Greenville Tech students capture SkillsUSA honors
April 11, 2011
GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2011 – Greenville Technical College students captured honors in the SkillsUSA South Carolina competition held March 31-April 2, 2011, at the Carolina First
Center and Greenville Technical College.
First place winners from Greenville Tech were:
- Alicia Hunter, Nail Care
- Shannon Black, Cosmetology
- Larry Cameron, Masonry
- Samuel Raiden, Plumbing
- Michael Davis, Precision Machining
- Gary Lofton, CNC Turning
- George Bishara, CNC Milling
- Justin Ballenger, HVACR
- Travis Fowler, Welding Sculpture
- Joshua Sarratt, Jimmy L. Klugh, and Timothy W. Earle, Welding Fabrication
- Team Daniel Yarbrough, Aviation Maintenance Technology
In addition, Greenville Tech winners included:
- Gordon Hersherberger, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Second Place
- Ben Styles, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Third Place
- Michael Morency, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Fourth Place
First place winners will now be eligible to compete in the National SkillsUSA competition to be held in Kansas, Mo, June 20-25, 2011.
SkillsUSA Championship
The SkillsUSA Championship is the national-level competition for public high school and college/postsecondary technical students enrolled in trade, technical, and skilled service professional instructional programs including allied health occupations. Each SkillsUSA Championship contestant is a state-level gold medalist. Begun in 1967, the SkillsUSA Championship hasgrown from 54 competitors in three contests to more than 5,400 competitorsin 91 hands-on skills and leadership contests this year.
