The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation supports the nationally recognized SkillsUSA program. This hands-on program is designed to test the skills needed for a successful entry-level performance in given occupational fields. Safety practices and procedures are part of every contestant’s score.

Welding competitors receive contest drawings and welding procedure specifications. Through a series of stations, individual competitors are tested on various aspects of welding, including GMAW, SMAW, GTAW and oxy-acetylene cutting. A written exam is given to assess each individual’s practical knowledge of welding, including safety, measurement and blueprint reading.

Welding Fabrication contestants work in teams of three from each school to build a designed product from the material provided. Each team is required to be skilled in the following welding and cutting processes: SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW and Oxy Fuel. Students also must be proficient in using the common tools of a workshop.

Division III, SkillsUSA – 2010 Awards

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Division III, Welding – 2010 National Winners

Brendon EdwardsDouglas High School

Douglas, WY

$500 and Lincoln Electric Power MIG 140C Welder

Instructor: Henry WoehlLincoln Electric Power MIG

140C Welder

Alex PazkowskiWashtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

$500 and Lincoln Electric Power MIG 140C Welder

Instructor: Glenn KayLincoln Electric Power MIG

140C Welder

Aaron HopfPike Central High School

Petersburg, IN

Lincoln Electric Power MIG 140C Welder

Dylan OlsonCollege of Eastern Utah

Price, UT

Lincoln Electric Power MIG 140C Welder

Sean MurrayLapeer County Ed Tech Center

Attica, MI

Lincoln Electric Power MIG 140C Welder

Blake ParksEastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY

Lincoln Electric Power MIG 140C Welder

Secondary – Students 18 and under

Postsecondary – Students 19 and over

Gold

Gold

Silver

Silver

Bronze

Bronze

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AlABAMAJacob Gipson

Dekalb County Technology CenterRainsville, AL

AlASKAJeff Friesen

Colony High SchoolPalmer, AK

ArizOnAElijah Isaac

Page High SchoolPage, AZ

ArKAnSASWesley McMullen

Arkansas State University at SearcySearcy, AR

CAlifOrniAIan McMillan

Central County Occupational CenterSan Jose, CA

COlOrADOJoseph Waggoner

Pueblo County High SchoolPueblo, CO

COnnECtiCutDaniel Pelletier

Howell Cheney Technical High SchoolManchester, CT

DElAWArERussell Markland

Delcastle Technical High SchoolWilmington, DE

flOriDATravis Smith

Manatee Technical InstituteBradenton, FL

GEOrGiADaniel Nelms

Lee County High SchoolLeesburg, GA

iDAHOJake Uhlmann

PTCEBoise, ID

illinOiSMitch Jessen

Grundy Area Vocational CenterMorris, IL

inDiAnAAaron Hopf

Pike Central High SchoolPetersburg, IN

iOWAChase Russell

Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA

KAnSASJoshua Tull

Neosho County Community CollegeChanute, KS

KEntuCKyTyler Devine

Marshall County Tech CenterBenton, KY

lOuiSiAnASeth Mears

Cuillier Career CenterMarrero, LA

MAinEMax Voisine

N. Penobscot Tech Center – Reg. 3Lincoln, ME

MArylAnDBrett Rhoades

Cecil County School of TechnologyNorth East, MD

MASSACHuSEttSAndrew Cardin

Blackstone Valley RVTHSUpton, MA

MiCHiGAnSean Murray

Lapeer County Ed Tech CenterAttica, MI

MinnESOtATim Saxton

Cambridge High SchoolCambridge, MN

MiSSiSSiPPiDakota Parnell

George County Training CenterLucedale, MS

MiSSOuriNathan ShermanCrowder College

Neosho, MO

MOntAnALevi Krutzfeldt

Custer County High SchoolMiles City, MT

nEBrASKACharlie Butler

Millard North High SchoolOmaha, NE

nEvADARichard Ferrier

Academy of Arts, Careers & TechnologyReno, NV

nEW HAMPSHirEKyle Aubut

Berlin High SchoolBerlin, NH

nEW JErSEyMatthew DeGirolamo

Gloucester County Inst. of TechnologySewell, NJ

nEW MExiCONathan Therrien

Eastern New Mexico Univ. – RoswellRoswell, NM

Division III, Welding – 2010 State WinnersSecondary – $200 – Students 18 and under

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nEW yOrKMichael Maneri

Berry TechWestbury, NY

nOrtH CArOlinAJoshua Walters

Crest Senior High SchoolShelby, NC

nOrtH DAKOtAAdam Larson

Sheyenne Valley Area Career & Tech CtrValley City, ND

OHiOJustin Stewart

Willoughby-Eastlake Tech CenterWilloughby, OH

OKlAHOMAJustin Jenkins

Pioneer Technology CenterPonca City, OK

OrEGOnAndrew McRae

North Bend High SchoolNorth Bend, OR

PEnnSylvAniASean Gilmore

Bucks County Technical High SchoolFairless Hills, PA

SOutH CArOlinARyan Young

Bonds Career CenterGreer, SC

SOutH DAKOtACollin Gronseth

Mitchell High SchoolMitchell, SD

tEnnESSEEKourtney Wills

Greeneville-Greene County Ctr for TechnologyGreeneville, TN

tExASCarlos Manzo

Stilwell Tech CenterPort Arthur, TX

utAHJesse Ivan Bigelow

College of Eastern UtahPrice, UT

vErMOntMike Hakey

River Valley Technical CenterSpringfield, VT

virGiniABenjamin Norfleet

Pruden Center for Industry & TechnologySuffolk, VA

WASHinGtOnDonald Clayton

Eisenhower High SchoolYakima, WA

WESt virGiniAJohn Lemon

Wood County Tech CenterParkersburg, WV

WiSCOnSinJacob Bourassa

Niagara Public SchoolsNiagara, WI

WyOMinGBrendon Edwards

Douglas High SchoolDouglas, WY

Division III, Welding – 2010 State WinnersSecondary – $200 – Students 18 and under

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Division III, Welding – 2010 State Winners

AlABAMASeth Russell

Wallace State CollegeHanceville, AL

ArizOnAJordan Meza

Northern Arizona Voc. Institute of Tech.Snowflake, AZ

ArKAnSASEthan Baldridge

Arkansas State Univ – Heber SpringsHeber Springs, AR

CAlifOrniASpartak MatvyeyenkoAmerican River College

Sacramento, CA

COlOrADOKyle Houston

County High SchoolVineland, CO

flOriDAChaz Scott

Washington-Holmes Technical CenterChipley, FL

GEOrGiABrian Stotler

Southeastern Technical College – SwainsboroSwainsboro, GA

illinOiSNathan James

Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL

inDiAnAGreg Carper

Ivy Tech Community CollegeMuncie, IN

iOWABrad Kline

Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA

KAnSASCurtis SteinmetzWashburn Tech

Topeka, KS

KEntuCKyZachary Wilson

Jefferson Technical CollegeLouisville, KY

MiCHiGAnAlex Pazkowski

Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, MI

MinnESOtATravis Ziegler

Alexandria Tech CollegeAlexandria, MN

MiSSiSSiPPiZackery Lee Brown

Jones County Community CollegeEllisville, MS

MiSSOuriJason Underwood

State Fair Career & Technology CenterSedalia, MO

nEBrASKAJosh Martin

Central Community College – HastingsHastings, NE

nEvADADavid Hart

College of Southern Nevade – HendersonHenderson, NV

nEW JErSEyRaymond Chaplin

Cumberland County TechBridgeton, NJ

nEW MExiCOEugene Martinez

Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, NM

nEW yOrKZack McCarthy

Alfred State CollegeWellsville, NY

nOrtH CArOlinAJody Holloman

Rowan Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC

nOrtH DAKOtAChance Pausch

North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND

OHiOJesse Srpan

Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, OH

OKlAHOMADarrell Dewitt

Indian Capital Technology Center – SallisawSallisaw, OK

PEnnSylvAniANathan Myers

Penn College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA

SOutH CArOlinAMichael Hudson

Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC

Postsecondary – $200 – Students 19 and over

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Division III, Welding – 2010 State Winners

SOutH DAKOtAGrant Moreland

Western Dakota Tech InstituteRapid City, SD

tEnnESSEEDustin Spurlock

Tennesee Technology Center at KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

tExASRodolfo Guerra

St. Philip’s CollegeSan Antonia, TX

utAHDylan Olson

College of Eastern UtahPrice, UT

WASHinGtOnAustin Zaring

Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA

WESt virGiniAZechariah Cosner

Calhoun-Gilmer Career CenterGrantsville, WV

WiSCOnSinPablo Lugo

Moraine Park Tech College – Beaver DamBeaver Dam, WI

WyOMinGBlake Parks

Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, WY

Postsecondary – $200 – Students 19 and over

Front row L to R: Silver team members-Quintin McGuire and Aaron Jamerman, Douglas High School (Wyom.); Gold team member- Damian Olsen, College of Eastern Utah (Utah); Bronze team members-Eric Stovall and Kody Allmann, Northeast Technology Center-Afton (Okla.); Nick Peterson, national technical committee member. Back row L to R: Steve Theesen, national technical committee member, Silver team member-Skeeter Judd, Douglas High School (Wyom.); Gold team members Dexter Thayn and Austin Welch, College of Eastern Utah (Utah); Bronze team member-Joshua Anderson, Northeast Technology Center-Afton (Okla.); and Jason Schmidt, national technical committee member.

Front row L to R: Silver team members-Chad Cloward, and Shawn Devereaux, College of Eastern Utah (Utah); Gold team members-Scott Hamway and Ashley Webel, Washtenaw Community College (Mich.); and, Bronze team members-Rickie Friend and Joel Stump, American River College (Calif.). Back row L to R: Steve Theesen, national technical committee member; Silver team member-Taylor Behling, College of Eastern Utah (Utah); Gold team member-Tarrah DeBord, Washtenaw Community College (Mich.); Bronze team member-Brian Almeida, American River College (Calif.); and, Jason Schmidt and Nick Peterson, national technical committee members.

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Team Awards1st place – Gold – $200 Certificate

2nd place – Silver – $150 Certificate3rd place – Bronze – $100 Certificate

Division III, Welding Fabrication – 2010 Awards

Postsecondary – Students 19 and over

Secondary – Students 18 and under