Greenville Tech students win at SkillsUSA
April 12, 2012
GREENVILE, SC – April 12, 2012 – Greenville Technical College students brought home awards in many different categories from the South Carolina Skills USA competition held March 30-31 in Greenville. Winners will now be eligible to compete at the national level in Kansas City, June 23-27.
Winners included the following:
- CNC Turning Dean Schaffer-Johnson First Place
- CNC Milling Colin Crader First Place
- Precision Machining Josh Goshorn First Place
- HVAC/R Justin Ballenger First Place
- Collision Repair Jared Milford First Place
- Automotive Refinish Woody Riser First Place
- Welding Sculpture Chris Boling First Place
- Welding Team Fabrication Erik Dahl, Kyle DeKoning, Kris Trott First Place
In addition to student participation, Greenville Tech provided in-kind support valued at more than $50,000 for the competition.
This contribution included use of Greenville Tech facilities for the automotive, auto collision, HVAC and welding competitions. The college also provided equipment and tools for set-up and takedown.
Tuition assistance of $2.000 each was contributed to secondary winners in selected categories. These categories included Architectural Drafting, Automotive Refinishing, Automotive Service Technology, Carpentry, CNC Milling Technology, CNC Turning Technology, Collision Repair Technology, Cosmetology, Diesel Equipment Technology, Electronics Technology, Engineering Technology, Fire Fighting, HVAC/R, Masonry, Mechatronics, Mobile Electronics, Mobile Robotics, Nail Care, Plumbing, Precision Machining Technology, Residential/Construction Wiring, Robotics and Automation Technology, Team Works, Technical Drafting, Welding, Welding Fabrication, and Welding Sculpture Design Demonstration. In addition, the Technology Division Dean, Joel Welch, serves on the South Carolina Skills USA board while many instructors serve as tech chairs, attending meetings throughout the year.
