Dillon Worley (right) won a gold medal in Welding at the 2015 SkillsUSA Georgia competition. Also pictured is Joe Burrage (left) director of Welding and Joining Technology at GNTC.
Seven Georgia Northwestern Technical College students won gold and silver medals at the annual SkillsUSA State Championships held in Atlanta.
The GNTC students competed against students from other technical colleges in Georgia. The competition allowed students to take the skills, knowledge, and experience that they have gained in their program of study and apply it to a real-world project based on industry standards.
“We are very proud of our students,” said Michael Myers, lead advisor for the SkillsUSA organization at GNTC.
“They did a great job of recruiting for SkillsUSA and they did a lot of community service around the college and community.”
Listed are the SkillsUSA Georgia gold medal winners from GNTC showing (from left to right) the student’s name, program of study, campus, and hometown:
- Austin Hill, Automotive Service Technology, Walker County Campus, Crandall
- Ashtin Pope, Technical Drafting, Walker County Campus, Chickamauga
- Dillon Worley, Welding, Floyd County Campus, Summerville
Listed are the SkillsUSA Georgia silver medal winners from GNTC showing (from left to right) the student’s name, program of study, campus, and hometown:
- Patrick Hayes, Chapter Display, Walker County Campus, Chickamauga
- Logan Hendricks, Chapter Display, Walker County Campus, Rossville
- Serra Hendricks, Chapter Display, Walker County Campus, Rossville
- Patrick Keith, Technical Drafting, Walker County Campus, Ringgold
The three gold medal winners will compete at the national level, June 22-27, in Louisville, Ky.
“They will not only represent GNTC at nationals; they will represent the State of Georgia,” said Mr. Myers.
Austin Hill (left) won a gold medal in Automotive Service Technology and Ashtin Pope (right) won a gold medal in Technical Drafting at the 2015 SkillsUSA Georgia competition.