AWS - Student Chapters

 








































Students are the future of the welding industry.  The American Welding Society recognizes this.  That is why we invite students, wanting to expand their welding knowledge and take a more active role in their careers, to get more involved with welding.

Active participation in an AWS Student Chapter provides the knowledge, experience and networking needed to begin a successful career.  Participation in a Student Chapter can provide AWS Student Members valuable experience for career and personal development.

There are over 80 AWS Student Chapters located at schools across the country.  Through Student Chapter participation, you can learn and sharpen the skills needed for a successful career in the welding industry.

Involvement in a Student Chapter will also provide you with networking opportunities.  Meet other welding students and professionals at Chapter meetings, local AWS Section meetings, and the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show.  Volunteer as a Chapter Officer and gain valuable leadership skills that will help throughout your career.




 























































AWS STUDENT CHAPTERS BY STATE
Alabama
Central Alabama Community College
1675 Cherokee Road
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256) 215-4495

Advisor:  Joseph James
Chairman:  Walter Lawton, Jr.
  Lawson State Community College
Bessemer Campus
1100 9th Ave. SE
Bessemer, AL 35022
(205) 426-7345

Advisor: Roy Ledford, Jr.
Chairman: Jesse Kelly		  
Arizona
Arizona Western College
Institute of Welding Technology
2020 Avenue 8 E
Yuma, AZ 85366
(928) 344-7570

Advisor:  Samuel Colton, Sr.
Chairman:  tba
 Cholla High Magnet School
Welding Technology
2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85713
(520) 225-4132

Advisor:  Tad Strickland
Chairman:  James Sharp
  
California
American River College
4700 College Oak Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 484-8612

Advisor:  Melvin Johnson
Chairman:  Melissa Scheetz
 Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
400 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-4181
(213) 763-3949

Advisor:  Che' Armand Chancy
Chairman: Christopher Majia
 San Diego Student Chapter
Educational Cultural Comples
4343 Ocean View Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 388-4819

Advisor:  George Moore
Chairman:  Brendan Lagather
Sierra College
5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 624-3333
 
Advisor:  Bill Wenzel
Chairman:  Troy Hall 		Wilmington Skills Center
217 Island Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744
(310) 549-9831

Advisor:  Edward Hinojosa
Chairman:  Carl Marin
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois St. (HH-254)
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 273-3000

Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Liu
Chairman: Erik Lord
    
Florida

AWS Space Coast Student Chapter
Brevard Community College
1519 Clearlake Rd. 16-103
Cocoa, FL 32922
P: 321-433-7175

Advisor:  Kenneth Cox
Chairman: Matt Pirrera

Georgia
Columbus Technical College
928 Manchester Expressway
Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 649-1855

Advisor:  Ronnie McBride
Chairman:  William Cooper
 Savannah Technical College
5717 White Bluff Rd.
Savannah, GA 31405
(912) 443-5863

Advisor:  Barry Kennedy
Chairman: Alain Nieto
  
Illinois
Illinois Central College
East Peoria Campus
One College Dr.
East Peoria, IL 61635

Website:
http://faculty.icc.
edu/eockerhausen/awspeoria.asp

Advisor:  Eric Ockerhausen
Chairman:  tba
 JAK3 Student Chapter
Kankakee Community College
100 College Dr.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 802-8100

Advisor:  Mark Stevenson
Chairman: Ian Walton		  Logan Student Chapter
John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Rd.
Carterville, IL 62918
(618) 985-3741

Advisor:  Max Damron
Chairman: Joshua Brown
Indiana

Ivy Tech Community College
325 West 38 St.
Anderson, IN 46013
765-643-5745

Advisor:  Robert Richwine
Chairman:  Beau McHaffey

Iowa
Des Moines High School Central Campus
800 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 242-7598

Advisor:  Ralph Young
Chairman: Brandon Clark
    
Kansas

Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210
P: 913-469-8500

Advisor:  Edward Wheatley
Chairman:  Adam Jones

Kentucky

   
Louisiana
Blount County Career Technical Center
61500 US Highway 231
PO Box 125
Cleveland, AL 35049
(205) 625-3424

Advisor:  Randy Hammond
Chairman:Blake McHan
  Southeastern Louisiana University
Dept. of Industrial Technology
SLU 10847 500 Western Ave.
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-2189

Advisor:  Anthony Blakeney
Chairman:  Brandon Luteman		  
Maine
Eastern Maine Community College
354 Hogan Rd.
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 974-4600

Advisor:  Stanley Siviski
Chairman: Zack Wehry
    
Maryland
Center of Applied Technology
North Campus
800 Stevenson Rd.
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 969-3100

Advisor:  Rick Stein
Chairman: Jake Epps
 North Point High School
2500 Davis Rd.
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 753-1759

Advisor:  Alan Badeaux
Chairman: Zachary Maguire
  
Mexico

CONALEP CAST NL Student Chapter
Ave. Pable Livas 4500
Co. Gpe. Victoria, Guadalupe
Nuevo Leon CP 67180
Mexico
P:81-83613896/97

Advisor:  Rene de Luna Alanis
Chairman: Manuel Huerta Flores

Michigan
Ferris State University
Welding Engineering Dept.
Technology Building
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2952

Advisor:  William England
Chairman:  tba
 Muskegon Area Career Tech Center
200 Harvey St.
Muskegon, MI 49442
(231) 767-3600

Advisor:  Mike Lorey
Co-Chairman:  Alex Basaj
Co-Chairman:  Tyler Barnaby
  
Minnesota
Anoka Technical College
1355 W. Highway 10
Anoka, MN 55303
(763) 576-4823

Advisor:  Jay Gerdin
Chairman: Edwin MacDonald
    
Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College, Jackson County Campus
2300 US Highway 90
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 497-7679

Advisor:  William Harris
Chairman: tba
    
Missouri
Dallas County Career Center
33 Vo-Tech Rd.
Louisburg, MO 65685
(417) 752-3491

Advisor:  Darin Newman
Chairman:Jared Kite
 Ozark Mountain Technical Center
211 E. 5th St.
Mountain Grove, MO 65711
(417) 926-3177

Advisor:  Dennis Marquis
Chairman:  Justice Schmedeke
 Ozarks Technical Community College
1001 E. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 895-7000

Advisor:  Jim Bridwell
Chairman:  Kyle Smith
Southwest Area Career Center
711 9th St.
Monett, MO 65708
(417) 235-7022

Advisor:  Ed Norman
Chairman: Brett Neely
    
Montana
Helena High School
1300 Billings Ve.
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-2200

Advisor:  Cindy Galbavy
Chairman: Tiffani Eccleston



 Montana Tech of the University of Montana
S&E Building, Room 307
1300 W. Park St.
Butte, MT 59704
(406) 496-4576


Advisor:  Bruce Madigan
Chairman:  Thane Peeples		  
Nebraska
 Central Community College
Hastings Campus
East Highway 6
PO Box 1024
Hastings, NE 68902
P: (402) 463-9811
 
Advisor:  TBA
Chairman: Joan McCleary
 Southeast Community College
Lincoln Campus
8800 “O’ St.
Lincoln, NE 68528
(402) 471-3333

Advisor:  Dan Zabel
Chairman: Justin Heath
 Southeast Community College
Milford Campus
600 State St.
Milford, NE 68405
(402) 761-8226

Advisor:  Shannon Hansen
Chairman: Brian Yosten
Nevada
Academy for Arts, Careers and Technology
380 Edison Way
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 856-5319

Advisor:  Gaylord Rodeman
Chairman:  Scott Walsh
 
New Hampshire
Seacoast School of Technology
40 Linden St.
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 775-8461

Advisor:  Jonathan Theberge
Chairman: Zackery Flagg
    
New Jersey
Morris County School of Technology
400 E. Main St.
Denville, NJ 07834
(973) 627-4600

Advisor:  Herbert Browne
Chairman:  Thomas Germer
    
New Mexico
Applied Technologies
Central New Mexico Community College
525 Buena Vista Dr. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 280-2054

Advisor:  Robert Ulibarri
Chairman:  Bard Messier
    
North Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235
(704) 330-4429

Advisor:  Ray Sosko
Chairman:  Justin Eudy
 Rowan Cabarrus Community College
PO Box 1595
Salisbury, NC 28137
 (704) 637-0760 x 361
 
Advisor:  Robert Simpson
Chairman: Steve Howe
 Wake Tech Community College
9101 Fayetteville Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 866-5152

Advisor:  Russell Wahrman
Chairman: John Elder
North Dakota

North Dakota State College of Science
Welding Technology
800 6th St. North
Wahpeton, ND 58075
P: 701-671-2329

Advisor:  Clint Gilbertson
Chairman:  Chance Pausch

Ohio
Canton South High School
600 Faircrest St. SE
Canton, OH 44706
(330) 484-8000

Advisor:  Art Baughman
Chairman: Dean Bracken
 Columbiana County Career &
Technology Center
9354 State Route 45
Lisbon, OH 44432
(330) 424-9561

Advisor:  Huck Hughes
Chairman: Brandon Smith
 Coshocton County Career Center
23640 Airport Road
Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-0211

Advisor:  Nick Baughman
Chairman:  TBA
Four County Career Center
22900 State Route 34
Archbold, OH 43502
(419) 267-3331

Advisor:   Richard Hupe
Chairman:  Kody Blankenship
 Scarlet Oaks AWD
Great Oaks Career Campuses Student Chapter
3254 East Kemper Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45238
(513) 646-4920

Advisor:  Bruce Scherer
Chairman:  James Boles 		The Ohio State University
Dept. of Welding Engineering
1248 Arthur E. Adams Dr.
Columbus, OH 43221
(614) 292-2499

Website: awssection.org/ohiostate

Advisor:  Prof. Suresh Babu
Chairman:  Mark Hahn
University of Toledo
MIMI Department
West Bancroft St.
Toledo, OH 43606
(419) 530-6019

Advisor:  Prof. Yong Gan
Chairman: Xian Wu Zeng 		Whitmer Career & Technical Center
Welding & Metal Const. Dept.
5719 Clegg Dr.
Toledo, OH 43613
(419) 473-8455

Advisor:  Craig Donnell
Chairman:  Jake Lawniczaic 		 
Oregon
Portland Community College
Rock Creek Campus
Welding Tech, Bldg. 2, Rm 230
PO Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280
(503) 614-7600 – Scott Judy
(503) 614-7601 – Matt Scott

Advisors: Scott Judy/Matt Scott
Chairman:  Lindsay Thrower
 Linn-Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW
Albany, OR 97321
(541) 917-4592

Advisor:  Fred Stuewe
Chairman:  Cameron Moran
  Clackamas Community College
1960 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 657-6958

Advisor:  Sue Caldera
Chairman:  TBA
Pennsylvania
Beaver Valley Student Chapter
Poplar Drive
Monaca, PA 15601
(724) 728-5800

Advisor:  Tom Geisler
Chairman: Carson Robertson
 Bethlehem Area Vocational-
Technical School
3300 Chester Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(610) 866-8013

Advisor:  Vincent Facchiano
Chairman: Sidney Huntoon
 Career Institute of Technology
5335 Kesslerville Rd.
Easton, PA 18040
(610) 258-2857

Advisor:  Richard Lightcap
Chairman: Jesse Lawrence
Central Westmoreland Career & Technology Center
240 Arona Rd.
New Stanton, PA 15672
(724) 925-3532

Advisor:  Brandon Butela
Chairman:  Jake Fretz		 Crawford County Area Vo-Tech
860 Thurston Rd.
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-6024

Advisor:  Tom Thurber
Chairman:  tba
 Fulton Couty Area Voc-Tech School
145 E. Cherry St.
McConnellsburg, PA 17233
P: (717) 485-5813
(717) 484-3195

Advisor:  Elisa Ramsey
Chairman:  Stanton Souders
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
1500 Fourth Ave.
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-8450

Advisor:  George Seese
Chairman: Garrett Wyland
 Great Oaks Career Campuses
3254 East Kemper Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45238
(513) 646-4920

Advisor:  Bruce Scherer
Chairman: tba
 Monroe Career & Technical Inst.
PO Box 66
Laurel Lake Dr.
Bartonsville, PA 18321
(507) 629-2001

Advisor:  Greg Smith
Chairman: tba
North Montco Technical
Career Center
1265 Sumneytown Pike
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 368-1177

Advisor:  Richard Schmidt
Chairman:  Sean Harris		 Northern Westmoreland Career &
Technology Center
705 Stevenson Blvd.
New Kensington, PA 15068
(724) 335-9389

Advisor:  Jeremy Dawson
Chairman:  Keaton Bosworth
 		Parkway West Career & Technology
Center
7101 Steubenville Pike
Oakdale, PA 15071
(412) 923-1772

Advisor:  Anthony Reis
Chairman: Josh Chapon
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Welding Department
One College Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17704
(570) 326-3761

Advisor:  Michael Allen
Chairman: Micah Hoover 		Triangle Tech, DuBois Campus
PO Box 551
DuBois, PA 15801
(814) 371-2090

Advisor:  Brenda Benyon
Chairman:  Kenneth Kemmerer 		Parkway West Career & Technology
Center
7101 Steubenville Pike
Oakdale, PA 15071
(412) 923-1772

Advisor:  Anthony Reis
Chairman:  Dustin Spies
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Welding Department
One College Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17704
(570) 326-3761

Advisor:  Michael Allen
Chairman: Nathan Myers		 Triangle Tech, DuBois Campus
PO Box 551
DuBois, PA 15801
(814) 371-2090

Advisor:  Brenda Benyon
Chairman:  Joshua Wissinger 		Tri-State Business Institute
556 W. 4th St.
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 836-0379

Advisor:  Delayne Jacobs
Chairman: Curtis Zoftin
Western Area CTC
688 Western Ave.
Canonsburg, PA 15317
(724) 426-2890 x 151

Advisor:  Stanley Kuntz
Chairman:  Daniel Sheets 		York County School of Technology
2179 S. Queen St.
York, PA 17402
(717) 741-0820

Advisor:  Brian Yarrison
Chairman: Doug Hill
South Dakota
AWS Black Hills Student Chapter
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
501 East Saint Joseph St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 394-1283

Advisor:  Luke Steinmetz
Chairman:  Timothy Johnson
 Yankton Senior High School
1801 Summit St.
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2073

Advisor: Robert Evans
Chairman:  Garrison Brockberg
  
South Carolina
Aiken County Career &
Technology Ctr
2455 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Warrenville, SC 29851
(803) 593-7300

Website: awssection.org/aikencsc

Advisor:  Kevin Rawlins
Chairman: Justin Lauronza
 Aiken Technical College
2276 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Graniteville, SC 29829
(803) 593-9954

Advisor:  Jean Palmer
Chairman:  William Henson
  
Tennessee
Crossville State Area Vo-Tech
715 N. Miller Ave.
Crossville, TN 38555
(931) 484-7502

Advisor:  Joe Livesay
Chairman: Richard Tinch

 Sequoyah High School
9517 Ridge Trail Rd.
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
(423) 595-5796

Advisor:  Chris Renfro
Chairman:  Colton Jones

 Tennessee Technical Center at
Red Boiling Springs
2390 Cathage Rd.
Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150
(615) 699-2224

Advisor:  David Porter
Chairman:  Garrett Hunt
Texas
Alamo Student Chapter
1801 Martin Luther King Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78203-2098
(210) 531-3200

Advisor:  Alfonso Rodriguez
Chairman:  Cornelio Ontiveros		 Cy-Fair Student Chapter
Lone Star College
9191 Barker Cypress Rd.
Cypress, TX 77433
(281) 881-0128

Advisors: Keith Wojcik and Ron Theiss
Chairman:  Alejandro Alvarez
 FHS Welding Student Chapter
Floresville High School
1813 Tiger Lane
Floresville, TX 78114
(830) 393-5370

Advisor:  Clifton Rogers
Chairman:  Martin Rico
Lamar Institute of Technology
PO Box 10043, Lamar Station
Beaumont, TX 77710
(409) 880-7011

Advisor:  John McKeehan
Chariman:  Christina Bottley 		LeTourneau University
PO Box 7001
Longview, TX 75607
(903) 233-3925

Advisor:  Robert Warke
Chairman:  Riley Wyers 		Lee High School
6529 Beverly Hill Lane
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 787-1700

Advisor:  Alberto Urbina
Chairman:  Noe Murralles
Lincoln College of
Technology
2915 Alouette Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(972) 660-5701

Advisor:  Donnie Williams
Chairman: Jared Dodd 		Texas A&M University
EDIT Dept.  TAMMS 3367
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845-4966

Advisor:  Dr. Angie Hill Price
Chairman:  Steven Trevino		  Texas State Technical College
Waco Campus
3801 Campus Dr.
Waco, TX 76705
(254) 867-3549

Advisor:  Ryan Rummel
Chairman:  Clayton Tenery
Wharton County Jr. College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, TX 77488

Advisors: Roy Jones
Chairman:  Lazaro Nieto 		Waxahachie High School
1000 North Dallas Hwy.
Wsaxahachie, TX 75165
(469) 222-8495

Advisor:  Jonathan Crocker
Chairman:  Steven Bentley
Utah
Weber State University
1802 University Club Circle
Ogden, UT 84408
(801) 626-7540

Advisor:  Mark Baugh
Chairman:  Mike Ramstetter
    
Virginia
John Handley High School
425 Handley Blvd.
Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-3471

Advisor:  Steven Robeson
Chairman:  Fritz Steurer
    
Washington
Puget Sound Student Chapter's Point of Contact: pugetstudent@awssection.org
Puget Sound Student Chapter Website: awssection.org/pugetstudent/
Puget Sound Section 41 Website: sections.aws.org/pugetsound/
Boilermakers 104 Student Chapter
Boilermakers Apprenticeship &
Training Center
6770 E. marginal Way S. B-122
Seattle, WA 98108

Advisor:  Chad Ross
Chairman: Teresa Dela Rosa
  Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 738-3105

Advisor:  Russell Jones
Chairman: tba		 Big Bend Community College
7662 Chanute St. NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509) 793-2222

Advisor:  Shawn McDaniel
Chairman:  Kathi Ballard
Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 992-2353

Advisor:  Patrick Gonzales
Chairman:  Heather Evans		 Kent Meridian High School
10020 SE 256th St.
Kent, WA 98031
P: (253) 373-7402

Advisor:  Mr. Green
Chairman: TBA		 Lake Washington Technical College
11605 132nd Ave. NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 739-8100

Advisor:  Michael Hayes
Chairman: tba
Linn Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW
Albany, OR 97321
(541) 917-4581

Advisor: Fred Styewe
Chairman:  Justin Vaughn
 Lower Columbia College
1600 Maple St.
Longview, WA 98632
(360) 442-2958

Advisors:  Allan Evald & Randy Byrum
Chairman:  Samuel DeVere
 Mt. Vernon High School
314 N. 9th St.
Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 428-6100

Advisor:  Randy Brown
Chairman: Jaime Garcia		 Olympic College
1600 Chester Ave.
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 475-7395

Advisors:  Kevin Snell
Chairman:  Karl Alberts
 Renton Technical College
3000 NE Fourth St.
Renton, WA 98056
(425) 235-2483

Advisor:  Daniel Aragon
Chairman:  tba		 Skagit Valley College
2405 E. College Way
Mt. Vernon, WA 98237
(360) 416-7702

Advisors:  Michael Baker
Chairman: Adam Trout
 South Sound Student Chapter
Olympic College - Shelton Campus
937 W. Alpine Way
Shelton, WA 98584
(360) 432-5469

Advisor:  Chris Hobson
Chairman:  Larry Vessey
Spokane Community College
Technical Education Division
1810 N. Green St.
Spokane, WA 99217
(509) 535-7154

Advisor:  Jeff Schwab
Chairman: William Rice		 Spokane Skills Center
4141 N. Regal. St.
Spokane, WA 99207

Advisor:  Andrew Syder
Chairman:  TBA

Stanwood High School
PO Box 430 9307 271st St. NW
Stanwood, WA 98292
(360) 629-1200

Advisor:  Darryl Main
Chairman:  Pat Swason

Website:
awssection.org/stanwoodsc

Tri-Tech Skills Center
5929 W. Metaline Ave.
Kennewick, WA 98336
(509) 222-7300

Advisor:  Greg Saari
Chairman: Christian Bates		 University of Alberta
Chemical & Materials Engineering
7th Floor, ECERF Bldg.
9707 - 116th St.
Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4
Canada
(780) 492-8853

Advisor:  Dr. Adrian Gerlich
Chairman:  Hossein Izadi
 Walla Walla Community College
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-4219

Advisor:  Mike Haggard
Chairman:  Zachary Rhodes
West Virginia
West Virginia University at
Parkersburg
300 Campus Dr.
Parkersburg, WV 26104
(304) 424-8339

Advisor:  Craig Bills
Chairman: Joe Carnes		    
Wisconsin
Madison Area Technical College
Madison Campus
3550 Anderson St.
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 246-6969

Advisor:  Anton Stute
Chairman:  tba		 Milwaukee Area Technical College
West Allis Campus
1200 S. 71st St.
West Allis, WI 53214
(414) 456-5349

Advisor:  Mark Koehler
Chairman:  Michael Record
  
Wyoming
Northeast Wyoming Welding
Association Student Chapter
Gillette Campus
Welding Technology & MSHA Training
300 W. Sinclair
Gillette, WY 82718
(307) 686-8006

Advisor:  Troy Miller
Chairman:  Jacob Capps

 Sheridan College
3059 Coffeen Ave.
Sheridan, WY 82801
P: (307) 674-6446

Advisor:  Carl Schiner
Chairman: Robert Stuckey
  
AWS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CHAPTERS BY Country

Canada
University of Alberta
Chemical & Materials Engineering
7th Floor, ECERF Building
9107 - 116 Street
Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2V4
CANADA
(780) 492-2881

Advisor:  Dr. Adrian Gerlich
Chairman:  Hossein Izadi		    



 
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