Director Ron Stahura presenting scholarship to Chloe Chadwick from Ellicottville New York.
Niagara frontier chairman Joe Schmidt presenting award to Dr. Lloyd Holmes president of Suny Niagara College.
Student competing Austin Tyler from new New York
Student competing Riley Mahoney from new New York
The Niagara frontier board members