Lynn Showalter
District 4 Director
Welding Engineer
Newport News Shipbuilding, Division of Huntington Ingalls Inudstries
PO Box 1222
Newport News, VA 23601
E: lynneshowalter@gmail.com
District 4 Sections
SECTION 087Carolina
Website : http://awssection.com/carolina/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSCarolina/
Contact : Carolina@awssections.org
Section Boundaries:
In Virginia to include Pittsylvania, and Halifax Counties. Also included is the independent city of Danville.
In North Carolina to include Stokes, Rockingham, Caswell, Alamance, Randolph, Guilford, and Forsyth Counties.
CHAIR
Jill Caudill, Guilford Technical Community College
1ST VICE CHAIR
Sergey V. Kobelev, WELKO-TECH LLC
2ND VICE CHAIR
Walter Sperko, Sperko Engineering
SECRETARY
Shawn Miller, Guilford Technical Community College
TREASURER
David Schaefer, Miller Welding Automation
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Donald Ellington, Guilford Technical Community College
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Carolina Section Library
Guilford Technical Community College
CAM GTCC Jamestown Office 1523
Librarian: Jill Caudill
P: 336-334-4822 ext. 50434
SECTION 121Tidewater
Website : http://awssection.com/tidewater/
Section Boundaries:
In Virginia to include Accomack, North Hampton, Mathews, Gloucester, James City, York, Surry, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Norfolk, Southampton, Sussex, Greensville, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Chesterfield, Amelia, Louisa, Orange, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Westmoreland, Essex, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, King and Queen, King William, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan, Henrico, New Kent and Charles City Counties. Also included are the independent cities of Charles City, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Staunton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.
In North Carolina to include Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Hertford and Northampton Counties.
CHAIR
Doug Carpenter
1ST VICE CHAIR
Steve Harris
SECRETARY
Wayne Smith
TREASURER
Sonny Price
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Lynn Showalter
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Tidewater Technical Library
3 Lockwood Drive
Hampton, VA 23661
Librarian: Doug Carpenter
P: 757-728-9353
SECTION 137Northeastern Carolina
Website : http://awssection.com/necarolina/
Contact : necarolina@awssections.org
Section Boundaries:
In North Carolina to include Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Craven, Pamlico, Beaufort, Hyde, Dare, Tyrrell, Washington, Martin, Pitt, Greene, Wayne, Wilson, Edgecombe, Nash, Halifax, Bertie, Pender, Sampson, Duplin, and Onslow Counties.
CHAIR
Roy Lanier
1ST VICE CHAIR
John R. Teel III, John Teel Company
2nd VICE CHAIR
Mark Sapp, Navair Cherry Point
SECRETARY
Roy Lanier
TREASURER
Roy Lanier
SECTION 140Charlotte
Website : http://awssection.com/charlotte/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSCharlotte
Contact : charlotte@awssections.org
Section Boundaries:
In North Carolina, to include Alleghany, Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes, Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, Davie, Rowan, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Anson, Stanly, Union, Scotland, Hoke, Robeson, Columbus, Bladen, Brunswick and New Hanover, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Gaston, and Lincoln Counties.
In South Carolina, to include York, Chester, Lancaster Dillon, Marion, and Horry counties.
CHAIR
Brandon Hoffner
704-239-7350
1ST VICE CHAIR
Brian Lucas
704-965-8170
SECRETARY
Greg Frederick
908-322-8573
TREASURER
Gary Stiltner
704-517-0797
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Gary Stiltner
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Charlotte Section Library
CPCC
315 Hebron St
Charlotte, NC 28273
Librarian: Anver Classens
SECTION 151Triangle
Website : http://awssection.com/triangle/
Contact : triangle@awssections.org
Section Boundaries:
In North Carolina to include Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Franklin, Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham, Moore, Lee, Harnett, Cumberland and Johnston Counties.
In Virginia to include Mecklenburg County.
CHAIR
Gary Cleveland, CWI; Arc3 Gases
1ST VICE CHAIR
James Bowen, CWI; ECS Limited
2ND VICE CHAIR
Karl Chaney, ECS Limited
SECRETARY
Christopher Gitthens, CWI; Iron Rod Welding Services
TREASURER
Stewart Harris, CWI; Altec Industries, Inc.
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Triangle Section Library
ECS Southeast
9001 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC 27617
Librarian: James Bowen
SECTION 179Southwest Virginia
Website : http://awssection.com/southwestvirginia/
Contact : swvirginia@awssections.org
Section Boundaries:
In Virginia to include Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Giles, Pulaski, Montgomery, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Carroll, Grayson, Bedford, Charlotte, Campbell, Appomattox, Prince Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham, Amherst, Rockbridge, Bath, Highland, Augusta, Nelson, Albemarle, and Fluvanna counties. Also included are the independent cities of Bedford, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Covington, Galax, Lexington, Roanoke, Salem, South Boston and Waynesboro.
CHAIR
Wayne Johnson, CWI
1ST VICE CHAIR
Chris Zalewiski, Botetourt Technical Ed. Ctr.
2ND VICE CHAIR
Robert Fitch, Arc3 Gases
SECRETARY
David Shinault, Arc3 Gases
TREASURER
Charlie Chockley, Altec Industries
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Walt Johnson
SECTION LIBRARY
Blue Ridge Library
28 Avery Row
Roanoke, VA 24012
Librarian: Blue Ridge Library
P: 540-977-3433
District 4 Student Chapters
SECTION 087Carolina Section
High Voltage- GTCC Student Chapter
Advisor: Jill C. Claudill
Guilford Technical Community College
601 East Main Street
Jamestown, NC 27282
P: (336) 334-4822
SECTION 121Tidewater Section
John Tyler Community College Student Chapter
Advisor: Matthew D. Gross
13101 Jefferson Davis HWY
Chester, VA 23831
P: (804) 796-5316
Tidewater Community College Student Chapter
Advisor: Walter L. Duke
7000 College Dr.
State Rt 135
Portsmouth, VA 23703
P: (757) 822-2004
SECTION 140Charlotte Section
Central Piedmont Community
College Student Chapter
Advisor: Ray Sosko
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235-5009
P: 704-330-4429
York Technical College
Student Chapter
Advisor: Reed Livengood
525 College Place
Chester, SC 29706
P: 803-385-5884
SECTION 179Southwest Virginia Section
Floyd County High School Student Chapter
Advisor: Doug Thompson
721 Baker St. SE
Floyd, VA 24091
P: 540-745-9450
