Recap: 2025 51st Behind the Mask Welding Competition

By Category: Post Event Report

Date of Event: 02/27/2025

Location: Held at Saint Paul College, 235 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102

Number of Attendees: There were 150 total contestants covering 10 schools and 11 professionals

Presenter/Notable Guest(s): CWI judges
Dwight Affeldt (Xcel Energy)
Tom Jones (retired – Xcel)
Michael Carey (Chart Industries)
Kevin Frye (OEM Fabricators)
Joel Moulton (Dalsin Industries)
Paul Beerman (SpecSys)
Behind the Mask committee members
Pam Lesemann
Karl Ludwig
Matt Lazration
Scott Sstudaker
Thea Bunde
54 companies, covering suppliers and industry donated a wide range of items for the raffle. 

Event Summary: See Flyer

District Director Dale Szabla handing out a $1,000 AWS Foundation Competition Scholarship to Mike Simons from Wright Technical Center
A special thanks to the volunteers from Saint Paul CollegePictured from left to Right Joesph Lange    Richie Quintanilla Jake Atchison Raymond Stahl   Caleh Paulson    Patrick O'Brien Riley Pease Lewis Harris Aiyanna Gonzalez    Cabee Thao Cayden Richardson Not Pictured: Tomas Piepkorn Michael Briant Paul Pearson Trenton Weis Troy Broton Nicholas Dorschner Garrett Janssen
This was the flyer for the contest