American Welding Society Fox Valley Section 074 Wisconsin

Come to a meeting and socialize with your peers and others in your field. The 2008-2009 season calendar will be listed soon with dates for dinner meetings and fun social events. Please refer to the "Meetings/Events" page for further information regarding upcoming events. Updates will be posted as they become available. We would like your ideas for topics that would benefit your needs. Please send your thoughts to asherr@millerwelds.com.

This year we our continuing to work toward our vision of supporting students seeking a welding education so that the Fox Valley has enough professional welders to meet its needs.

In the last few of years, over $3000 was awarded to welding students, two of which are now working in the valley! AWS scholorships are available for students in welding. Fox Valley scholarship application deadlines will be arranged so that applications can be made for both the fall and winter college schedules. Also, a scholarship application form is available on-line. Please refer to our scholarship page for new updates and developments.

The Fox ValleySection 074 is renewing its vow to commit to helping welding students get their education. The section is awarding two $500 scholarships in conjunction with Fox Valley Technical College, and a $1000 scholarship or a split into multiple scholarships equaling $1000. The number of scholarships, monetary amounts and qualifications will be decided upon by the Section Officers. If you are interested in donating to this fund, please contact any of the AWS officers listed in the "Officers" section of this web site, or watch your mailings for a donation form (click here for a remittance form). As we all know, highly skilled individuals are in great demand in the welding industry. Our goal is to assist those students who show the potential of becoming a welding professional and have an interest in joining our industry. Please contact Sean Moran sean.moran@hobartbrothers.com with any questions regarding schoalrships.

As always, we wish to thank our Patron Sponsors for their continued support. Their
donations make many of our yearly activities possible and provide funding for our local scholarship program. We urge you to visit our Patron Sponsor page and feel free to browse their web sites.

We would like to thank all companies and individuals whom have contributed prizes for our events through out the year. Also, a Thank You to our members and guests for making the season a success.

This year's officers are listed in our "Officer's" section. Please feel free to contact any officer if you have questions, comments, ideas for upcoming meetings, or need assistance. Are you new to welding? Being an AWS officer is the fast track to learning more about welding applications, available resources, and finding important people in the industry. Contact Al Sherrill at asherr@millerwelds.com or (920)735-4069 to find out about opportunities to be a section officer.

We are always wanting your ideas. This Society is there for you. To assist you. Please share your thoughts on what you would like to see or learn about in upcoming meetings, see on Plant Tours, or have on this website. Please contact Al Sherrill at asherr@millerwelds.com or (920)735-4069.