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
Lawson State Community College
Bessemer Campus
1100 9th Ave. SE
Bessemer, AL 35022
(205) 426-7345

Advisor: Roy Ledford, Jr.
Chairman: Dennis Wyatt

Arizona
1.  Arizona Western College
Institute of Welding Technology
2020 Avenue 8 E
Yuma, AZ 85366
(928) 344-7570

Advisor:  Samuel Colton, Sr.
Chairman:  Alexis Favela

2. Cholla High Magnet School
Welding Technology
2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85713
(520) 225-4132

Advisor:  Tad Strickland
Chairman:  James Sharp

California
1. American River College
4700 College Oak Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 484-8612

Advisor:  Melvin Johnson
Chairman:  Dusty Gallaway

2. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
400 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-4181

Advisor:  Che' Armand Chancy
Chairman: Kenneth Reid

3. Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 222-8279

Advisor:  Henry Jackson
Chairman:  Tavia Edwards


4. San Diego Student Chapter
Educational Cultural Comples
4343 Ocean View Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 388-4819

Advisor:  George Moore
Chairman:  Anthony Lam

5. Sierra College
5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 624-3333
 
Advisor:  Robert Purvis
Chairman:  Cameron Cook

6.  Wilmington Skills Center
217 Island Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744
(310) 549-9831

Advisor:  Edward Hinojosa
Chairman:  Martini Scorza

Colorado
1. Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois St. (HH-254)
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 273-3000

Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Liu
Chairman: Erik Soderstrom




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

Advisor:  Ronnie McBride
Chairman:  tba
Illinois
1. 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

2. Kankakee Community College
100 College Dr.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 802-8100

Advisor:  Mark Stevenson
Chairman:  tba
Iowa
Des Moines High School Central Campus
800 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 242-7598

Advisor:  Ralph Young
Chairman: Louy Fazio


Kentucky
Maysville Community & Technical College
609 Viking Dr.
Moorehead, KY 40351
(606) 783-1538

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


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

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

Advisor:  Rick Stein
Chairman: tba

2. North Point High School
2500 Davis Rd.
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 753-1759

Advisor:  Alan Badeaux
Chairman: Carl Kupniewski
Michigan
Ferris State University
Welding Engineering Dept.
Technology Building
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2952

Advisor:  Jeff Carney
Chairman:  Brian Peterson

Minnesota
Anoka Technical College
1355 W. Highway 10
Anoka, MN 55303
(763) 576-4823

Advisor:  Jay Gerdin
Chairman: tba

Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College, Jackson County Campus
2300 US Highway 90
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 497-7679

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

Advisor:  Darin Newman
Chairman:James McCorkendale

2. Lebanon Technology & Career Center
Highway 64 Bypass
Lebanon, MO 65536
(417) 532-5494

Advisor:  Jack Stowe
Chairman:  TBA

3. Ozark Mountain Technical Center
211 E. 5th St.
Mountain Grove, MO 65711
(417) 926-3177

Advisor:  Dennis Marquis
Chairman:  Justice Schmedeke

4. Ozarks Technical Community College
1001 E. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 895-7000

Advisor:  Jim Bridwell
Chairman:  Kyle Smith

5. Southwest Area Career Center
711 9th St.
Monett, MO 65708
(417) 235-7022

Advisor:  Ed Norman
Chairman: Diana Walden









Montana
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:  Tanner Patterson

Nebraska

1. Central Community College
Hastings Campus
East Highway 6
PO Box 1024
Hastings, NE 68902
P: (402) 463-9811
 
Advisor:  Troy Miller
Chairman: Eric McNeill

2. Southeast Community College
Lincoln Campus
8800 “O’ St.
Lincoln, NE 68528
(402) 471-3333

Advisor:  Dan Zabel
Chairman:  Cody Mertens

3. Southeast Community College
Milford Campus
600 State St.
Milford, NE 68405
(402) 761-8226

Advisor:  Shannon Hansen
Chairman: Lee Weaver

Nevada
1.Regional Technical Institute
380 Edison Way
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 856-5319

Advisor:  Gaylord Rodeman
Chairman:  Josh Ogg

2. Southeast Career & Technical Academy
5710 Mountain Vista Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89120
(702) 799-7500

Advisor:  Richard Boyer
Chairman:  tba
New Hampshire
Seacoast School of Technology
40 Linden St.
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 775-8461

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

Advisor:  Herbert Browne
Chairman:  Richard Henderson
   
New Mexico




New York
1. Donald C. Scarborough Student Chapter at Coxsackie Correctional Facility
PO Box 200
Coxsackie, NY 12051
(518) 731-2781

Advisor:  Bruce Lavallee
Chairman:  Jaime Rolfe

North Carolina
1. Central Piedmont Community College
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235
(704) 330-4429

Advisor:  Ray Sosko
Chairman:  Ross Thomas

2. Rowan Cabarrus Community College
PO Box 1595
Salisbury, NC 28137
 (704) 637-0760 x 361
 
Advisor:  Robert Simpson
Chairman: Jay Johnson

3. Wake Tech Community College
9101 Fayetteville Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 866-5152

Advisor:  Russell Wahrman
Chairwoman: Laura Holden
Ohio
1. Canton South High School
600 Faircrest St. SE
Canton, OH 44706
(330) 484-8000

Advisor:  Art Baughman
Chairman: Thomas Ridgway

2. Columbiana County Career &
Technology Center
9354 State Route 45
Lisbon, OH 44432
(330) 424-9561

Advisor:  Huck Hughes
Chairman: Jake Windon

3. Four County Career Center
22900 State Route 34
Archbold, OH 43502
(419) 267-3331

Advisor:  James Fox
Chairman:  Sylus Smith

4. Lima Senior High School
1 Spartan Way
Lima, OH 45804
(419) 998-2060

Advisor:  Terry Buckler
Chairman:  TBA

5. The Ohio State University
Dept. of Welding Engineering
1248 Arthur E. Adams Dr.
Columbus, OH 43221
(614) 292-2499

Website:
http://awssection.org/ohiostate

Advisor:  Prof. Suresh Babu
Chairman:  Bill Tomich

6. University of Toledo
MIMI Department
West Bancroft St.
Toledo, OH 43606
(419) 530-6019

Advisor:  Prof. Yong Gan
Chairman: Shruti Baharani

7. Whitmer Career & Technical Center
Welding & Metal Const. Dept.
5719 Clegg Dr.
Toledo, OH 43613
(419) 473-8455

Advisor:  Craig Donnell
Chairman:  Mark Pinski

Oregon
1. Clackamas Community College
1960 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 657-6958

Advisor:  Sue Caldera
Chairman:  TBA

2. Linn-Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW
Albany, OR 97321
(541) 917-4592

Advisor:  Fred Stuewe
Chairman:  Cameron Moran

3. 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

Pennsylvania
1. Beaver Valley Student Chapter
Poplar Drive
Monaca, PA 15601
(724) 728-5800

Advisor:  Tom Geisler
Chairman: Ryan Kukuruda

2. Bethlehem Area Vocational-
Technical School
3300 Chester Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(610) 866-8013

Advisor:  Vincent Facchiano
Chairman:  John Basic

3. Career Institute of Technology
5335 Kesslerville Rd.
Easton, PA 18040
(610) 258-2857

Advisor:  Ronald Roth
Chairman:  Joe Anastasi

4.Central Westmoreland Career & Technology Center
240 Arona Rd.
New Stanton, PA 15672
(724) 925-3532

Advisor:  Brandon Butela
Chairman:  Jake Fretz

5. Crawford County Area Vo-Tech
860 Thurston Rd.
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-6024

Advisor:  Tom Thurber
Chairman:  Kevin Catalano

6. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
1500 Fourth Ave.
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-8450

Advisor:  George Seese
Chairman: Thomas Black

7. Monroe Career & Technical Inst.
PO Box 66
Laurel Lake Dr.
Bartonsville, PA 18321
(507) 629-2001

Advisor:  Greg Smith
Chairman: Tom Space

8. North Montco Technical
Career Center
1265 Sumneytown Pike
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 368-1177

Advisor:  Richard Schmidt
Chairman:  Sean Harris

9. Pennsylvania College of Technology
Welding Department
One College Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17704
(570) 326-3761

Advisor:  Robert Vaughn
Chairman: Casey Hamm

10. Triangle Tech, DuBois Campus
PO Box 551
DuBois, PA 15801
(814) 371-2090

Advisor:  Brenda Benyon
Chairman:  Jimmy Smiley

11. Triangle Tech, Pittsburgh Campus
1940 Perrysville Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
(412) 359-1000

Advisor:  Donald Kowalski
Chairman:  Robert Wagner

12. Tri-State Business Institute
556 W. 4th St.
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 836-0379

Advisor:  Delayne Jacobs
Chairman: Sean

13. Western Area Career & Technology Center
688 Western Ave.
Canonsburg, PA 15317
(724) 746-2890

Advisor:  Anthony Reis
Chairman:  John Feeney

14. Westmoreland County Community College
145 Pavillion Lane
Youngwood, PA 15697
(724) 925-4000

Advisor:  Don Howard
Chairman:  Josh Woods

15. York County School of Technology
2179 S. Queen St.
York, PA 17402
(717) 741-0820

Advisor:  Brian Yarrison
Chairman: Nate Price


South Dakota
1.  South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
501 East Saint Joseph St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 394-1283

Advisor:  Dr. Michael West
Chairman:  Jay Marsahll

2. Yankton Senior High School
1801 Summit St.
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2073

Advisor: Robert Evans
Chairman:  Jordan Mondragon



South Carolina
Aiken County Career & Technology Ctr
2455 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Warrenville, SC 29851
(803) 593-7300

Advisor:  Kevin Rawlins
Chairman: Michael Hutson


Tennessee

Crossville State Area Vo-Tech
715 N. Miller Ave.
Crossville, TN 38555
(931) 484-7502

Advisor:  Joe Livesay
Chairman:  Chris Palmer

Texas
Alamo Student Chapter
1801 Martin Luther King Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78203-2098
(210) 531-3200

Advisor:  Alfonso Rodriguez
Chairman:  Cornelio Ontiveros

2. College of the Mainland
1200 Amburn Rd.
Texas City, TX 77591
(409) 938-1211

Advisor:  Dan Jones
Chairman:  Ricardo Mata

3.  FHS Welding Student Chapter
FLoresville High School
1000 10th St.
Floresville, TX 78114
(830) 393-5370

Advisor:  Clifton Rogers
Chairman:  Richard Jimenez

4. Lamar Institute of Technology
PO Box 10043, Lamar Station
Beaumont, TX 77710
(409) 880-7011

Advisor:  John McKeehan
Chariman:  Wyatt Holland

5.  Lee High School
6529 Beverly Hill Lane
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 787-1700

Advisor:  Alberto Urbina
Chairman:  Alan Nava

6. LeTourneau University
PO Box 7001
Longview, TX 75607
(903) 233-3925

Advisor:  Robert Warke
Chairman:  Kenneth Bean

7.  Lincoln College of
Technology
2915 Alouette Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(972) 660-5701

Advisor:  Donnie Williams
Chairman: Chris Chandler

8.  Texas A&M University
EDIT Dept.  TAMMS 3367
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845-4966

Advisor:  Dr. Angie Hill Price
Chairman:  Randall Davis

9. TexasTechnical College
Harlingen Campus
1902 N. Loop 499
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 365-4814

Advisor:  Raul Robles
Chairman:  Jesus Alex Gutierrez

10. Texas State Technical College
Waco Campus
3801 Campus Dr.
Waco, TX 76705
(254) 867-3549

Advisor:  Ryan Rummel
Chairman:  Bobby Roper
Utah
Weber State University
1802 University Club Circle
Ogden, UT 84408
(801) 626-7540

Advisor:  Mark Baugh
Chairman:  tba


Virginia
John Handley High School
425 Handley Blvd.
Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-3471

Advisor:  Steve Robeson
Chairman:  Kevin Arriaga







Washington
1. Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 738-3105

Advisor:  Russell Jones
Chairman: Jackson Brown

2. Big Bend Community College
7662 Chanute St. NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509) 793-2222

Advisor:  Shawn McDaniel
Chairman:  Jennifer Hill

3. Cedarcrest High School
29000 NE 150th St.
Duvall, WA 98019
(425) 844-4800

Advisor:  Les Collins
Chairman:  Derek Carroll

4.  Clackamas Community College
1960  S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 657-6958

Advisor:  Sue Caldera
Chairman:  tba

5.  Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 992-2353

Advisor:  Patrick Gonzales
Chairman:  Heather Evans

6. Juanita High School
10601 NE 132 St.
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 823-7600

Advisor:  Greg Shelton
Chairman:  TBA

7. Kent Meridian High School
10020 SE 256th St.
Kent, WA 98031
P: (253) 373-7402

Advisor:  Mr. Green
Chairman: TBA

8. Lake Washington Technical College
11605 132nd Ave. NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 739-8100

Advisor:  Michael Hayes
Chairman: Nicholas Oliver

9.  Linn Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW
Albany, OR 97321
(541) 917-4591

Advisor:  David Ketler
Chairman:  Josh Kolling

10. Mt. Vernon High School
314 N. 9th St.
Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 428-6100

Advisor:  Randy Brown
Chairman: Jaime Garcia

11. Nooksack Valley High School
3326 E. Badger Rd.
Everson, WA 98247
(360) 988-2641

Advisor:  Marshall Judy
Chairman: John Graep

12. Olympic College
1600 Chester Ave.
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 475-7395

Advisors:  Al Kitchens
Chairman:  Karl Alberts

13.  Portland Community College
Rock Creek Campus
Welding Tech - Bldg 2. Room 230
PO Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280
P: (503) 614-7600
P: (503) 614-7601

Advisors: Scott Judy /
Matt Scott
Chairman:  TBA

14. Renton Technical College
3000 NE Fourth St.
Renton, WA 98056
(425) 235-2483

Advisor:  Daniel Aragon
Chairman:  Jonathon Newton

15. Skagit Valley College
2405 E. College Way
Mt. Vernon, WA 98237
(360) 416-7702

Advisors:  Michael Baker
Chairman:  Ian Larsen

16. South Seattle Community College
6000 16th Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 764-5300

Advisor:  John Todd
Chairman:  TBA

17.  South Sound Student Chapter
Olympic College - Shelton Campus
937 W. Alpine Way
Shelton, WA 98584
(360) 432-5469

Advisor:  Chris Hobson
Chairman:  Thomas Borden

18. Spokane Community College
Technical Education Division
1810 N. Green St.
Spokane, WA 99217
(509) 535-7154

Advisor:  Jeff Schwab
Chairman: William Rice

19. Spokane Skills Center
4141 N. Regal. St.
Spokane, WA 99207

Advisor:  Andrew Syder
Chairman:  tba

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

Advisor:  Darryl Main
Chairman:  Brandon Nickles

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

Advisor:  Greg Saari
Chairman: Christian Bates

West Virginia
West Virginia University at
Parkersburg
1202 18th St.
Vienna, WV 26105
(304) 424-8000

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

Advisor:  Anton Stute
Chairman:  Wesley Arndt

2. Milwaukee Area Technical College
West Allis Campus
1200 S. 71st St.
West Allis, WI 53214
(414) 456-5349

Advisor:  Mark Koehler
Chairman:  Fraser

Wyoming
1. Northeast Wyoming Welding
Association Student Chapter
Gillette Campus
Welding Technology & MSHA Training
300 W. Sinclair
Gillette, WY 82718
(307) 686-8006

Advisor:  Bryant Haag
Chairman:  Sam Booth

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

Advisor:  Carl Schiner
Chairman:  Tyler King
AWS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CHAPTERS BY Country
Ecuador
1. ESPE-Ecuador Student Chapter
Escuela Politecnica del Ejercito
PO Box 171-5-231-B
Quito Sangolqui
Ecuador
(593-2) 2334 950 / 2338 855

Advisor:  Ing. Alberto Cevallos
Chairman: Guerrero Byron

2.  ESPOL Student Chapter
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
KM. 30.5 Via Perimetral
Guayaquil
Ecuador

Advisor: Andy Rodriguez Castaneda
Chairman: Fabrizzio Andres Mena Caceres
 



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