Shown at the Dist. 17 conference are (from left) Bill Hall, Donnie Williams, Candace Ortega, Dist. 17 Director J. Jones, AWS Director of Member Services Rhenda Kenny, and Ernest 90 JANUARY 2014 District 18 John Stoll, director (713) 724-2350 John.Stoll@voestalpine.com EAST TEXAS OCTOBER 24 Activity: The Section members toured Southwest Fabrication and Coatings in White Oak, Tex. Jerry Newman, executive VP and general manager, conducted the program. TULSA OCTOBER 12 Activity: The Section sponsored a weeklong Certified Welding Inspector seminar and weekend exams for 36 attendees. Abiodun Akinnibosun from Niger Delta Petroleum Resources, Ltd., traveled from Nigeria to take the exam. Test supervisors included Melissa Howard, Ethan Howard, Barry Lawrence, Jim Otte, Tim Smith, and Rich Howard. The activity was held at DoubleTree Hotel in Tulsa, Okla. Levert, a past AWS president. Attendees are shown at the District 17 conference in Waco, Tex. Shown during the Tulsa Section tour are (from left) Jerry Knapp, presenter Don Bunn, and Charles Griffin. Joe Melendez (left) receives the Central Texas Section Educator Award from J. Jones, Dist. 17 director. CWI Ryan Rummel (left) is shown with J. Jones, Dist. 17 director. port of AWS activities. Ryan Rummel, a CWI and CWE, received the Section Meritorious Award for his support of the Central Texas Section and serving as advisor to the Texas State Technical College Student Chapter. Joe Melendez received the Central Texas Section Educator Award. OCTOBER 23 Activity: The Tulsa Section members visited Sherry Laboratories in Broken Arrow, Okla., to tour the facility and learn about its metallurgical and mechanical testing of materials. Don Bunn, special projects engineer, conducted the program. CORPUS CHRISTI OCTOBER 17 Speaker: Jason Czajkowski, CWI, CWE Affiliation: Applus RTD Topic: Infrared thermographics Activity: Czajkowski discussed and demonstrated infrared thermographic camera technology and took room-light and thermal photos of the attendees. The meeting was held at Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend in Corpus Christi, Tex. HOUSTON OCTOBER 26 Activity: The Section held a seminar for 49 attendees at NCI Training Center. The topics were welding procedure specifications and procedure qualification records. The presenters were George Baldree, Ron Theiss, Charles W. Patrick, and Scott Witkowski. The class was arranged by James Hansford, education chair. OCTOBER 31 Activity: The Houston Section toured Forged Components, Inc., in Humble, Tex., to study the fabrication of ASME pressure vessels and numerous other products. Chris Heitman and David Allen explained how forgings are made and conducted the tour. LAKE CHARLES AUGUST 21 Activity: Drew Fontenot shared his experiences as the Section’s representative at the Dist. 18 conference. The meeting was held at Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant in Lake Charles, La., for 24 attendees. Fontenot noted John Stoll was elected to fulfill John Bray’s last year as Dist. 18 director effective Jan. 1 when Bray is installed as an AWS vice president. SAN ANTONIO OCTOBER 15 Speaker: Brian Parrish, strike construction foreman Affiliation: Eagle Ford Shale Area Topic: Automatic pipe welding in the field Activity: John Bray, Dist. 18 director, presented several awards.
Welding Journal | January 2014
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