Past Award Recipients
2021
Individual Category Awards:
Craig Wood
Educator Category Award:
Ken Kuk
Educational Facility Category Award:
Central Arizona College
Small Business Category Award:
Saf-T-Cart
Large Business Category Award:
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Distributor Category Award:
Terrace Supply Co.
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Puget Sound Olympic Section
Media Category Award:
Abbe Miller
Veteran Category Award:
Kelli Royals
2020
Individual Category Awards:
Tom West
Educator Category Award:
Catherine Lindquist
Educational Facility Category Award:
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Veteran Category Award:
William Holmes
Small Business Category Award:
Multi-Craft Contractors
Distributor Category Award:
Arc3 Gases
Media Category Award:
Todd Clouser
Large Business Category Award:
N/A
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
N/A
2019
Exceptional Category Awards:
Jeff Deckrow, Hypertherm
Individual Category Awards:
Tom Kostreba
Educator Category Award:
Elmer Swank
Educational Facility Category Award:
Ferris State University Welding and Technology Program
Veteran Category Award:
Derek Beecher, Workshop for Warriors
Small Business Category Award:
Major Tool & Machine
Large Business Category Award:
Lincoln Electric Co.
Distributor Category Award:
Coastal Welding Supply
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
AWS Los Angeles/Inland Empire Section
Media Category Award:
Jody Collier
2018
Individual Category Awards:
Samantha Farr
Educator Category Award:
Ryan T. Eubank
Educational Facility Category Award:
Northwest Florida State College
Veteran Category Award:
Ken Morris Sr.
Small Business Category Award:
T. J. Snow Co.
Large Business Category Award:
Newport News Shipbuilding
Distributor Category Award:
Oxarc Inc.
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
AWS North Texas Section, Section 053 (Chelsey Morris)
Media Category Award:
Joshua J. Welton
2017
Individual Category Awards:
Raymond Roberts
Exceptional Category Awards:
Past Executive Director, AWS, Ray Shook
Educator Category Award:
Adam Leese
Educational Facility Category Award:
Jerry Cramblett of Earlbeck Technical Center
Veteran Category Award:
Alex Funk
Small Business Category Award:
Cindy Jiang of AET Integration
Large Business Category Award:
Lance Werth of SPX Flow
Distributor Category Award:
Clinton Bush of A-L Compressed Gases
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
AWS Mobile Section, Section 091 (Tim DeVargas)
Media Category Award:
Don Brunell
2016
Individual Category Awards:
Uwe Ashemeier
Educator Category Award:
Jeff Imrie
Educational Facility Category Award:
Rochester Arc + Flame Center
Veteran Category Award:
James Daniels
Small Business Category Award:
Flange Wizard
Large Business Category Award:
Jeffboat
Distributor Category Award:
Norco
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Indiana Section, Section 027
Media Category Award:
Frank Witsil - "Women Who Weld: Male-Dominate Skill Aims for Parity"
2015
Individual Category Awards:
Jason North - Alma, MI
Educator Category Award:
Dr. Warren Donworth - Austin, TX
Veteran Category Award:
Lyle Palm - San Diego, CA
Educational Facility Category Award:
Workshops for Warriors - San Diego, CA
Small Business Category Award:
Lynch Enterprises LLC - Durango, CO
Large Business Category Award:
Bechtel Corporation - San Francisco, CA
Distributor Category Award:
Purity Cylinder Gases - Grand Rapids, MI
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Los Angeles-Inland Empire Section, Section 8 - Los Angeles, CA
Media Category Award:
Jamie Duffy - Fort Wayne, IN
Exceptional Category:
Mike Rowe
2014 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Austin W. Gordy - Houston, TX
Educator Category Award:
Kevin Carter - Petersburg, IN
Educational Facility Category Award:
Lynnes Welding Training - Fargo, ND
Small Business Category Award:
Tri Tool Inc. - Rancho Cordova, CA
Large Business Category Award:
CB&I - Plainfield, IL
Distributor Category Award:
AWISCO - Maspeth, NY
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
2013 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Dennis A. Wright, Olathe, KS
Educator Category Award:
Nanette Samanich, Las Vegas, NV
Educational Facility Category Award:
Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining - University of Alberta, Canada
Small Business Category Award:
Bay State Industrial Welding & Fabrication, Inc., Hudson, NH
Large Business Category Award:
SME Steel, West Valley City, UT
Distributor Category Award:
Cee Kay Supply, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Ivy Tech Community College Student Chapter, Anderson, IN
2012 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Tony Anderson
Educator Category Award:
Juan Martinez
Educational Facility Category Award:
New Horizons Regional Education Center, VA
Small Business Category Award:
Training Modernization Group, Inc., VA
Large Business Category Award:
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products
Distributor Category Award:
BOC Canada
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Philadelpha, AWS Section #1
2011 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Bennie D. Flynn, Solberry, IN
Educator Category Award:
Roderick McDonald, Aberdeen, WA
Educational Facility Category Award:
Perry Technical Institute, Yakima, WA
Small Business Category Award:
Nelson Stud Welding, Elyria, OH
Large Business Category Award:
Hunter Engineering Company, Durant, MS
Distributor (Welding Products) Category Award:
Oxarc Inc., Spokane, WA
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Black Hills Student Chapter
2010 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Robert L. Richwine, Chesterfield, IN
Educator Category Award:
James Lee Brantley, Miami, FL
Educational Facility Category Award:
Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL
Small Business Category Award:
Colmac Coil Manufacturing, Inc., Collville, WA
Large Business Category Award:
PSEG Fossil, Newark, NJ
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
North Central Florida Section
2009 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Jennifer McCall, Carlsbad, CA
Educator Category Award:
Jeff Smith, Pryor, OK
Educational Facility Category Award:
Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Omaha, NE
Large Business Category Award:
Burtek, Inc., Chesterfield, MI
Distributor (Welding Products) Category Award:
WESCO, Prichard, AL
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Indiana Chapter
2008 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Barbara Henon, Lisa Legohn, Clyde Shetler, Ray Wilsdorf, James Owens, Richard Bryant
Educator Category Award:
Jim Goetz, Roy Lanier, Lisa Legohn, James Owens, James Burnett, Ralph Young
Educational Facility Category Award:
Bucks County Technical High School, We-Mo-Co Welding,
Odessa College Welding Training Center, Indian Hills Community College,
Pima Community College
Small Business Category Award:
The Advanced Science and Automation Corporation Westfield Steel Co.
Large Business Category Award:
A&B Process Systems
Distributor (Welding Products) Category Award:
Rywal-RHC Ltd.
Distinguished Service Award:
Uwe Aschemeier
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
Tulsa Section, Western Carolina
2007 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Carl Occhialini
Educator Category Award:
Robert Sandelier
Camden County Technical School
Cumberland Vocational School
Educational Facility Category Award:
Sheet Metal Workers Local #33
Apprenticeship & Training Program
Cleveland, Ohio
Small Business Category Award:
Greiner Industries, Inc.
Large Business Category Award:
Bucyrus International, Inc.
Distributor (Welding Products) Category Award:
Sutton-Garten Company
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
AWS Houston Section
2006 (Image of Welding Awards)
Individual Category Awards:
Christopher Coble
Educator Category Award:
Leland Vetter at Eastern Wyoming College
Educational Facility Category Award:
PipeFitters’ Local Union 597
Training Center, Mokena, Illinois
accepted by Michael Hamilton
Large Business Category Award:
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
accepted by Ron Scott
Distributor (Welding Products) Category Award:
Indiana Oxygen Company
accepted by Jim Ford
Section (AWS Local Chapter) Category Award:
AWS Indiana Section
accepted by Bob Richwine