2016 Awards and Recognition
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2016 Awards and Recognition
National Leadership and Skills Conference • June 20-24, 2016, Louisville, Ky. It’s the talented minds of today that’ll help power future innovations in the areas of manufacturing, R&D, design, service, education and training. In fact, we’ve created over 365,000 jobs in the U.S.* and have invested more than $21 billion in our never-ending quest to push the technological envelope. So if you think you’re up to the challenge of making a difference and shaping tomorrow, then bring your talent, passion, and smarts. Join us at Toyota.com/careers. Your future will be expecting you. ©2016 Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. *2011 Center for Automotive Research Study. Includes direct dealer and supplier employees and jobs created through their spending. SkillsUSA Leadership National Officers, Board of Directors..........................................................3 National Corporate Members and SkillsUSA State Association Directors........5 SkillsUSA State Directors Association, Membership Awards...........................6 Outstanding Educators...............................................................................6 Honorary Life Members.............................................................................7 Advisors of the Year (Regional Winners)...................................................10 State Advisors of the Year, Student2Student Mentoring Program................12 International Degree, Lowe’s Community Service Project Grant Recipients........................................................................13 Marsha Daves Scholarship........................................................................15 Robert Flint and National Technical Honor Society Scholarship Recipients...........................................................................15 SkillsUSA and Ryder Scholarships and Grants............................................17 Sharon Melton Myers Memorial Scholarship..............................................17 SkillsUSA STEM Scholarship Recipients......................................................17 SCOAR Scholarships.................................................................................18 President’s Volunteer Service Awards........................................................20 SkillsUSA Models of Excellence Chapters...................................................22 National Conference Conference Management Team, National Courtesy Corps ..........................23 National Pin and T-shirt Design Contest Winners........................................23 Youth Safety Video Contest Winners..........................................................24 SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Association..................................................24 Outstanding Alumni and Alumni Achievement Awards...............................25 Alumni Pin Design and Merit Scholarship Winners.....................................25 SkillsUSA Foundation SkillsUSA Foundation Committee and Louisville Advisory Council...............27 SkillsUSA Financial and In-Kind Partners...................................................28 SkillsUSA Official Partners and Contest Cluster and Track Sponsors.............29 SkillsUSA WorldTeam Sponsors.................................................................29 SkillsUSA STEM Fund Donors....................................................................31 SkillsUSA Torch Carrier and Pat Dalton Awards..........................................31 SkillsUSA Championships A Showcase for the Nation’s Top Career and Technical Education Students...33 SkillsUSA Championships Executive Committee..........................................34 SkillsUSA Championships Years of Service Awards.....................................34 Conference Management Team/National Education Team Years of Service Awards........................................................................35 SkillsUSA Championships Prize Equity Fund...............................................36 Supporters and Awards Alphabetized List of Contests....................................................................37 Delegates Alphabetized List of Delegates..................................................................65 Competitors Alphabetized List of Competitors...............................................................67 National Staff Office of the Executive Director Timothy Lawrence, Executive Director Shelly Coates, Associate Director, Conference Management Services Ashley Ridgeway, Program Specialist, Conference Management Sandra Moore, Assistant to the Executive Director Office of Administration and Finance Kim Graham, Director Melissa Wilson, Associate Director, Human Resources Keith Ashby, Manager, Literature Services/National Center Roxanne Hodge, Customer Service Representative Office of Business Partnerships and Development Kelly Persons, Director, Business Partnerships and Development Dave Worden, Program Director, SkillsUSA Championships Jim Kregiel, Senior Program Manager, SkillsUSA Championships Leslie Lawrence, Corporate Development Officer Jeremy Ballentine, Program Manager, SkillsUSA Championships Brittney Colburn, Development Coordinator Eric Gearhart, Special Projects Consultant Rosha Peavy, Consultant Office of the Executive Director Tom Hall, Director Ann Schreiber, Associate Director/Communications Craig Moore, Web and Technology Manager Thomas Kercheval, Audiovisual Technology and Communications Manager Karen Kitzel, Manager, Public Relations Jane DeShong Short, Manager, Public Relations Darlenne Helena, Specialist, Digital/Social Media Office of Education Kelly Horton, Director Heidi Walsh, Program Director Gayle Silvey, Associate Director Patty Duncan, Program Manager, Work Force Ready System and Member Services Susanne Kahler, Program Manager, Member Services Courtney Miller, Program Manager Stephanie Bland, Program Specialist Taryn Zeigler, Program Specialist Laura Rauch, Program Specialist Byekwaso Gilbert, Alumni Program Manager NASSP Approved Activity The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2016-2017. www.skillsusa.org @SkillsUSA #NLSC16 Delivery of Prizes Winners of competitions may receive prizes, scholarships or other awards at the discretion of the sponsoring companies. The delivery of these prizes is the sole responsibility of the sponsors. SkillsUSA accepts no liability for the promise or delivery of prizes. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 1 2 SkillsUSA SkillsUSA National Officers SkillsUSA Board of Directors Delegates to SkillsUSA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference elect officers for the high school and college/ postsecondary divisions. Each division has a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and parliamentarian. The high school division also has five regional vice presidents. The officers represent the national organization by attending conferences, making visits to industry, delivering speeches at various functions and more. The 2016-17 officers will be announced at Friday’s Awards Ceremony. SkillsUSA is governed by a board of directors. The board is elected by SkillsUSA corporate members who represent their respective state associations. One corporate member from each of the five regions is elected to the board. In addition, three ex-officio members serve: a representative of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), the chairperson of the SkillsUSA State Directors Association and the chairperson of the SkillsUSA Foundation. Representatives from business and industry or organized labor also serve. High School Officers Katherine Leung, president (Ariz.) Jonathan Sarmiento, vice president, (N.M.) Payten Stowe, secretary (Ga.) Skylar Nelson, treasurer (Texas) Edgardo Correa, parliamentarian (Texas) Samantha Dorwin, Region 1 vice president (Mass.) Lucy Baldwin, Region 2 vice president (Tenn.) Ashley Gerstein, Region 3 vice president (Wis.) Suzanna Dellinger, Region 4 vice president (Okla.) Caleb Netterfield, Region 5 vice president (Wash.) Members Brent Kindred, president, Region 3 representative (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction) Chris Arvin, vice president/B&I representative (Caterpillar Inc.) Chuck Wallace, secretary/Region 1 representative (Maryland State Department of Education) Peter Carey, SkillsUSA State Directors Association chair, SkillsUSA New Jersey James King, Region 2 representative (Tennessee Board of Regents) Peggy Torrens, Region 4 representative (Kansas Department of Education) Dave Milliken, Region 5 representative (Utah State Board of Education) Jennifer Worth, college/postsecondary representative (American Association of Community Colleges) Alex Gromada, Association for Career and Technical Education representative (Southern Illinois Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program) Kathleen Cullen, NASDCTEc representative (Wisconsin Technical College System) Kaye Morgan-Curtis, SkillsUSA Foundation chair (Newell Brands) Troy Dally, B&I representative (Lowe’s Companies Inc.) Russ Hoffbauer, B&I representative (State Farm Insurance Companies) Chris Tesmer, B&I representative (Newell Brands) Sam Bottum, B&I representative (Snap-on Incorporated) Mark Hudson, B&I representative (Air Products) Cameron Ferguson, board member emeritus (Caterpillar Inc., retired) College/Postsecondary Officers Dante Williams, president (Okla.) Jean Van Driel, vice president (S.D.) Danielle O’Brien, secretary (R.I.) Lucas Springer, treasurer (Kan.) David Foss, parliamentarian (Tenn.) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 3 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP National Corporate Members and SkillsUSA State Association Directors Corporate membership is reserved for individuals designated in the state agency for career and technical education who are responsible for instructional programs which, by state policy, are encouraged to make SkillsUSA an integral part of the curriculum. These individuals serve, irrespective of their title, in each state, territory or possession of the United States where high school and/or college/postsecondary state associations have been chartered by the corporation. All corporate members of SkillsUSA Inc. are eligible for election to the board of directors. The state association director often is an employee of the state department of education and is responsible for operating the SkillsUSA state association and its member chapters. Note: High school (HS) and college/postsecondary (C/PS) associations are noted where appropriate. Alabama: Chris Kennedy (director and corporate member); Gene Dudley, Keith Andrews, Phillip Cleveland (corporate members) Alaska: Ray Jensen (director), Curtis Clough (corporate member) Arizona: Robin Cronbaugh (director), Cindy Gutierrez (corporate member) Arkansas: Anne Tucker (director and corporate member) California: Clayton Mitchell (director) Colorado: Julie Rife (director), Ben Nesbitt (corporate member) Connecticut: Heidi Balch (director) Delaware: Mike Fitzgerald (director and corporate member) District of Columbia: Tony Johnson (director) Florida: David Moye (interim director), Kathryn Wheeler (corporate member) Georgia: Lynn Tanner (C/PS director); Ashley Brown (HS director); Derek Dabrowiak, Kathryn Hornsby (corporate members) Hawaii: Mike Barros (director), Rene Blue (corporate member) Idaho: Matthew Rehl (director and corporate member) Illinois: Eric Hill (director), Steve Parrott (corporate member) Indiana: Kelley Baker (director), Davis Moore (corporate member) Iowa: Janet Sanger (director), Andrew Wermes (corporate member) Kansas: Becky Warren (director), Peggy Torrens (corporate member) Kentucky: Larry Johnson (director and corporate member); Dana Tackett, Glen Borders, Matt Chaliff (corporate members) Louisiana: Patricia Felder (C/PS director and corporate member), Larry Rabalais (HS director), Patrick Nelson (corporate member) Maine: Harold Casey (director), Margaret Harvey (corporate member) Maryland: Charles Wallace (director and corporate member) Massachusetts: Karen Ward (director) Michigan: Tammy Brown (director) Minnesota: Jennifer Polz (director); Paula Palmer, JoAnn Simser, Eva Scates-Winston, John V. Rapheal (corporate members) Mississippi: Tim Bradford (director and corporate member); Jo Ann Watts, Lemond Irvin (corporate members) Missouri: Joey Baker (director), Oscar Carter (corporate member) Montana: Cassie Huntley (director), Don Michalsky (corporate member) Nebraska: Greg Stahr (director and corporate member), Tony Glenn (corporate member) Nevada: Sindie Read (director), Alex Kyser (corporate member) New Hampshire: Kate Krumm (director), Eric Feldborg (corporate member) New Jersey: Peter Carey (director) New Mexico: Bobbie Eichhorst (director and corporate member), Lupe Vasquez (corporate member) New York: Craig Clark (C/PS director), Bruce Potter (HS director), Cheryl Winstel (corporate member) North Carolina: Peyton Holland (C/PS director); David Barbour, JoAnne Honeycutt, Robert Witchger, Anthony Reggi (corporate members) North Dakota: Shila Hager (director and corporate member), Wayne Kutzer (corporate member) Ohio: Michael Cowles (director and corporate member) Oklahoma: Darren Gibson (director and corporate member) Oregon: Teresa Mankin (director), Tom Thompson (corporate member) Pennsylvania: Jeri Widdowson (director), Michael Stanger (corporate member) Puerto Rico: Millie Pérez (director and corporate member), Yolanda Vzquez (corporate member) Rhode Island: Joshua Klemp (director); Vanessa Cooley, Joyce Anderie (corporate members) South Carolina: Jackie Clarkson (director); B.T. Martin, Steven Watterson (corporate member) South Dakota: Mike Mills (director and corporate member), Brad Scott (corporate member) Tennessee: Chelle Travis (C/PS director and corporate member), Tracy Whitehead (HS director and corporate member), James King (corporate member) Texas: Janet Conner (HS director), Stacy Scott (C/PS director and corporate member) Utah: Richard Wittwer (director), Dave Milliken (corporate member) Vermont: Jane Donahue-Holt (director), Susan Ladd (corporate member) Virginia: Deborah Tripp (director), J. Anthony Williams (corporate member) Virgin Islands: Anton W. Doos (director) Washington: Terri Lufkin (C/PS director), Dennis Wallace (HS director and corporate member), George Aszklar (corporate member) West Virginia: Kathy Gillman (director), Richard Gillman (corporate member) Wisconsin: Tom Woznak (C/PS director), Brent Kindred (HS director and corporate member), Dr. Keith Cornille (corporate member) Wyoming: Toni Decklever (director), Loralyn O’Kief (corporate member) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 5 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP SkillsUSA State Directors Association Outstanding Educators Peter Carey, chair (N.J.) Darren Gibson, chair-elect (Okla.) Deborah Tripp, secretary (Va.) Janet Conner, parliamentarian (Texas) Heidi Balch, Region 1 (Conn.) Chelle Travis, Region 2 (Tenn.) Kelly Baker, Region 3 (Ind.) Greg Stahr, Region 4 (Okla.) Toni Decklever, Region 5 (N.E.) Jennifer Polz, immediate past chair (Minn.) Karen Ward, alumni representative (Mass.) SkillsUSA is proud to honor individual educators for their service and dedication to career and technical education and to SkillsUSA. 2015–2016 Membership Awards The following SkillsUSA state associations are recognized for the highest membership increases of 2015-2016: Largest Overall State Membership: Massachusetts, 31,798 Largest Overall Membership Increase: California, 4,059 Largest Overall Membership Percentage Increase: U.S. Virgin Islands, 149 percent Largest Middle-School State Membership: California, 346 Largest Middle-School Increase: California, 300 Largest Middle-School Percentage Increase: Georgia, 733 percent Largest High-School State Membership: Massachusetts, 31,513 Largest High-School Increase: California, 3,741 Largest Percentage Increase for High-School: Virgin Islands, 150 percent Largest College/Postsecondary State Membership: Tennessee, 10,907 Largest College/Postsecondary Increase: Tennessee, 1,137 Largest Percentage Increase for College/Postsecondary: Indiana, 206 percent Largest Alumni Membership: Oklahoma, 3,642 6 SkillsUSA Kenny Allen Kenny Allen, a masonry instructor at Wallace Community College in Selma, Ala., has been a member of SkillsUSA for 18 years. During that time, he’s been instrumental in the personal and professional success of many students. Along with teaching them what it takes to win medals at the local, state and national levels, Allen inspires them to become leaders in the community. His positive influence doesn’t end with his students; many of Allen’s fellow instructors credit him as a mentor who’s helped guide their own teaching paths. Allen has been recognized as a state advisor of the year and received many other education awards for his masonry program. He’s a true role model who’s built a legacy worthy of celebrating. Bradley DeMent A welding and sheet metal instructor at Delaware (Ohio) Area Career Center since 2011, Bradley DeMent is an inspiration to his students. He took over the SkillsUSA chapter leadership after the retirement of a colleague and has been passionately engaged in the program ever since. Some might say his depth of involvement knows no bounds. In 2015, for example, DeMent helped lead the Promotional Bulletin Board team and a Welding Sculpture student to his state competition, and his program has been part of back-to-back national champion teams in the Chapter Display competition. DeMent also serves as an adjunct welding instructor at Columbus State Community College, as a Saturday School instructor, as a Boy Scout Welding Merit Badge instructor, on the prom committee and, believe it or not, more. His level of commitment is directly in line with his love of being an educator and his desire to see his students succeed. Bruce Potter SkillsUSA New York’s high school director since 2010, Bruce Potter has contributed to SkillsUSA at the local, state and national levels for decades. He started his career in 1971 with the Rochester Public Schools as an industrial arts teacher, and he later became the assistant purchasing agent and director of safety operations for Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services, where he served for 26 years. During this time, Potter served as an advisor and administrator trustee for SkillsUSA. In 2007, Potter joined SkillsUSA’s national staff as a program specialist. There, he oversaw development of the Work Force Ready System SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP and the administration of some of the biggest grants in the organization’s history. Potter has brought the same standard of excellence and innovation to SkillsUSA New York, where he’s implemented a variety of new and successful programs to ensure quality educational opportunities for all students. As a teacher, administrator, national staff member and state association director, Potter has helped deliver the SkillsUSA program to students, alumni, industry and the community. Honorary Life Members SkillsUSA’s highest recognition is the National Honorary Life Membership. It is awarded for outstanding service that advances the purposes and goals of our national organization. Karen Beatty In 2015, after 47 years as a loved and valued SkillsUSA national staff member, Karen Beatty retired. Beatty was known for her dedication, skill and unrivaled efficiency. Often called an “oracle” of SkillsUSA history, her institutional knowledge was unsurpassed. Beatty began working for SkillsUSA (then known as “VICA”) as a work-study high school student in 1966, then joined full-time after graduation. She helped launch the contest program in 1967, and that was just the beginning of her numerous contributions through the years in the areas of partnerships, fundraising and more. She was a key contact for special guests, partners and volunteers at national conference, and she oversaw many events and functions, including awards programs, scholarships and alumni activities. Beatty’s SkillsUSA legacy is truly a gold standard, and the thousands of students she’s helped over the course of her impeccable career span generations. Michael J. de Castro As executive supply chain vice president for Covanta, Michael de Castro is responsible for the direction, strategy and execution of global supply chain and operations. Prior to joining Covanta, de Castro served in various operations capacities with Air Products, including director of global operations Americas. While with Air Products, de Castro served on the SkillsUSA board of directors and passionately supported his company’s involvement with the organization through financial, in-kind and volunteer support. As a member of the board’s finance committee, he brought substantial business wisdom to his fellow members. He was also instrumental in helping SkillsUSA establish its STEM scholarship and was an early supporter of SkillsUSA’s ongoing “Paver” campaign. His continued heartfelt support of the SkillsUSA mission and the students that mission serves is greatly valued and deeply appreciated. Judy Garrison Judy Garrison retired from the SkillsUSA national staff in 2016 as senior manager of membership services. During Garrison’s memorable 37-year career, she was committed to outstanding customer service for both state association directors and local chapter advisors. She also provided data management services and computer support to the national staff. State association directors came to know Garrison as a problem solver who willingly tackled their membership and conference registration issues as if they were her own. She tirelessly worked to create a national membership registration system that served members with seamless ease. Over the years, Garrison adapted to many changes in technology, including the shift from mainframe computers in the 1980s to the dawn of the desktop in the early ‘90s. Her adaptability over the course of her long career was driven by her deep love of the organization and the students she served, as well as a personal commitment to excellence that influenced her every action. Garrison’s presence at the national headquarters will be missed, but her legacy will endure. Laurie Hackett Laurie Hackett is the manager of community relations and philanthropy for Air Products, and she’s been a stalwart supporter of SkillsUSA for many years. Hackett was SkillsUSA’s first champion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, helping the organization establish its STEM fund. She also spearheaded support for the SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends organization, helping to facilitate the group’s first major grant to grow membership and provide more services to alumni members. Hackett fostered the Air Products overall relationship with SkillsUSA in numerous areas, including contributions of time and talent, in-kind donations and financial support. Leading the SkillsUSA Foundation, she helped leverage higher-level donations and new partnerships through her many connections. Air Products continues to be an incredibly valued partner and friend of SkillsUSA, and Hackett has been instrumental in helping that partnership flourish. The ultimate result? Positive changes in the personal and professional lives of thousands of students nationwide. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 7 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP Tom Holdsworth Tom Holdsworth served SkillsUSA with pride and passion for 36 years, retiring as associate executive director and director of communications in 2015. Holdsworth was responsible for communications, government relations and public relations, and he often served as an incisive spokesperson for the organization. He built valuable and important relationships on Capitol Hill and was SkillsUSA’s chief strategist for many new initiatives. Holdsworth was instrumental in the rollout of the organization’s name change from VICA to SkillsUSA–VICA to SkillsUSA. He developed and launched the “Building Skills for America” campaign in 2000, encouraging local chapters to collect 200,000 business signatures supporting career and technical education. Those signatures were delivered to Capitol Hill during that year’s Washington Leadership Training Institute. Holdsworth also led a national branding initiative that opened new avenues for SkillsUSA and continues to define the organization. In fact, he and his team created the organization slogan: “SkillsUSA: Champions at Work.” Holdsworth’s legacy with SkillsUSA is evergreen, and his invaluable achievements over the years continue to positively affect student lives. Francie Soliday Russell During her career, Francie Russell made many important contributions to SkillsUSA at the local, state and national levels. The Oklahoma native, who retired as director of student services at Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center in Choctaw, Okla., worked in career and technical education for 38 years. She served as both a classroom advisor and all-school advisor for SkillsUSA and other campus career and technical student organizations. As an advisor, she guided students through the Professional Development Program (PDP), helped them prepare for competitions, helped plan and run community service activities and managed a wide variety of programs. At the state level, she served as a district advisor, chaired the Opening and Closing Ceremonies competition, served as the college/postsecondary state officer advisor and judged numerous district and state leadership contests. Russell was also a member of the teacher task force that wrote the original PDP competencies, first published in 1987. She was also involved with the SkillsUSA Championships in a variety of national-level roles, and she even served her peers across the nation as a SkillsUSA Chapter Management Institute instructor. Not just content to gain knowledge for herself, Russell has always been passionate to share it, much to the benefit of many students and instructors over the years who continue to be influenced by her stellar example. 8 SkillsUSA Alicia Smales Alicia Smales is the director of the Eastin Center for Talent Development at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Prior to her current position, Smales was the vice president and chief marketing officer for Snap-on Incorporated, one of SkillsUSA’s most valued partners. While a part of Snap-on, Smales served SkillsUSA as a valuable and passionate member of the board of directors, where her love for and belief in the organization shone through. Smales personally launched SkillsUSA’s ongoing efforts to increase fundraising and to enhance high-level messaging, influencing SkillsUSA’s development of its “skills gap solution” and “career readiness” positioning statements and developing geospatial mapping of SkillsUSA membership nationwide to benefit organizational membership strategies. She has also connected SkillsUSA to other substantial partners and continues to offer her guidance and knowledge to national staff. Susan Trent For 34 years, Susan Trent served local chapter advisors and processed hundreds of thousands of SkillsUSA memberships to ensure that students were properly registered for programs and contests. Trent took great pride in her work; she solved problems, hunted down detailed information daily, and treated each person with dignity and respect, no matter how small or large their request might be. Her unquestioned dedication made Trent a crucial ingredient in the support of state association directors and their leadership roles. Beneath Trent’s calm, quiet demeanor was a hard, tenacious worker committed to excellence and accuracy. She served SkillsUSA to the highest level, and her contributions to the SkillsUSA mission and the efficiency of national headquarters operations cannot be overemphasized. Dave White Retired instructor Dave White served as a SkillsUSA advisor at Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) in Sewell, N.J., for more than 20 years. During that time, White built a small chapter into a powerhouse that was named one of the top three national SkillsUSA Models of Excellence in 2015. He often boasted 100-percent membership and more state medal winners than any other chapter in New Jersey, and he’s been instrumental in creating partnerships with industry and labor to further strengthen his program. White has also developed state-level carpentry contests and has personally recruited dozens of alumni to serve as volunteers, judges or technical committee chairs. He’s also served on the national level as a technical committee chair for the Community Service competition. White’s passion for SkillsUSA is remarkable. He is a role model for many, including his two sons, both of whom are currently SkillsUSA advisors at GCIT. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 9 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP 2016 Advisors of the Year (sponsored by Air Products) The SkillsUSA State Directors Association created the Advisor of the Year award to recognize and honor dedicated career and technical education instructors who serve as SkillsUSA advisors. State winners are submitted to the regional competition. During the national conference, regional winners are interviewed and a national winner is selected. David Nash Region 1 (New Jersey) David Nash is currently the cooperative industrial education coordinator for Mercer County Technical Schools (MCTS) in Princeton Junction, N.J. Nash came to education from industry, and for the last 15 years, he’s been a valued SkillsUSA advisor. Nash was, in fact, a SkillsUSA member as a high school student, where he studied automotive service technology. At only 24, he was a service manager and shop foreman at the car dealership where he worked, and, over time, a desire to teach led him to become an automotive instructor in the same room where he’d once been a student. When Nash took over, SkillsUSA had faded into insignificance within the program, but Nash revitalized it. Under his guidance, SkillsUSA membership has increased to 100 percent districtwide, and last year, he brought the largest group of students to the national conference in his district’s history. Nash motivates his students to discover their own potential and strive for the kind of success he’s achieved in his life. His students are also active in service activities and are taught the leadership qualities that are necessary to succeed in all facets of life. Robert Jett Region 2 (Virginia) A drafting instructor at Stafford High School in Falmouth, Va., Robert Jett has been a SkillsUSA advisor for 27 years. Jett was also a student member from 1982-85 and a state Machine Drafting champion in 1984. Since becoming an instructor in 1989, Jett has won teacher of the year awards in his state and school and supervised the training of more than 130 chapter officers. He’s also helped tutor new advisors on running a successful SkillsUSA chapter. Since 1991, his students have been vital parts of a service program that designs and builds single-family homes in the community. Always going “above and beyond,” Jett has lent his expertise and enthusiasm to a wide variety of SkillsUSA events and projects; he’s served on SkillsUSA Virginia’s board of directors, organized and led summer career-based workshops, and even published and edited SkillsUSA Virginia’s conference newsletter. What Jett values most, however, are his students’ futures, and many have credited Jett with changing their lives for the better. He’s been known, in fact, to continue to mentor and guide his students even after they graduate from his program. 10 SkillsUSA Jerry McIntosh Region 3 (West Virginia) Jerry McIntosh is the program instructor for collision repair technology at Carver Career and Technical Center in Charleston, W.Va. Throughout his 27 years as an educator, Carver has received numerous awards and accolades. He was the first instructor in his state to achieve ASE Master Certification in collision repair technology. He was also named the West Virginia Vocational Association’s outstanding teacher in 1993, the American Vocational Association Regional New Teacher of the Year in 1994, and the I-CAR instructor of the year in 1998. Carver served as SkillsUSA West Virginia’s lead advisor for 26 years. He’s also made his mark on the national level, serving as a judge and as a national education team member for the Collision Repair Technology competition. His program is also incredibly active in community service, and winning the school’s annual food drive for more than 15 years is just one of many examples of his program’s commitment to helping others. Lynn Nelson Region 4 (Minnesota) Lynn Nelson has been described as “a shining example of an outstanding advisor” by her peers. Nelson is a work experience instructor at Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minn., and the last eight of her now 27 years in education have been spent as a SkillsUSA advisor. More than half of the students at Nelson’s school come from low-income families, but Nelson’s caring guidance and passionate commitment to incorporate SkillsUSA into every part of her classroom have given many of those students new opportunities to achieve more than they ever thought possible. One recent achievement for Nelson was a Lowe’s/SkillsUSA grant that will give current and future students the opportunity to work with iPads and other technology previously unattainable to them. Nelson’s chapter has also received the grand prize nationally for SkillsUSA’s Student2Student mentoring program, and leadership has always been valued as strongly as technical skills development in her classroom. Nelson also makes community service a priority each year. From workplace skills to leadership development to a passion for service, Nelson continues to help students develop strong, positive and enduring traits vital for personal and professional success. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 1 1 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP Mary Anderson Region 5 (California) When your current students ask what it was like to teach their mothers or fathers, you know you’ve had a long career. In her 41 years of teaching, Mary Anderson, a health care science instructor at Deming (N.M.) High School, has also had an incredibly rewarding one. Since becoming a SkillsUSA advisor 33 years ago, Anderson has groomed at least one state officer each year. When competitions come around, Anderson asks her students to compete in one leadership and one technical skills event, demonstrative of the equal value she places on developing both leadership and technical skills. Anderson has received numerous teacher-of-the-year awards during her sterling career, but her most valued attribute is her dedication to her students. Described by one peer as “always going the extra mile for her students,” Anderson once went to court to help an at-risk student who was being placed into foster care. That student graduated from college as a trauma physician, and that’s just one of many similar examples of students whose lives have changed thanks to Anderson’s guidance. 2015–2016 State Advisors of the Year Along with the five finalists for the national award, SkillsUSA recognizes all state advisors of the year for their tireless dedication. (High-school is listed as “HS” and college/postsecondary as “C/PS” where appropriate.) Alabama: Jason Harris, Elmore County Career and Technical Center, Wetumpka (HS); Kelly Black, Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville Alaska: Camron Wyatt, Homer High School; Kelly Smith, University of Anchorage Arkansas: Jessica Young, Southern Arkansas University Tech, Fordyce Colorado: Dave Frankmore, Pueblo County High School; Eric Ward, Pickens Technical College, Aurora Florida: Gloria B. Delgado, Orange Technical College, Orlando Georgia: Dean Cutler, East Laurens High School, Dublin; Peggy Braswell, Southeastern Technical College, Swainsboro Idaho: Clay Long, Nampa School District (HS); Cal DeHaas, North Idaho College, Coeur d’ Alene Indiana: Angela Higginbotham, Wawasee Area Career and Technical Cooperative, Goshen (HS) Kansas: Mike Koehn, Meade High School; Eric Showalter, Washburn Institute of Technology, Topeka (C/PS) Louisiana: Renee LeCompte, Terrebonne Career and Technical High School, Houma; Darrell Buck, SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake Charles Massachusetts: Karen Meister, Shawsheen Valley Regional High School Michigan: Julie Ivan, Saginaw Career Complex (HS) 12 SkillsUSA Minnesota: John Raasch, SouthWest Metro Educational Cooperative, Chaska (HS); Dawn Goebel, Century College, White Bear Lake Missouri: Deborah Lathum, Current River Career Center, Doniphan (HS) Montana: Joshua George, Billings Career Center (HS) Nebraska: Diane Livingston, North Platte High School; Dan Zabel, Southeast Community College, Lincoln New Mexico: Oscar Contreras, Hobbs High School; Ann Jarvis, University of New Mexico, Gallup New York: Angel Mead, Broome-Tioga BOCES, Binghamtom (HS) North Carolina: Quin Henry, Lee County High School, Sanford; Tammy Muller, Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory North Dakota: Eric Holland, Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center, Valley City (HS) Ohio: Kelley Chapman, Buckeye Career Center, New Philadelphia (HS) Oklahoma: Richard Stewart, Tulsa Technology Center (HS) Oregon: Kirstie Christopherson, North Medford High School; Mark Lynch, Sabin Schellenberg Professional Technical Center, Portland (also high school) Pennsylvania: Dodie Amigh, Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (HS) Puerto Rico: Eugenio Gonzlez, Antonio Lucchetti Vocational High School, Arecibo Rhode Island: Joseph Barroso, East Providence Area Career and Technical Center (HS) South Carolina: Wayne Hannah, G. Frank Russell Career Center, Greenwood (HS) Tennessee: Chef Clyde Rush, Cleveland High School; Angela Richardson, Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Harriman Texas: Jaime Trevino, Foy Moody High School, Corpus Christi Utah: Jay Hales, Riverton High School Washington: Nick Paulakis, Sunnyside High School, Sunnyside West Virginia: Jerry K. McIntosh, Carver Career Center, Charleston (HS and C/PS) Wisconsin: Carla Carmody, River Valley High School, Spring Green; Mark Wamsley, Moraine Park Technical College, West Bend Student2Student Mentoring Program SkillsUSA’s Student2Student Mentoring Recognition Program honors the outstanding chapters that best exemplify excellence and professionalism in the area of student mentoring. Participating chapters enter by completing the project description questionnaire at: www.skillsusa.org/educators/ mentoring.shtml. Representatives from the “Grand Prize Winner” will present their mentoring program as part of SkillsUSA University. See your conference program for more details. 2016 Grand Prize Winner: Minuteman High School, Lexington, Mass. Advisor: Becky Quay SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP International Degree Candidates The International Degree is the pinnacle of SkillsUSA’s Professional Development Program. The requirements for receiving the award are demanding, and just getting to the “candidate” phase is an achievement. Official reception of the award depends on a final interview at SkillsUSA’s 2016 national conference. The candidate for 2016 is: Rita Yeary (Va.) Lowe’s Community Service Project Grant Recipients The focus for the 2016 Lowe’s grant program was to support community service and campus improvement projects. More than $250,000 from Lowe’s went to 15 schools in 12 states as part of the program. The purpose of the program is to serve local communities while providing learning opportunities for students and fostering community-based relationships between Lowe’s and SkillsUSA. This year’s grant recipients are: Dothan Technology Center, Dothan, Ala. — $24,800: Students will build a pole barn pavilion to use for meetings, a break area for students and community events. Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Calif. — $24,600: Students will upgrade their culinary classroom with more equipment and food prep space. This will allow them to increase food production, serve more people at events and begin a mentoring program for middle-school students. Immokalee Technical College, Immokalee, Fla. — $25,000: Students will complete kitchen rehabilitation and build a computer lab for a senior center. Iroquois High School, Louisville, Ky. — $25,000: Students will complete the second phase of an outdoor amphitheater project by adding a stage, walking path, roof, sign and enhanced landscaping. Martin County Career and Technology Center, Inez, Ky. — $25,000: Students will construct two gazebos at the highschool and technology center. Riverland Community College, Austin, Minn. — $22,260: Students will collaborate with their local Lowe’s Heroes program to design and build handicap ramps for area homeowners in need. Rocky Mount High, Rocky Mount, N.C. —$25,000: Students will construct a three-story training building for their fire academy, which will allow for a variety of training programs. Centennial High School, Gresham, Ore. — $10,000: Centennial students previously founded a nonprofit mobile food pantry bus. This project will upgrade the bus with lights and refrigeration units to further help struggling families in the community to meet basic needs. Pioneer Career Center, Shelby, Ohio — $13,000: Students will carry out a community improvement blitz that includes building wheelchair-accessible ramps, painting and restoring park buildings, updating baseball fields, cleaning police and fire stations, cleaning and repairing toys for needy children, preparing community garden plots, renovating food pantries, organizing donated items, and planting flower beds. Upper Valley Career Center, Piqua, Ohio — $25,000: Students will rehabilitate an old church building to create a supervised center for community Wi-Fi access and tutoring. Sun Area Technical Institute, New Berlin, Pa. — $12,300: Students will replace the school’s current florescent lighting with more efficient LED lighting. West Side Career and Technology Center, Kingston, Pa. — $25,000: Students will renovate the existing culinary classroom to include a restaurant where they will prepare and serve meals to faculty, students and customers from the community. Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Crump Campus — $11,243: Students will construct a food storage building at Michie Elementary School for their backpack program. The project includes installing electricity, air-conditioning, heating, shelving and a refrigerator. Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Crossville Campus — $17,600: Students will create a community garden to provide fresh vegetables to over 300 elementary students and five nursing homes. Roane-Jackson Technical Center, Leroy, W.Va. — $25,000: Students will improve a playground at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center and make it both safer and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 1 3 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP Marsha Daves Memorial Scholarship Recipients Marsha Daves achieved so much during her passion-fueled career with SkillsUSA, a reflection of just how much she loved the organization and the students it serves. She inspired and was the first recipient of the Marsha Daves Lifetime Achievement Award, served on SkillsUSA’s board of directors, chaired Oklahoma’s state director’s association, received the Honorary Life Member award, and served on the national staff as director of education and training. To the students and colleagues who were able to work with her, Daves was a respected educator, trusted advisor, valued mentor and cherished friend. In memory of this champion’s legacy, SkillsUSA is pleased to offer one annual merit-based $1,000 scholarship for college/ postsecondary education and a supplementary $500 travel stipend for SkillsUSA’s national conference to a state officer. The scholarship will recognize how our student leaders use the personal skills they develop to be team members, leaders, employees, citizens and effective individuals that fulfill the SkillsUSA mission. The Marsha Daves Memorial Scholarship is open to current SkillsUSA state officers who will be attending a college/postsecondary school in the next school year. The winner for 2016 is: National Technical Honor Society Scholarship Recipients ($1,000 each) The National Technical Honor Society annually awards four $1,000 scholarships to SkillsUSA members at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Two scholarships are awarded to high-school members and two to college/ postsecondary members. To be eligible, students must be active, dues-paying members of both SkillsUSA and NTHS. SkillsUSA received many applications detailing the qualifications of prospective winners, and the following four were chosen: Britany Jefferson, Medical Assisting, Orange Technical College — Westside Campus, Fla. Shaili Mehta; Health Occupations, Business and Graphics; Westwood High School, Texas Saqib Shahid, Drafting, Tulsa Tech, Okla. Lauren Stone, Health Occupations/Health Sciences, Starmount High School, N.C. Harley Hall, Audio/Video Communications, Wills Point High School, Texas Robert Flint Leadership Development Scholarship Recipients Thanks to a generous contribution from former Caterpillar executive and longtime SkillsUSA supporter Robert L. Flint, each individual below has received a $1,300 scholarship for participation in Leverage leadership training during this conference. Megan Bina, Vancouver (Wash.) School of Arts and Academics Mathew Chaffin, Belleview (Fla.) High School Ashley Glass, Sabin Schellenberg Center, Milwaukie, Ore. Paige Yoder, Wawasee Area Career and Technical Center, Goshen, Ind. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 1 5 16 SkillsUSA SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP SkillsUSA and Ryder Scholarships and Grants Sharon Melton Myers Memorial Scholarship Recipients ($500 each) Ryder System Inc. has provided new scholarship and grant opportunities for SkillsUSA members enrolled in diesel equipment technology programs. The $1,000 scholarships were provided for SkillsUSA members continuing their education in diesel equipment technology. Grants of up to $5,000 were also provided to diesel equipment technology labs to purchase instructional materials, software or equipment and to provide professional development. Through a donation from the Sharon Melton Myers Memorial Fund, SkillsUSA and the McMinn County Vocational Center (Athens, Tenn.), SkillsUSA’s alumni association offers $500 scholarships to one or more high-school SkillsUSA students in memory of much-loved former member Sharon Melton Myers. This year’s recipients are: RYDER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Stephen Allen, Orange Technical College — Mid Florida Campus, Orlando Cory Bettenhausen, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls Kheigan Bott, Lewis–Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho Thomas Distelcamp, Mercer County Technical School, Trenton, N.J. Elizabeth Driml, College of Western Idaho, Nampa Alexander Fischer, Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, Sanborn, N.Y. Emmett Fox, Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Matt Gardner, Automotive Training Center, Warminster, Pa. Jeremy Hartman, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls Nicholas Lierz, North Central Kansas Technical College, Beloit Krysten Linville, Central Lakes College, Staples, Minn. John Lunde, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls Charlee Sheidy, Sollers Point Technical High School, Dundalk, Md. Steve Silva, College of Western Idaho, Nampa Austin Sparks, Milwaukie (Ore.) High School Lane Trissel, Rainier (Wash.) High School Devon Werle, Fountain-Fort Carson High School, Fountain, Colo. RYDER GRANT RECIPIENTS Fred W. Eberle Technical Center, Buckhannon, W.Va. Limestone County Career and Tech Center, Athens, Ala. Salina Area Technology College, Salina, Kan. Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) — Harriman campus Valley Career and Technical Center, Fishersville, Va. Sydney Millerd, Architectural Drafting, Waipahu (Hawaii) High School Hunter Selvage, Structural Systems II, McMinn County High School, Athens, Tenn. SkillsUSA STEM Scholarship ($1,000 each, sponsored by Air Products) This scholarship, established by Air Products, awards a select number of $1,000 scholarships to SkillsUSA students (graduating seniors in high school as well as college/postsecondary students) whose area of study will lead them into a STEMrelated field. (STEM refers to a curriculum educating students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The scholarship program is part of SkillsUSA’s STEM Fund. The STEM Fund will help raise public awareness that career and technical education is STEM. The following members have received the award this year: Jordan Alberico, Mechatronics, Perkiomen Valley High School, Pa. Ethan Baer, Welding, Boyd County High School, Ky. Bailey Brown, Digital Cinema, Cactus Shadows High School, Ariz. Bryce Findley, Mechatronics, Statesboro High School, Ga. Riley Flanagan, Mechatronics, Bucks County Technical High School, Pa. Jessica Fleshman, Nursing, Kirksville High School, Mo. Joseph Fryer, Engineering, Foy H. Moody High School, Texas Shane Hammond, Machine Tool Technology, New Hope High School, Ala. Shelby (Min Jeong) Han, Culinary Arts, Bergen County Academies, N.J. Alexa Hankins, Internetworking, Chapel Hill High School, N.C. Cody Hatt, Engineering Technology, Genesee Career Institute, Mich. Paige Heiman, Culinary Arts, Bergen County Academies, N.J. Spencer Hines, Engineering, Four County Career Center, Ohio Morgan Jarman, Engineering/Drafting, Richlands High School, N.C. Kapis Jordyn, Machine Technology, Theodore Roosvelt High School, Ohio Dwayne McKenzie, Computer Science/Information Technology, Thurgood Marshall High School, Texas Jacob Minock, Drafting, Peotone High School, Ill. Innocent Niyibizi, Computer Science, Mehlville High School, Mo. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 1 7 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP Serena Persaud, Medical Assisting, Thomas A. Edison CTE High School, N.Y. Braden Robinson, Information Technology, Vallivue High School, Idaho Andrew Wiseman, Computer Science, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Mass. Matthew Yu, Drafting, Bucks County Technial High School, Pa. SCOAR Scholarships ($1,000 each) The Southeastern Construction Owners and Associates Roundtable (SCOAR), in partnership with SkillsUSA, offered scholarships to these high-school seniors and/or secondary students continuing their education in a college/postsecondary educational institution for a degree, diploma or certificate in a construction-related program. Mason Aldridge, Drafting and Design, Garden High School, Ala. Christopher Altman, Carpentry, East Laurens High School, Ga. Barry Arrington Jr., Construction/Green Building, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Ga. Nisma Asif, Architectural Drawing and Design, Union Grove High School, Ga. David Bailey, Welding, Eden Career Technical Center, Ala. William Benson, Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration; Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Knoxville 18 SkillsUSA Scott Brown, Welding, Eden Career Technical Center, Ala. Abigayil Clark, Welding, Tazewell Career and Technical Center, Va. Colton Garland, Construction, Mountain Heritage High School, N.C. James Herndon, Masonry, Camden County High School, Ga. Shawn Keldie, Welding, Southern Crescent Technical College, Ga. Samuel Kelly, Machining and CNC Programming, East Central College, Va. Catherine McDiarmid, Carpentry, Northwood High School, N.C. Lacey McLain, Drafting and Design, Jones County Junior College, Miss. Inez Mickel, Pipe Welding, Guilford Technical Community College, N.C. Di’Angela Pope, Carpentry, North Baldwin Center for Technology, Ala. Alexis Pratts, Construction Management, Poinciana High School, Fla. Brandon Pritchard, Welding, Northwest Florida State College, Fla. Vincent Ramos-Rojo, Drafting, Southern Regional Technical College, Ga. Thomas Sheppard, Building Construction Technology, Pitt Community College, N.C. Austin Sims, Electrical, Elmore County Technical Center, Ala. Carly Stanford, Carpentry, Eden Career Technical Center, Ala. SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP 2016 President’s Volunteer Service Awards The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program to honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to serve. The award recognizes individuals, families and teams based on hours served over a 12-month period or cumulative hours earned over a lifetime. For individuals 15-25 years old, bronze is granted for 100-174 hours over a year, silver for 175-249 hours over a year, and gold for 250 or more hours over a year or 4,000 or more hours of volunteer service over a lifetime. For families or teams, bronze is awarded for 200-499 hours over a year, silver for 500-999 hours over a year, and gold for 1,000 hours or more over a year. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Arizona Kofa High School Angie Bojorquez (Bronze), Aliyah Bradford (Gold), Regina Diaz (Bronze), Denise Dimas (Bronze), Lilliana Espino (Bronze), Daniela Franco (Bronze), Jessica Godinez (Gold), Dat Huynh (Bronze), Elide Gutierrez (Bronze), Marin Mosqueda (Gold), Francisco Negrete Jr. (Bronze), 20 SkillsUSA William Ortiz (Gold), Alexia Quintero (Bronze), Patricia Quezada (Gold), Karina Rodriguez (Gold), Sirley Sanchez (Gold), Jonathan Vega (Gold) River Valley High School Morgan Davis (Gold), Destiny Martin (Bronze) California Downey High School Amy Campoy (Gold), Keara Cole (Gold), Valerie Cortez (Gold), Samantha Galindo (Gold), Kristianna Gastelum (Gold), Betzayda Martir (Gold), Genesis Leslie Martinez (Gold), Amber Roa (Bronze), Luckey Sarei (Gold), Mandy Siordia (Gold) La Mirada High School Cindy Martinez (Silver), Alyssa Morales (Gold) Sierra Pacific High School Kevin Singh Aulakh (Gold) Valley Charter High School Tina Collier (Silver), Steven Cooper (Silver), Alexis Madrigal (Gold), Gerardo Madrigal (Gold), Jose Reyes (Gold), Emily Reynoso (Gold) Connecticut H.C. Wilcox Technical High School Hector Cardona (Gold) SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP Florida Manatee Technical College Craig DeToma (Gold) Georgia Harris County High School Erica Castro (Bonze), Lauren E. Smith (Bronze) Hawaii Waipahu High School Sydney Millerd (Bronze) Illinois Collinsville High School Hannah Geppert (Gold) Maine Hancock County Technical Center Cindy Thielen (Bronze) Massachusetts Blackstone Valley Regional Technical High School Stacey Muanya (Silver) Cape Cod Technical High School Seana Aiolupotea (Bronze), Joanne Moorehead (Silver), Joshua Moorehead (Gold), Katrina Moorehead (Silver) Essex Technical High School Prabhjyot Kaur (Bronze) Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School Corey Teves (Gold) Medford Vocational Technical High School Issac Cardoso (Bronze) Minuteman Technical High School Michaela Ganimian (Gold) Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School Kayla Gerry (Gold), Grace Kirrane (Bronze) Pioneer Career and Technology Center Stephanie J. Gwin (Silver) Willoughby-Eastlake Career Academy Victor L. Alimo (Gold), Chad M. Barnes (Gold), Justin L. Brown (Gold), Jeffrey M. Carroll (Gold), John M. Coffey (Gold), Alexandria H. Hajek (Gold), Joseph Hamper (Gold), Roger N. Hupp (Gold), Joseph W. Jarmuszkiewicz (Gold), Darjahn Xavier Lee Jordan (Gold), Colin M. Koch (Gold), James E. Koenig (Gold), Nikolas A. Land (Gold), Joshua C. Langhoff (Gold), Michael J. Logar (Gold), Nicholas M. LoPorto (Gold), Matthew D. McCollister (Gold), Hunter J. McGrath (Gold), Dylan McLaughlin (Gold), Michael M. Moore (Gold), Joseph B. Moran (Gold), Samuel E. Niemczura (Gold), Zane M. O’Hara (Gold), Marcus J. Phinizee (Gold), Thomas R. J. Potts (Gold), Jaden R. Prall (Gold), William F. Rapp (Gold), Ethan R. Riley (Gold), Connor R. Roberts (Gold), Richard P. Rutledge (Gold), Alex A. Sari (Gold), Erik T. Seaber (Gold), Elek S. Shepherd (Gold), John W. Skorupski (Gold), Preston J.T. Stillisano (Gold), Connor A. Stump (Gold), Austin J. Troeter (Gold), Benjamin C. Vincent (Gold), Austin J. Ward (Gold), Phillip M. Yates (Gold), Timothy W. Zdesar (Gold) Texas A&M Consolidated High School Kelly Krenek (Gold) Westwood High School Gayeon Kim (Silver) Shaili Mehta (Gold) Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical High School Nicolas Troisi (Silver) Southeastern Regional Technical High School Arlette Dervil (Silver) New Jersey Somerset County Academy of Medical Science Khushma Parekh (Gold) Sussex County Technical School Patricia Donovan (Bronze) New york Capital Region Career and Technical School Schoharie Center Matthew Landis (Bronze) Ohio Buckeye Hills Career Center Ryan Lambert (Bronze), Morgan Roush (Bronze) Penta Career Center Ethan Lee Biller (Bronze), Jesse McHugh Podlak (Bronze), Noah William Robleski (Bronze) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 2 1 SkillsUSA LEADERSHIP TEAM AWARDS Arkansas Greenwood High School Graphic Communications SkillsUSA Chapter (Gold) Florida SkillsUSA Florida 2015-2016 State Officers (Silver) Georgia Apalachee High School SkillsUSA (Bronze) Illinois SkillsUSA Illinois State Officer Team (Silver) Massachusetts Plymouth Technical Studies (Silver), Lynn Vocational Technical Institute (Gold) New Mexico SkillsUSA Hobbs High School (Gold) New York Thomas A. Edison CTE High School SkillsUSA (Bronze) Ohio Buckeye Hills Career Center Culinary Class (Silver), Sentinel Public Safety 2016 (Gold), Criminal Justice Program Vanguard Tech Center (Gold), Public Safety Academy Erie, Huron and Ottawa Vocational Education Career Center (Gold) Oklahoma Tulsa Tech SkillsUSA Criminal Justice Chapter (Gold) Tennessee Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Nashville Community Service Committee (Bronze), Tennessee Postsecondary Executive Committee (Gold), Morgan County Career and Technology Center (Gold), Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Chattanooga Volunteer Team (Gold) Texas A&M Consolidated High School Chapter 3561 (Gold) Virginia 2015-2016 SkillsUSA National Officer Team (Gold) 22 SkillsUSA SkillsUSA “Models of Excellence” Chapters (sponsored by Lowe’s) Each year, SkillsUSA recognizes 24 of its school chapters as its very best with the “Models of Excellence” awards. The awards are the pinnacle of SkillsUSA’s Chapter Excellence Program (CEP), which honors chapter achievement relative to SkillsUSA’s framework of developing personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. Congratulations to the following schools for achieving this award in 2016: Alabama: Northeast Alabama Community College Arkansas: Greenland High School Arizona: Kofa High School, Walden Grove High School California: Southeast ROP-Norwalk High School, Warren High School Florida: Pensacola State College Georgia: Cambridge High School, Cross Keys High School, East Laurens High School, Sandy Creek High School, Stephens County High School, Union Grove High School Idaho: Meridian Technical Charter High School Illinois: Peotone High School Missouri: Franklin Technology Center New Jersey: Bergen County Academies, Gloucester County Institute of Technology Ohio: Upper Valley Career Center Oklahoma: Tulsa Technology Center — Peoria Pennsylvania: Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School Texas: A&M Consolidated High School Vermont: Green Mountain Technology and Career Center West Virginia: Putnam Career and Technical Center Conference Management Team Audiovisual Equipment Robert Walls, Chair (Ohio), Vanessa Cloward (Mo.) Construction Matthew Bond (Mo.), Zachary Brinker (Mo.), Robert Campbell (Mo.), Glen Smith (Mo.), John Williams (Mo.), Norman Williams (Ga.), Franklin Yongue (Fl.) Contest Awards Coordination Ernie Gary (Ohio) Contest Cluster Chairs Phillip Beckwith (S.C.), Gloria Cahalan (N.Y.), Ellen Coughlin (N.Y.), Lauri Domer (Wis.), Mark Galland (Mo.), Larry Lebsock (Ariz.), Shelby McCorvey (N.M.), Jack Sukala (N.J.), Sam Turner (Mich.), Kevin Ward (Ga.), Kaitlyn Youngs (Iowa) Courtesy Corps Stephen Bowman (Fla.), Dorothy Loges (Mo.), Robert Rosbury (Fla.), Willa Schwitters (Mo.), Amy Silvoy (Pa.), Joanna Travis (Tenn.) Digital Cluster Chair Craig Reilly (Ariz.) Dispatch Mary Maffett, Chair (Del.), Janine Lebsock (Ariz.) Electrical/Radios Nick Fedirko (Del.), Matthew Smith (Md.) Leadership Beth Lofthus (Okla.), Kary Merlock (Okla.), Sharon Schaub (Okla.), Felicia Senter (Okla.) Scoring Roger Johnson (Va.), James Harper (Va.), Debra Moore (Va.), Jason Suhr (Va.) Shipping, Receiving and Local Transportation Vickie Maddox (Va.) National Courtesy Corps The National Courtesy Corps is an accomplished group of students, advisors and chaperones that help the conference run smoothly through its behind-the-scenes participation in a wide variety of conference events and activities. Matt Akos (Ohio), Holly Alspaw (Mo.), Carlos Arnold (Mo.), Trenton Artis (Va.), Emily Ballance (Va.), Peyton Barker (Mo.), Sarah Bentley (Mo.), Samuel Borunda (N.M.), Jaeleen Breshears (Mo.), Tanna Buchanan (Mo.), Susie Buckman (Mo.), Cameron Cash (Mo.), Ever Castro (Texas), Di’Mone Cathey-Lattimore (Ill.), Abigail Conde (Va.), Alyxandrea Cone (Ark.), Rachelle Cook (Ark.), Cortney Coursey (Mo.), Michael Crawford (Mich.), Alexis Curttright (Mo.), Caroline Davis (Ga.), Jennah Dolan (Fla.), Kaylee Dunnagan (Mo.), Kassandra Duran (N.M.), D’Mario Edgecombe (Fla.), Jallal El Adlani (Fla.), Lisa Elsasser (Mo.), Jhomer Enriquez (Mo.), Jacob Eyberse (Conn.), Kira Fisher (Mo.), Christian Flores (N.M.), Lora Frazier (Mo.), Sarah Friend (Mo.), Nikolette Garrett (Mo.), Massiel Gonzalez (Texas), Bailey Goza (Mo.), De’Aundra Green (Md.), Paul Grotjohn (S.D.), Christine Hankins (Ark.), Rebecca Harmon (Va.), Jatyra Harris (Mo.), Austin Heidbreder (Mo.), Dionicio Herevia (Texas), Clarissa Holland (Mo.), Cameron Hubbard (Mich.), James Huffman (Ark.), Joe Jackson (Ill.), Jayline Jimenez (Mo.), Angela Jones (Mo.), Ritamae Jones (Mo.), Justin Keith (Okla.), Travis Keith (Mo.), Kristy Kerns (Mo.), Emily Kilburn (Va.), Brandi King (Mo.), Nicole Klaiss (Ark.), Nevan Knight (Mo.), Patti Kozlowski (Ill.), Matt LaJoie (Maine), Ashley Land (Mo.), Ryan Larko (N.M.), Rylan Larko (N.M.), Kimyra Lattimore (Ill.), Malinda Lee (Mo.), Lindsay Lilley (Va.), Mirella Lobato (N.M.), Dorothy Loges (Mo.), James Loges (Mo.), Rachel Loges (Mo.), Norma Lucero (Mo.), Haleigh Macdonald (N.E.), Joseph Mansell (Ark.), Samantha Mansell (Ark.), Zakkari Mcgarrah (Ark.), Brittany Miller (Mo.), Aric Mitchell (Texas), David Monjaras (N.M.), Bradley Morgan (Md.), Peter Muniz (N.C.), Jesse Newton (Md.), Christopher Ogletree (Fla.), Kjella Page (Mo.), Ashlee Payton (Md.), Briana Perea (N.M.), Triston Phipps (Ark.), Caitlin Powell (Mo.), Brandon Preuer (Ohio), Summer Ramsfield (Ark.), Christen Rankin (Ark.), Kalyn Reading (Mo.), Lorena Reyes (Mo.), Clayton Richerson (Mo.), Benjamin Rivera (Calif.), Naara Rodriguez (Ill.), Gloria Rogers (Ark.), Robert Rosbury (Fla.), Connor Rossi (Maine), Justin Ruble (Mo.), Tyeon Ruffin (Va.), Shawn Sandburg (Calif.), Gravin Schoonover (Ark.), Maxwell Shelton (Mo.), August Shields (Mo.), Jenna Silver (Maine), Amy Silvoy (Pa.), Shawn Silvoy (Pa.), Regina Sneeze (Fla.), Larry St. Hilaire (N.E.), Chase Stearns (Maine), Thomas Steele (Ala.), Summer Stewart (Va.), Wanda Stewart (Va.), Emily Stoner (Mo.), Alexis Sykes (Va.), Spencer Taynton (Fla.), Ashley Terrill (Mo.), Tyler Tolbert (Ark.), Joanna Travis (Tenn.), Christopher Treft (Mo.), Jacob Tromblee (Mo.), Dana Van Wolput (Mo.), Kali Verna (N.J.), Isabell Waltman (Mo.), Justin Weber (Mo.), Kiki Whitelaw (Neb.), Shanteal Wicklund (Mo.), Cameron Williams (Fla.) National Pin Design Challenge Winner (Sponsored by Safelite) Shaun Da Rocha, Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, Mass. (Advisor: William Berlo) National T-Shirt Design Challenge Winner Derek Fontenot, Moore Norman Technology Center, Okla. (Advisor: Trisha Marlow) Special thanks to EGroup for providing conference travel scholarships to the Pin and T-Shirt Design Challenge winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 2 3 NATIONAL CONFERENCE National Youth Safety Video Contest Winners (Sponsored by CareerSafe) 1st Place: Spencer Hoffmann, Jewelie Fry, Donna Gibelyou, Ryker Forton, Derek McKenzie (Bay Arenac ISD Career Center, Bay City, Mich.) 2nd Place: Rees Richardson, Isaiah Forte-Rose (Middle Creek High School, Apex, N.C.) 3rd Place: Tyler LaValley (Chariho Career and Technical Center, Wood River Junction, R.I.) SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Association Former SkillsUSA members support activities through the SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Association. Their projects include: • • • • Producing pin towels/trading pins for national conference Supplying past national officers with name badges Hosting alumni activities Providing training scholarships to winning school of the Community Service contest • Sponsoring the Alumni Merit Scholarship Alumni Executive Board Dara Dubois, executive chair (Calif.) Anne Dew, executive secretary (Ohio) Karen Ward, state director liaison (Mass.) Greg Rintala, business and industry representative (Snap-on Incorporated) Jim Rhodes, Region 1 representative (N.Y.) Glori Beaufort, Region 2 representative (Ga.) Akshar Patel, Region 3 representative (Ill.) Terry Robinson, Region 4 representative (Okla.) Virginia Martinez, Region 5 representative (Calif.) 24 SkillsUSA Alumni Events Coordinating Committee Ashley Hickey (S.C.) Felicity Hughes (Wis.) Taylor Heaney (N.J.) Jocelyn Mendez (Mass.) Jessica Shattuck (Mass.) Zach Timm (Wis.) Alumni Community Service Coordinator Andrea Arbogast (Mo.) Alumni Auction Coordinators Melissa Graham (Okla.) Clem McPherson (Okla.) Cody McPherson (Okla.) SkillsUSA Alumni Recognition SkillsUSA recognizes the following alumni in attendance at this national conference who loyally support the organization in their communities, excel in their careers and uphold the standards of SkillsUSA: Hope Aiken (S.C.), Sara Allen (Pa.), Sean Apsey (Ill.), Andrea Arbogast (Mo.), Joey Baker (Mo.), Jared Bell (Ky.), Latoya Blake (Md.), Jill Brebeck (Wis.), John Brebeck (Wis.), Joshua Brunk (Pa.), James Bullard (Ky.), Richard Davey (Wash.), Ann Dew (Ohio), Maria Estevez (Md.), Sara Freimuth (Wis.), Bryan Glispie (Calif.), Bryan Granger (Md.), Tyler Gray (Mo.), Ashley Hickey (S.C.), Marilynne Hinkel (Pa.), Felicity Hughes (Wis.), Paul King (Okla.), Bruce Long (Okla.), Virginia Martinez (Calif.), Kandice Melanson (N.H.), Jocelyn Mendez (Mass.), Akshar Patel (Ill.), April Powell (Md.), Shyla Ratcliff (Ind.), Jim Rhodes (N.Y.), Lizbeth Santos (Mass.), Brian Sargent (Ala.), MacKenzy Slaght (Wis.), Brian Smarker (Mo.), Bryan Stastny (Minn.), Cassandra Sullivan (Ga.), Mikeely Taylan (Ill.), Cindy Thielen (Maine), Zachary Timm (Wis.), Lindsey Wilson (Okla.), Supporria Yates (Ga.) NATIONAL CONFERENCE Outstanding Alumni Award Alumni Career Achievement Award The Outstanding Alumni Award is given to an accomplished individual who was a SkillsUSA member in high school or college and who made significant strides in his or her profession or community. This year’s winner is: The SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Association has created an award to recognize a SkillsUSA alumnus for notable achievements related to SkillsUSA and career and technical education. This year’s honoree is: Lloyd Daniel (Mo.) Missouri native Lloyd Daniel has served SkillsUSA as a local, district, state and even national officer, but that’s hardly been the end of his involvement. Daniel has graciously given back to SkillsUSA year after year in a wide variety of ways. He’s helped launch local chapters, coordinated recruitment sessions, trained new officers, judged and chaired competitions and volunteered nationally at SkillsUSA’s opening and awards ceremonies. He’s even donned the beloved (and very warm) SkillsUSA eagle costume to help build excitement during pre-show events. Daniel also serves as master of ceremonies for SkillsUSA Wisconsin’s state conference, where he uses his professional skills in video production to supply audiovisual components to the ceremonies. As one peer stated, Daniel is “a master of many things, especially being a friend of SkillsUSA.” Brent Tuttle (Calif.) When Brent Tuttle became a welding instructor at La Mirada (Calif.) High School in 2009, his mission was to inspire his students to get excited about welding and SkillsUSA. As a former national officer, Tuttle knew how SkillsUSA helped change his life, and he wanted to pass those opportunities to new generations. The success of his students at the state and national levels of competition attests to his ability as an instructor, but the top-notch employability and leadership skills they also demonstrate underscores his passion as an advisor. Not content to plant the seeds of success in his own school alone, Tuttle has helped establish new chapters and strengthen existing ones in other schools. He’s always willing and able to mentor new advisors, and his school’s chapter — now one of the biggest in the state — now includes students from accounting, business, early childhood education, engineering and medical programs. Characterized as “consistently stepping up to the plate” by his peers, Tuttle continues to be a passionate advocate for SkillsUSA’s mission, helping students find the success in their lives that he’s been able to find in his own. SkillsUSA Alumni Pin Design Contest Winner James Rhodes, Dowling College (N.Y.) Alumni Merit Scholarship Winners Samantha Dorwin, McCann Technical School, North Adams, Mass. Haily Walker, Current River Career Center, Doniphan, Mo. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 2 5 26 SkillsUSA SkillsUSA Foundation The SkillsUSA Foundation seeks to involve representatives of business, industry, organized labor, SkillsUSA alumni and other interested parties in the active financial and volunteer support of SkillsUSA’s programs and activities. A committee of key business leaders from SkillsUSA’s corporate partners supports SkillsUSA fundraising activity, offers strategic counsel and direction and assists our Business Partnerships and Development staff in contacting and engaging new companies in SkillsUSA’s mission. The SkillsUSA Foundation raises more than a third of SkillsUSA’s overall operating budget each year. In addition, funds are raised for travel scholarships for students and instructors to participate in the SkillsUSA Championships, the WorldSkills Competition, and chapter management and leadership institutes. Funds are also raised for scholarships to postsecondary institutions and special projects that benefit SkillsUSA members. SkillsUSA Foundation Committee Chair Kaye Morgan-Curtis, Newell Brands Chair-elect John Colborn, JEVS Human Services Members Jim Bohn, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Jerry Ellner, Universal Technical Institute Pamela Evans, GE Appliances Steve Greene, NCCER/Build Your Future Wanzel Jessie, Asurion Cheri Judkins, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. John Kett, Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. Kathy Mannes, Jobs for the Future Alice McCarvill, Alcoa Engineered Products and Solutions Taryn McKenzie, Cengage Learning Nick Peterson, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. Beverly Reid, State Farm Insurance Companies Greg Rintala, Snap-on Incorporated Mary Sullivan, mikeroweWORKS Larry Teverbaugh, CareerSafe LLC David Zellers, Toyota Motor North America Tim Zilke, ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence 2016 Louisville Advisory Council Pamela Evans, chair, GE Appliances Randy Reeves, GE Appliances/First Build Doris Sims, Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau Kate Burger, Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau Daren Thompson, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District Kim Richardson, UPS Airlines Rhonda Whitted, UPS Airlines John Gant, Louisville Forward Kristen Wingfield, Jefferson County Public Schools (Ky.) Kent Powell, Amatrol Inc. Brian Pait, Atlas Machine and Supply Eileen Pickett, Pickett Consulting Tami Hatfield, Ford Motor Co. Michael Gritton, Kentuckiana Works 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 2 7 SkillsUSA FOUNDATION 2016 SkillsUSA Financial Partners These organizations have made financial contributions of at least $1,000 to SkillsUSA beginning Sept. 1, 2015. Five Star Financial Partners ★★★★★ ($250,000 and up) Lowe’s Companies Inc. Four Star Financial Partners ★★★★ ($100,000 to $249,999) Alcoa Foundation CareerSafe LLC Snap-on Incorporated State Farm Insurance Companies Toyota Motor North America Three Star Financial Partners ★★★ ($25,000 to $99,999) 3M ACT Foundation ADESA Air Products American Welding Society Axalta Coating Systems Carhartt Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Deere & Company GE Appliances GOJO Industries Inc. Interstate Batteries IRWIN Industrial Tools Koch Industries mikeroweWORKS Foundation NACCE — National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship NCCER — National Center for Construction Education and Research Newell Brands Praxair, Inc. Ryder System Inc. Safelite Group SCOAR — Southeastern Construction Owners and Associates Roundtable U.S. Army Universal Technical Institute Volvo Construction Equipment Two Star Financial Partners ★★ ($10,000 to $24,999) ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Cengage Learning Enterprise Holdings Festo Didactic, Inc. Hypertherm Inc. Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau PPG Industries, Inc. 28 SkillsUSA One Star Financial Partners ★ ($1,000 to $9,999) Advance Education Inc. Autodesk Inc. Bottcher America Corp. Carrier Corp. E Group Inc. EFI — Electronics For Imaging Gates Corp. GEICO Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. Hunter Engineering Co. ICPF — International Corrugated Packaging Foundation Intelitek Inc. The Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Meritor Inc. Mike’s Appliance and Repair Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. Otoy Inc. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Regis Corp. RR Donnelley The Shouvlin Foundation Society of Manufacturing Engineers SPEC MIX Inc. Sports Clips TIC — The Industrial Company United Parcel Service Unity Technologies The UPS Foundation Workboots.com 2016 SkillsUSA In-Kind Partners The following organizations have made documented contributions of time and expertise, contest equipment, prizes and other non-cash support to the SkillsUSA mission. Five Star In-Kind Partners ★★★★★ The Lincoln Electric Co. Miller/Hobart Snap-on Incorporated Four Star In-Kind Partners ★★★★ Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. NCCER — National Center for Construction Education and Research PHCC Educational Foundation Universal Technical Institute Three Star In-Kind Partners ★★★ 3Dconnexion ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Asurion Automotive Technical Training Carhartt Inc. Cengage Learning SkillsUSA FOUNDATION Electronics Technicians Association International Inc. Enterprise Holdings Festo Didactic Inc. Gates Corp. GE Appliances The Haskell Company Matheson Southwire Co. LLC Toyota Motor North America Xerox Two Star In-Kind Partners ★★ Calculated Industries ETA International Hypertherm Inc. Pittsburg State University Pivot Point International Inc. One Star In-Kind Partners ★ BSH Home Appliance Corp. Cardiovascular Consulants Ltd. Consulab Fisher & Paykel Good Printers Greenlee 2016 SkillsUSA Official Partners The following organizations have each made financial contributions of at least $25,000 and/or documented in-kind contributions of at least $75,000 and have thereby qualified to be recognized by the SkillsUSA Foundation as a SkillsUSA Official Partner in 2016. We encourage SkillsUSA teachers and students to patronize these organizations when the opportunity arises. 3Dconnexion 3M ACT Foundation ADESA Air Products Alcoa Foundation American Welding Society ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Axalta Coating Systems Calculated Industries Inc. CareerSafe LLC Carhartt Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Deere & Company Enterprise Holdings GE Appliances GOJO Industries Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. Hypertherm Inc. Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. Interstate Batteries Inc. IRWIN Industrial Tools Koch Industries Lowe’s Companies Inc. mikeroweWORKS Foundation Miller/Hobart NCCER — National Center for Construction Education and Research Newell Brands Pearson Education PHCC Educational Foundation Praxair Inc. Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Ryder System Inc. Safelite Group SawStop SCOAR — Southeastern Construction Owners and Associates Roundtable Snap-on Incorporated State Farm Insurance Companies Toyota Motor North America U.S. Army Universal Technical Institute Volvo Construction Equipment 2016 National Leadership and Skills Conference Cluster and Track Sponsors SkillsUSA’s decision to move the 51st annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) to the Kentucky Exposition Center in 2015 afforded more room for the championships: 1.2 million square feet of contest space to be exact. Consequently, for the first time ever, our 100 trade, technical and leadership contests were presented by career cluster, which continues in 2016. Special thanks to this year’s NLSC Contest Cluster Sponsors: Manufacturing: 3M Transportation, Distribution & Logistics: ASE — National Institute for Automotive Excellence, Toyota Motor North America STEM: Hypertherm Inc. Track sponsorships allow our sponsors to present their brand through support to specific stakeholder groups within the SkillsUSA family. Special thanks to these 2016 NLSC Track Sponsors: Student Track: Carhartt Inc. and GOJO Industries Inc. Advisor Track: Universal Technical Institute Leadership Track: ADESA, Deere & Company, Enterprise Holdings, IAA, Safelite, State Farm, U.S. Army Champion Track: Newell Brands and IRWIN Industrial Tools (exclusive sponsor) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 2 9 30 SkillsUSA SkillsUSA FOUNDATION SkillsUSA WorldTeam Sponsors SkillsUSA Torch Carrier Award The international WorldSkills Competition (WSC) is held every two years, and the next WSC will be held in 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. SkillsUSA thanks the following sponsors of its 2015 WorldTeam, which competed at the WSC in São Paulo, Brazil. The team brought home medals of excellence in Welding and Hairdressing, and a bronze for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. (“*” indicates that the listed sponsor is also on board to support the 2017 WorldTeam). The SkillsUSA Foundation created the SkillsUSA Torch Carrier award to recognize the nation’s top business and labor leaders who assist and promote SkillsUSA. Alcoa Foundation American Welding Society* Architectural Wood Work Institute ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Association of Woodworking and Furnishing Suppliers Autodesk Automobile Service Technology Technical Committee* Culinary Art Institute Deere & Company* Diesel Equipment Technical Committee FESTO* Glen Rivers Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technical Committee International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Pivot Point SkillsUSA STEM Fund Donors SkillsUSA thanks the following companies for their help in creating SkillsUSA’s STEM Fund, designed to raise public awareness that career and technical education is STEM. (STEM refers to a curriculum educating students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.) 3M Air Products Deere & Company Hypertherm Inc. State Farm Insurance Companies Boyd Worsham Boyd Worsham, vice president of the Haskell Company, is a former SkillsUSA student who joined Haskell in 1980 as a carpentry helper. Worsham rose through the ranks quickly during his now long and distinguished career, and he was involved in major construction projects throughout the country during that time. He’s also been committed to giving back to SkillsUSA. Worsham has served as the technical committee chair of the national Carpentry competition for the last six years. He’s also given students the same opportunities he was given by hiring the secondary and college/postsecondary winners of the competition for the past five years. Worsham is a passionate advocate for SkillsUSA who educates his peers about the organization and secures financial and human capital investments for the Carpentry competition. He recently purchased an engraved paver as part of SkillsUSA’s ongoing paver campaign, and the inscription perfectly summarizes how closely he holds to his roots: “Boyd Worsham: Carpenter.” Pat Dalton Outstanding Achievement Award Named after a great volunteer leader for SkillsUSA, the Pat Dalton Outstanding Achievement Award honors members of the SkillsUSA Foundation who exhibit a high level of personal and professional commitment to SkillsUSA over a period of years in such a manner as to stand apart from their peers. John W. Kett Now the CEO and president of Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., John Kett has taken on a variety of executive roles within the organization for more than 12 years. He’s helped IAA grow into an international company with more than $900 million in annual revenue, all the while helping the company become the industry leader in technology, analytics and operational performance. Kett has also helped SkillsUSA grow, going above and beyond the call of duty — along with IAA — to bring new partners into the SkillsUSA family. Through Kett’s influence, IAA has also been a longtime sponsor of SkillsUSA’s TAG Tuesday leadership training, held during the national conference. Kett has also served on the SkillsUSA Foundation and has made it a practice to hire SkillsUSA students. Kett is a true champion of SkillsUSA, and he’s inspired others to follow his sterling example. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 3 1 SkillsUSA FOUNDATION 32 SkillsUSA A Showcase for the Nation’s Top Career and Technical Education Students The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the nation’s best career and technical students to demonstrate their excellence in both skills and leadership. This year, the national competition features 100 occupational and leadership skill events and more than 6,200 competitors, the most ever on both counts. First held in 1967, the competitions have become the focal point of the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The philosophy of the SkillsUSA Championships is to reward students for excellence, involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and ensure that training remains relevant to employers’ needs. Approximately 10,000 contests lead up to the national championships each year. Competitions begin at the local level, where individuals or teams of students compete in leadership and occupational contests. Local winners advance to district, regional and state competitions. The SkillsUSA Championships is held each June for state first-place winners. Along with the thousands of competitors, this event also brings together thousands of instructors and industry leaders. It has become a $35-million event that occupies more than a million square feet of floor space. The SkillsUSA Championships is unique because more than 1,700 technical experts from labor and industry design and judge the contests to a set of entry-level job skills that test both a student’s knowledge and hands-on abilities. Students who excel in competition know they have achieved the skills necessary to be successful when they enter the workforce. For more information, visit the SkillsUSA website at: www.skillsusa.org/competitions/skillsusa-championships/. 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 3 3 SkillsUSA CHAMPIONSHIPS SkillsUSA Championships Executive Committee Chair Joe Morgan (representing education), Kentucky Office of Career and Technical Education Members Alex Gromada, Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program John Hinesley (representing management), Meritor Inc. (Texas) Sharon Schaub, emeritus (Okla.) Dave Worden, program director, SkillsUSA Championships SkillsUSA Championships Years of Service Awards 40 Years Andy Godley, Alabama Power Company, Welding Fred Murphy, Cummins Inc., Diesel Equipment Technology 30 Years Jack Sukala, J. Jeb Products, N.J., Diesel Equipment Technology Julie Turner, PHCC — National Association, Va., Sheet Metal 25 Years Dave Andrus, MTU America Inc., Texas, Diesel Equipment Technology Becky Becque, Full Sail University, Fla., Advertising Design John Eaton, Suzuki Motor of America Inc., Mo., Marine Service Technology Sam Newhouse, Emmert Welding & Mfg. Co. Inc., Mo., Welding 20 Years Sherry Easterwood, Honeywell — Aerospace, Welding Jeffrey Fischer, Fischer EDM Inc., Minn., Automated Manufacturing Technology John Oliphant, Mich., Information Technology Services Lee Troxell, Troxell Media, Va., Advertising Design 15 Years Nick Blohowiak, SPEC MIX Inc., Wis., Masonry 34 SkillsUSA Russell Burris, American Technical Publishers Inc., Ill., Industrial Motor Control Kevin Celata, Communications Workers of America, (D.C.), Telecommunications Cabling Shirley Day, Hillyard Technical Center, Mo., Welding Mike Gleason, Panduit Coporation, Ill., Internetworking and Telecommunications Cabling Dan Larochelle, REC Foundation, N.H., Engineering Technology/Design and Mobile Robotics Technology John Palcisko, Ohio Technical Colllege Inc., Diesel Equipment Technology Mark Skaja, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Calif., Employment Application Process Ed Sobotka, Damon Pursell Construction Co., Mo., Diesel Equipment Technology Regina Todd, Marianna, Iowa, Cosmetology Robert Wheeler, Ford Motor Co., Kan., Automotive Service Technology 10 Years Greg Beachey, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Ill., Culinary Arts Douglas Benkert, State Farm Insurance Companies, Ill., Collision Repair Technology Marie Boatright, CRB Architects Engineers, Mo., Architectural Drafting Jim Bohn, Robert Bosch Tool Corp., Ill., TeamWorks Randy Bridgewater, American Honda Motor Co. Inc., N.J., Automotive Service Technology Mike Buck, Mike’s Appliance Repair, Mich., Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology Carolyn Chenaille, Chenaille Photography, Pa., Photography Jason Christian, Hennepin Technical College, Ind., Quiz Bowl Keith Crawford, Sandvik Coromant Co., N.J., CNC Technician Mark Dubois, Illinois Central College, Ill., Web Design Mike Eckstein, Refrigeration Service Engineers Society, Mo., HVACR Bradley Foth, United Parcel Service, Kan., Diesel Equipment Technology Chris Hegg, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Ind., Customer Service Jesse Hudson, Kan., Screen Printing Technology and Graphics Imaging — Sublimation Chris Huitt, Pittsburg State University, Kan., T-shirt Design, Graphics Imaging — Sublimation and Screen Printing Technology Les Karcher, Carrier Corp., Calif., HVACR Scott Mack, Kohler Company, Wis., Power Equipment Technology James Ortolani, HIX Corp., Kan., Screen Printing Technology Gary Pelot, Harley-Davidson University, Wis., Motorcycle Service Technology Marie Planchard, SolidWorks Corp., Mass., Engineering Technology/Design Mark Pollitz, Fla., Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology Bruce Ridge, NazDar Consulting Services, Kan., Screen Printing Technology Bill Roberts, Lennox Industries Inc., Mo., HVACR Dustin Speith, CNC Software, Automated Manufacturing Technology Richard Warrington, Lynn Peavey Co., Kan., Crime Scene Investigation Kent Woiak, GM Collision Repair Technology Center, Mich., Collision Repair Technology 5 Years Shanen Aranmor, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc., Calif., Welding Sculpture Earl Bailey, Snap-on Incorporated, Okla., Mechatronics Michael Basich, Michaelson’s Appliance Repair Inc., Fla., Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology Tom Beachem, Nationwide Insurance, Ohio, Collision Repair Technology Joshua Bodenhamer, Liberty Police Department, Mo., Criminal Justice Douglas Bortz, Car-O-Liner Co., Mich., Collision Repair Technology Kris Bosworth, Nikon Inc., Minn., Photography Mandy Burton, Pivot Point International Inc., Ill., Nail Care Kirk Cook, State Farm Insurance Companies, Fla., Collision Repair Technology Frank Cowgill, Pueblo Community College, Colo., Job Skill Demonstration John Daley, Marcone Supply, Fla., Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology Mike Elder, Pittsburg State University, Kan., Automative Service Technology Mitchell Eliason, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc., Wis., Motorcycle Service Technology SkillsUSA CHAMPIONSHIPS John Gamble, Snap-on Incorporated, Mass., Aviation Maintenance Technology Lance Getz, PPG Industries Inc., Mo., Automotive Refinishing Technology Jill Henning, New Mexico Junior College, N.M., Nurse Assisting Ted Ibarra, State Farm Insurance Companies Inc., Kan., Collision Repair Technology Barry Jackson, Jackson Welding and Consulting, Ky., Welding Sculpture Martin Jenkins, Air Products, Ga., Diesel Equipment Technology DuWayne Jennings, Snap-on Incorporated, Wis., Collision Repair Technology Cheri Judkins, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc., Wis., Motorcycle Service Technology Tim Knapp, Heidelberg USA Inc., Colo., Graphic Communications Steve Lee, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc., Mo., Welding Fabrication Mike Meyers, Total Seminars LLC, Texas, Information Technology Services Terri Monahan, Asurion, Va., Customer Service Kristan Paulson, Liberty Police Department, Mo., Criminal Justice Disa Pettit, Asurion, Fla., Customer Service Darin Poston, PPG Industries Inc., Mo., Automotive Refinishing Technology Jamie Redd, PPG Industries Inc., Mo., Automotive Refinishing Technology John Ressler, Nationwide Training Center, Ohio, Collision Repair Technology Jill Saunders, Toyota Motor North America, Calif., Automative Service Technology Jamie Simpson, Schaal Heating and Cooling, Iowa, HVACR Cary Smithmier, Liberty Police Department, Mo., Criminal Justice Melinda Stumpf, PPL Corp., Pa., Entrepreneurship Mary Turner, Pensacola State College, Fla., Nurse Assisting Karl Watson, Somerset Community College, Ky., Welding Sculpture Adam Webb, The Lincoln Electric Co., Ohio, Welding Sculpture Lawrie Weinreich, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Ga., Aviation Maintenance Technology Joel Weiss, Haas Automation Inc., Calif., CNC Technician Larry Whiteman, United Parcel Service, Kan., Diesel Equipment Technology Daniel Worden, Wis., Power Equipment Technology Conference Management Team/National Education Team Years of Service Awards 20 Years Jim Maynard, Md., Extemporaneous Speaking Deborah Winegar, Texas, Cosmetology 15 Years Jill Van Weelden, Fla., Quiz Bowl Lee Caughron, Grand River Tech School, Mo., Welding Vickie Fuller, Okla., Commercial Baking Patricia Miller, Ga., Opening and Closing Cermonies Janice Miller Millstream, Career Center, Ohio, Building Maintenance Brian Stewart, Pickens County Cereer and Technology Center, S.C., Electrical Construction Wiring Dan Parmer, Stanly Community College, N.C., Telecommunications Cabling Damuel Dolson, Manteca High School, Calif., Automated Manufacturing Technology John Nelson, Advanced Technology Center, Va., Internetworking 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 3 5 SkillsUSA CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 Years Richard Stape, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, Ohio, CNC Milling Specialist and CNC Turning Specialist Robert Witte, Navajo Technical College, N.M., Restaurant Service Sam Musto, S&W Consortium at Saline High School, Mich., Collision Repair Technology Dean Bohl, Utah Valley State College, Utah, Power Equipment Technology Larry Ringgold, Calvert Career and Technology Academy, Md., TeamWorks Christine Gloninger, Annandale High School, Va., Culinary Arts Yvette Weaver, Central Nine Career Center, Ind., Action Skills, Community Action Project and Employment Application Process Jay Abitz, Freedom High School, Wis., Collision Repair Technology Cathy Fultz, Arkansas Technical University — Ozark Campus, Ark., Job Skill Demonstration A Penny Moline, Davis Applied Technology Center, Utah, Restaurant Service 5 Years Peggy McLemore, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning, Texas, Esthetics Curtis Barnett, Salt lake Community College, Utah, Job Skill Demonstration A 36 SkillsUSA Dennis Beebe, Meridian Technical Charter High School, Idaho, Technical Computer Applications Aaron Kliethermes, State Technical College of Missouri, Architectural Drafting Kathleen Matthews, Manatee Technical Institute, Fla., Dental Assisting Gary Hulslander, DeKalb County Technology Center, Ala., Job Skill Demonstration A Chris Jack, Calif., Mobile Electronics Installation Robin Brady, Calvert Career and Technology Academy, Md., Extemporaneous Speaking Lupe Vasquez, N.M., American Spirit Adam Frank, Frederick County Career and Technical Center, Md., Digital Cinema Production Coy Hall, Clark County Area Technology Center, Ky., Welding Sculpture Olin Harrington, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning, Texas, Automotive Service Technology Greg Siepert, Hutchinson Community College, Kan., Welding Fabrication James Smith, Va., Electrical Construction Wiring Radonna Pratt, Louisiana Technical College — Lamar Sahrr Campus, Practical Nursing SkillsUSA Championships Prize Equity Fund This program was developed to help support the purchase of prizes for medalists in contests that traditionally are not well-supported by industry. A technical committee member or his or her organization can make a financial contribution to the SkillsUSA Foundation with designation to the “Prize Equity Fund” restricted account. For this cash contribution, the donor will have his or her name or company logo placed on a “Prize Equity” sign at the recipient contest site as well as citation in this book. The following companies have graciously offered their support this year: 3M Lowe’s Companies Inc. 3-D Visualization and Animation This competition allows students to step into a real world 3-D production environment where creative output must be accomplished within specific time frames, resources and design constraints. Competitors must produce high-quality images and an animated short subject using 3-D computerized images. Students are evaluated on their technical knowledge, production skills and creative abilities, including visual development and storyboarding. Technical Committee Chair Michael Edmonds, Amazon Games (Va.) Steven Colletti, 3Dconnexion Inc. (Mass.) Peter Mancini, 3Dconnexion Inc. (Mass.) Ed Perlberg, Autodesk Inc. (Wis.) Linda Sellheim, NewSchool of Architecture+Design (Calif.) National Education Team Robin Cain, C4 Columbus Area Career Connection (Ind.) Gary Chapman, Calvert Career and Technology Academy (Md.) Other Support The Art Institutes Industry Awards First place: Unity Professional Suite, Perpetual, 3Dconnexion, 3-D mouse, scholarships Place winners: Unity Professional Suite (one-year subscription), Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2015, Lowe’s $50 gift cards, scholarships Action Skills This competition features a five- to seven-minute demonstration of an occupational skill in an area in which a student is training. Competitors use examples, experiments, displays or practical operations to clearly explain their skills using contestant-prepared visual aids. The competition is available to students who are classified under the provisions of Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997. Technical Committee Chair Michele Friedman, Champlain Valley TEC (N.Y.) Harold Dworetzky, The Dollhouse Centre (N.Y.) Diane Lafauci, Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School (Mass.) Robert Larson (Ohio) National Education Team Federico Brown, St. Croix Career and Technical Center (U.S. Virgin Islands) Harold Dworetzky, The Dollhouse Centre (N.Y.) Martha Dyer (Tenn.) Monica Frick, Central Technology Center Drumright (Okla.) Michele Friedman, Champlain Valley Technical Education Center (N.Y.) Veronica Gibson, Virginia Randolph Community High School (Va.) Myra Goldstein Dworetzky, New York City United Federation of Teachers (N.Y.) Luanne Larson, Polly Fox Academy (N.D.) Robert Larson (Ohio) Linda Shelton (Tenn.) Larry Stevenson, Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (Mo.) Yvette Weaver, Central Nine Career Center (Ind.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Additive Manufacturing (Demo) The Additive Manufacturing (AM) competition embraces a wide range of materials and derivative processes building parts suitable for end-use service. The virtually unlimited design freedom enabled by additive manufacturing allows the creation of shapes and the integration of feature and function that previously required subassemblies. Employment opportunities for creative individuals are growing while industry adopts AM methods. Ready access to workstations and service providers makes the internet a growing marketplace for public AM gadgets. Technical Committee Chair Meghan Shea-Keenan, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Mich.) National Education Team Tye Watson, Calhoun Community College (Ala.) Robert Williams, Manatee Technical Institute (Fla.) Advertising Design Technical skills and creative aptitude are tested as though competitors worked for an ad agency. In addition to a written test, competitors recreate a given advertisement on the computer. Competitors are judged on their accuracy, proficiency with industry standard software and ability to meet the deadline. A creative portion involves the application of creative thinking and development of a design problem. Technical Committee Co-chair Becky Becque, Full Sail University (Fla.) Co-chair Lee Troxell, Troxell Media (Va.) Teri Drake-Cox, Hallmark Cards Inc. (Mo.) Brian Miller, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (Va.) Ralph Nappi, Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (Va.) National Education Team Scott Heidy, South Central Career Center (Mo.) Beth Keith, Waynesville Career Center (Mo.) Jennifer Leff, CarverScott Cooperative Center (Minn.) Margaret Reid, Guilford Technical Community College (N.C.) Angi Yowell, Rolla Technical Institute (Mo.) Debra Zoglmann, Nevada Regional Technical Center (Mo.) Other Support The Art Institutes Industry Awards $250 GAERF travel voucher for all competitors, Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners, scholarships to place winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 3 7 SkillsUSA CHAMPIONSHIPS 38 SkillsUSA SUPPORTERS & AWARDS American Spirit This is a notebook competition documenting SkillsUSA chapters’ community service and citizenship projects that demonstrate a belief in the American way of life and the purposes of SkillsUSA. Technical Committee Chair Mary Anderson, Deming Public Schools (N.M.) Stewart Spittle, Mid-East Career and Technology Centers — Zanesville (Ohio) National Education Team Mike Benton, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (Texas) Cheryl Glauner (N.M.) James See, West Mesa High School (N.M.) Lupe Vasquez (N.M.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Architectural Drafting Competitors use their drafting skills to solve an architectural problem. The problem includes a written test, a hand sketch, and either computer-generated or board-drafted drawings. The competition tests the competitors’ problemsolving abilities, not simply their CAD skills. Technical Committee Co-chair Marie Boatright, CRB Architects Engineers (Mo.) Chad Howerton Davidson, Architecture and Engineering (Kan.) Barry Rude, Gensler (D.C.) National Education Team Nina Bullock, Calhoun Community College (Ala.) David Cissell, Paducah Area Technology Center (Ky.) John DeLee, Hillyard Technical Center (Mo.) Aaron Kliethermes, State Technical College of Missouri (Mo.) Sheryl Moran, Harrison County Career and Technical Center (Miss.) Justin Robinson, Hamilton Career Center (S.C.) Bethany Shockney, Calhoun Community College (Ala.) Brian Terry, Limestone Career Technology Center (Ala.) Linda Unger, Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (Mo.) Don Willits, McPherson High School (Kan.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, calculators, scholarships to place winners (HS only) Audio/Radio Production This competition is designed to challenge competitors in two-person teams to produce a 60-second to two-minute audio/radio production. The competitors are judged on the professionalism of their production, the quality of the audio and the conveyance of the information to the listener. Technical Committee Chair Paul Chiacchierini, AMP Productions Studios (Pa.) David Bowden, AMP Productions Studios (Pa.) Lance Davis, Rok Box Productions (Pa.) Glenn Feit, Powerchord Productions I (Colo.) National Education Team Eric Millham, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center (Md.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and calculators to place winners Automated Manufacturing Technology This competition evaluates teams for employment in integrated manufacturing technology fields of computer-aided drafting/design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer numerical-controlled machining (CNC). CAD operators construct the part geometry, the CAM operator generates the tool paths, and the CNC operator sets up and machines the part. Plotting is not a scored event; however, the competitors must be able to generate a plot file that will be used to send their data to the plotter. Technical Committee Co-chair Rob Clarke, Intelitek Inc. (N.H.) Co-chair Jeff Stone, Intelitek Inc. (N.H.) Jeffrey Fischer, Fischer EDM Inc. (Minn.) Dan Hanson, Honeywell Inc. (Mo.) Stephanie Holmquist, Holmquist Educational Consultants (Fla.) Terry Johnson, R.T. Johnson Co. Inc (Fla.) Rick Knisely, AZTECH Educational Resources (Ariz.) Dick McManus, AZTECH Educational Resources (Ariz.) Angela Miner, Intelitek Inc. (N.H.) Jess Mooney, Honeywell Inc. (Mo.) Dan Newby, CNC Software Inc. (Wash.) Ben Richardson, Learning Labs Inc. (Ga.) Matt Selter, Honeywell Inc. (Mo.) Rob Smith, DEPCO LLC (Ohio) Dustin Spieth, CNC Software (Kan.) National Education Team Don Block, Rolla Technical Institute (Mo.) Samuel Dolson, Manteca High School (Calif.) Rick Huddleston, Tulsa Technology Center — Coweta (Okla.) Jonathan Morgan, South Central College (Minn.) Jon Morgan (Minn.) George Skena, Norfolk Technical Center (Va.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Delcam Industry Awards Calculators, scholarships to place winners (HS only) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 3 9 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Automotive Refinishing Technology Competitors demonstrate the ability to perform jobs and skills based on the task list outlined by the National Institute for Automotive Excellence (ASE) and the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). The competition includes a series of workstations to assess skills in areas like surface preparation, spray gun operation, paint mixing, using safety precautions and more. The competitor will also complete an interview, a written estimate and an ASE written exam. Technical Committee Chair Alan Craighead, LKQ Corp. (Ga.) Ryan Brown, Akzo Nobel (Calif.) Donnie Burns, State Farm Insurance Companies (Tenn.) Titus Cartwright, DuPont Performance Coatings (Pa.) Kevin Clark, PPG Industries (Mo.) Alan Craighead, LKQ Corp. (Ga.) Robert Dinkel, Sherwin Williams/Martin Senour (Nev.) Rick Farnan, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. (Ga.) Kristin Felder, Collision Hub Mike Gonzalez, PPG Industries Inc. (Ill.) Jimmy Harris, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. (Ill.) Tony Larimer, SATA Spray Equipment (Minn.) Rick Moses, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. (Texas) Bob Munson, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Mike Odum, MAACO Charles Peterson, Complete Sales and Marketing (Mo.) Danny Pohl, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ky.) Darin Poston, PPG Industries (Mo.) Frank Ramos, PPG Industries (Calif.) Jamie Redd, PPG Industries (Ohio) Mark Reprogal, Martin Senour (Minn.) Tim Robinson, Martin Senour (Kan.) Petra Schroeder, AXALTA Coating Systems (Mich.) Don Shearer, Akzo Nobel (Iowa) Faith Shoovaerts, PPG Industries Inc. Jeff Wildman, BASF (Mich.) Dan Wittek, 3M (Minn.) Kye Young, European Motor Car Works Inc. (Calif.) 40 SkillsUSA National Education Team Paul Katsulis, Olathe Advanced Technical Center (Kan.) Don Simpson, Mill Creek Center (Kan.) Jeff White, Unitec Career Center (Mo.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support Automotive Refinishing Technology Technical Committee Carhartt Inc. Snap-on Incorporated State Farm Insurance Companies Industry Awards First place: $500 scholarship (HS only) and $1,000 scholarship Place winners: Tools of the trade, equipment and clothing to place winners Automotive Service Technology Competitors demonstrate their ability to perform jobs and skills based on the task list outlined by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). Workstations consist of on-vehicle, simulations, bench and component testing, and a written test. Competitors are judged on technical competency, accuracy, quality, safety and ability to follow directions. Technical Committee Chair Scott Norman, Pittsburg State University (Kan.) Charles Ayers, CCAR (Ill.) Robert Bassett, Gates Corp. (Miss.) Erin Brennan, Cengage Learning (N.Y.) Randy Bridgewater, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (N.J.) Roger Creason, Hunter Engineering Co. (Mo.) Mike Elder, Pittsburg State University (Kan.) P.J. Hass, Snap-on Incorporated (Ohio) Kyle Holt, S/P2 (Kan.) Patrick Kieffer, Chrysler Group LLC (Ohio) Christine Mason, Raytheon Co. (Texas) Stephen Pulcheon, Snap-on Incorporated (Ohio) Jim Raimondi, General Motors Corp. (N.Y.) Greg Rintala, Snap-on Incorporated (Colo.) Jill Saunders, Toyota Motor Sales North America (Calif.) Skip Saurman, Automotive Service Consultants LLC (N.M.) Mike Sculthorpe, Raytheon Co. (Mich.) Jon Sheehan, Delmar, Cengage Learning (N.Y.) Tom Smalldon, Automotive Technics (Kan.) Erik Smith MAC Tools (Ohio) John Tisdale, National Institute for Automotive Service (Va.) Mark Ward, Chrysler Training Center (Texas) Robert Wheeler, Ford Motor Co. (Kan.) Kelly Zeih, S/P2 (Kan.) National Education Team Dale Fasenmyer, Northeast High School (Fla.) Jesse Hackfield, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (Texas) Eric Riddles, Lebanon Technology and Career Center (Mo.) Antoine Sanders, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (Texas) Richard Thomas, Eastern Maine Community College (Maine) Thomas Wester (Ill.) Rodney Wolken, Lex La-Ray Technical Center (Mo.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. Ranken Technical College Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Snap-on Incorporated Universal Technical Institute Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and GM vehicles to winning schools (schools must be NATEF certified and complete the necessary paperwork), various tools of the trade to place winners, scholarships (HS only) SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Aviation Maintenance Technology Competitors perform 12 tasks that represent the types of maintenance they will handle in the aircraft industry. The competition scope is consistent with the Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Certification Guide, published by the Federal Aviation Administration. Aviation maintenance is the only maintenance profession certified by the federal government. Technical Committee Co-chair Wayne King, Kentucky Department of Education (Ky.) Co-chair Dan Murdaugh IAM&AW and United Airlines (Calif.) Todd Baid, Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Kirk Carter, UPS Retired (Ky.) John Gamble, Snap-on Incorporated (Mass.) Fay Gregory (Wash.) John Hansen, Flight Safety International (Mo.) Matt Isenbarger, Aviation Institute of Maintenance (Ind.) Rodney Pfeifer, Lynch Family LTD (Ark.) Kim Richardson, United Parcel Service (Ky.) Craig Scherzer, American Airlines (Okla.) Rodge Simmons, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (Ga.) Brian Waymire, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (Ga.) Lawrie Weinreich, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (Ga.) Carl Wetzel, Lynch Family LTD (Ark.) National Education Team Jay Mullis, Oconee Fall Line Technical College (Ga.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. American Tool Co. Cessna Channellock Inc. FAA Flight Safety Team Fastenal Flying Tools IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. Jeppesen Kleen Products Lenox L.S. Starrett Co. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Newell Brands Snap-on Incorporated Stanley Black & Decker Inc. TData TWU Union Local Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners, tools of the trade Basic Health Care Skills Competitors demonstrate their knowledge and ability to perform entry-level procedures or skills based on a list of core standards. Performance is evaluated through various stations involving written, verbal and skills testing. Technical Committee Chair Jennifer Walters, Central Mountain High School (Pa.) Jessica Massengill Sexton Other Support NASCO Health Care Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Broadcast News Production Each team in this competition is comprised of four student members. Two students serve as the news anchor team, one student serves as the team’s director/technical director, and one student serves as the floor director. Teams produce and complete a three-minute newscast as if it were live. Teams are evaluated on their broadcast writing ability, voice quality, diction, timing, pacing and performance techniques. Technical Committee Matt Peschau, Ross Video (Wis.) National Education Team Darcy Deupree, Southwest High School (Texas) Michael Sanders, Southeast High School (Fla.) Paul Stensen, Central Kitsap High School (Wash.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and calculators to place winners Building Maintenance Students demonstrate competencies related to the building maintenance trade. Students are expected to compete in a higher level of mastery areas considering the fact that the competition is a national event. These areas will include, but are not limited to, carpet care, office and restroom cleaning, floor care and liquid measurement. The competition is available to students who are classified under the provisions of Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997. Technical Committee Marvin Miller (Ohio) National Education Team Janice Miller, Millstream Career Center (Ohio) Other Support Carhartt Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all competitors, Carhartt clothing to place winners Cabinetmaking This competition requires the building of a small cabinet from materials and drawings supplied. Competitors are expected to read the drawings and lay out and cut the parts using a table saw, laminate trimmer, hand drill, hinge boring machine and various hand tools. The parts must be accurately assembled, sanded and adjusted to tolerances specified by the judges. Technical Committee Chair Kent Gilchrist, Fremont Interiors Inc. (Ind.) Jerry Allen, Allen Millwork Co. (Kan.) Jerry Brewer, Ohio Valley Door Corp. (Ind.) Kristine Cox, Rowland Woodworking Inc. (N.C.) Greg Heuer, Architectural Woodwork Institute (Va.) Ted Robinson, Technique Mfg. Inc. (Kan.) John Volpe, Volpe Millwork Inc. (Ohio) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 4 1 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Charlie Zizumbo, Salina Planing Mill Inc. (Kan.) National Education Team Joe Davis, Dale Jackson Career Center (Texas) Grant Gamble, Jefferson Technical Campus (Ky.) Ron Gresco, Lorain County Joint Vocational School (Ohio) James Kollata, Fulton Construction (Texas) Terry O’Reilly, Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program (Mo.) Robert Robinson, Rolla Technical Institute (Mo.) A.J. Tinker, Rolla Technical Institute (Mo.) Bryan Wolf, Nichols Career Center (Mo.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. SawStop LLC Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, calculators, Carhartt clothing, scholarships (HS only) Career Pathways Showcase This competition recognizes outstanding Career Pathways students for their ability to present — through the design and construction of a display — the application of skills and education brought about through Career Pathways training. Students perform a professional team presentation applying the appropriate technology associated with the Career Pathways program. Technical Committee Co-chair Carl Creasman (Tenn.) Co-chair Paul Light (Mo.) Jeff Donahue, Schreiber Foods Inc. (Mo.) National Education Team Bart Burnett, Dubiski Career High School (Texas) Roberta Creasman (Tenn.) Stacy Johnson, Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Crossville John Lee (Tenn.) Susan Light (Mo.) Paul Light (Mo.) Other Support ACT Foundation 42 SkillsUSA Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Carpentry Competitors frame walls using wood and/or metal steel studs; cut and install rafters, gable end overhangs, fascia board and soffit installation; and install sheathing and/or exterior siding and trim. Competitors are judged on accuracy, ability to read and interpret blueprints, workmanship, safety and the proper use of tools and materials. Technical Committee Chair Boyd Worsham, Haskell Co. (Fla.) Robyn Bucknam, Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (N.C.) Tracy Chambers, ACIG Peer GroupNabholz Construction (Ark.) Steve Greene NCCER/Build Your Future (Fla.) Clay Kubicek, Crossland Construction Co. Inc. (Kan.) Terry Westerman, ClarkDietrich Building Systems (Ohio) Jay Wetterhus, Morton Buildings Inc. (Ill.) National Education Team Troy Rupp, Alexandria Technical and Community College (Minn.) Les Zimmerman, Alexandria Technical and Community College (Minn.) Beth Zimmerman, Alexandria Technical and Community College (Minn.) Other Support ABC National AGC of America Bahco BYF Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Cianbro ClarkDietrich Construction Pro Calculated DeWALT Industrial Tool Co. Fluor Haskell Co. IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. ISN Klein Tools Lowe’s Companies Inc. Marek Bros Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Morton Buildings NACB NCCER PROV S&B Engineers Snap-on Incorporated Stilletto Saw-Stop TIC Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and calculators to all competitors; Carhartt clothing to place winners, tools of the trade, scholarships Chapter Business Procedure Student teams of six members demonstrate their knowledge of parliamentary procedure in both a written exam and a team demonstration. The written exam consists of 100 questions related to materials found in Robert’s Rules of Order — Newly Revised. Technical Committee Chair Mark Johnson, Pittsburg State University (Kan.) Gary Beverage (W.Va.) Gloria Cofer, BellSouth Corp. (Ga.) Teresa Dean, National Association of Parliamentarians (Mo.) John Rempel, National Association of Parliamentarians (Kan.) Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, scholarships Chapter Display This competition evaluates promotional exhibits designed and constructed by SkillsUSA student members. The displays are built around and articulate a common theme established annually by SkillsUSA. The competition involves a team of no more than three students setting up the display and one student presenting information about the display to judges. Technical Committee John Scott (Ga.) National Education Team Greg Bauer, Clinton Technical School (Mo.) Thomas Haas, Camden County Technical School (N.J.) Christine Harden, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (Ga.) SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Mike Lewis, Robeson County Career Center (N.C.) Billy Prevatte (N.C.) John Scott (Ga.) Lynn Tanner, Moultrie Technical College (Ga.) Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners CNC Milling Specialist This competition assesses the ability to write the CNC program for a part drawing and materials, determine tool offsets, set up the machine and produce a par on a milling machine. The competition includes a written test evaluating contestant knowledge of computer numeric control machining. Technical Committee Chair Gregory Chambers, Oberg Industries (Pa.) Chair Montez King, National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Va.) Rick Lasure, L.S. Starrett Co. (Mass.) Michael McDonald, CGTech (Calif.) Scott Robinson, L.S. Starrett Co. (Mass.) Jerry Sage, Haas Automation Inc. (Calif.) Patrick Sayn, Applications Engineering (Mich.) Bob Skodzinsky, Haas Automation HTEC Network (Fla.) Chuck Tate, Sandvik Coromant Co. (N.J.) Jim Wall, National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Va.) National Education Team Richard Stape, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center (Ohio) Other Support AMT — The Association for Manufacturing Technology Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Delcam Gene Haas Foundation Heidenhain Corp. Industrial Press Lowe’s Companies Inc. SME Education Foundation Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, calculators, Carhartt clothing, shop reference books, Gene Haas Foundation certificates for continued training, FeatureCAM 101 software, scholarships (HS only) CNC Technician Students compete in NIMS Level I and II manual machining skills and knowledge areas, including operation of manual milling machines, lathes, drill presses and surface grinders. Related knowledge and skills in the areas of engineering drawing interpretation, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, technical math, machining practices. Using precision measuring/ hand tools and communicating verbally using proper industry terminology are also part of this competition. Technical Committee Co-chair Gregory Chambers, Oberg Industries (Pa.) Co-chair Montez King, National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Va.) Julie Aitkens, Honeywell Inc. (Mo.) Keith Crawford, Sandvik Coromant Co. (N.J.) George Crossland, Crossland Machinery (Mo.) Edward Dobkins, Dobkins Drill Systems Inc. (Kan.) Doug Nelson, IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. (N.C.) Robert Parent, Gateway Community College (Ariz.) Jim Wall, National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Va.) Joel Weiss, Haas Automation Inc. (Calif.) Casey Wright, Keller North America (Mich.) Kenneth Wright, Keller North America (Mich.) National Education Team Mark Moehlman, Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center Dan Sunia, Petaluma High School (Calif.) Robert Swordy (Mo.) James Wiley (Tenn.) Other Support AMT — The Association for Manufacturing Technology Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Delcam Gene Haas Foundation Industrial Press SME Education Foundation Industry Awards Calculators, Carhartt clothing, shop reference books, Gene Haas Foundation certificates for continued training, FeatureCAM 101 software CNC Turning Specialist This competition assesses the ability to write the CNC program for a part drawing and materials, determine tool offsets, set up the machine and produce a part on a lathe. The competition includes a written test evaluating contestant knowledge of computer numerical control machining. Technical Committee Co-chair Gregory Chambers, Oberg Industries (Pa.) Co-chair Montez King, National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Va.) Jim Wall, National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Va.) National Education Team Richard Stape, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center (Ohio) Other Support AMT — The Association for Manufacturing Technology Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Delcam Gene Haas Foundation Industrial Press Lowe’s Companies Inc. Metropolitan Community College Ranken Technical College SME Education Foundation Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, calculators, Carhartt clothing, shop reference books, Gene Haas Foundation certificates for continued training, FeatureCAM 102 software and scholarships (HS only) to place winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 4 3 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Collision Repair Technology Competitors demonstrate their ability to perform jobs and skills based on the task list outlined by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). The competition includes a series of workstations to assess skills. There is a written test, and competitors also participate in an interview. Technical Committee Chair Teresa Bolton, ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (Va.) Farzam Afshar, VeriFacts Automotive LLC (Calif.) Mark Algie, 3M (Minn.) Rudy Aranda, Collision Repair Education Foundation (Ill.) Dennis Barrett, State Farm Insurance Companies (Mo.) Jason Bartanen, I-CAR Tech Centre (Wis.) Tom Beachem, Nationwide Insurance (Ohio) Douglas Benkert, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Joseph Blanton, Car-O-Liner Co. (Mich.) Rodney Bolton, Center of Applied Technology North (Md.) Douglas Bortz, Car-O-Liner Co. (Mich.) Joe Burda (Ore.) Donnie Burns, State Farm Insurance Companies (Tenn.) Roger Cada, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Kirk Cook, State Farm Insurance Companies (Fla.) Mike Croker, Automotive Technology Inc. (Mo.) Duane DiPietro, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Va.) Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Jerry Goodson (Wis.) Marty Hettle (Neb.) Ted Ibarra, State Farm Insurance Companies (Kan.) DuWayne Jennings, Snap-on Incorporated (Wis.) Bob Keith, CARSTAR Inc. (Neb.) Bob Medved, S/P2 (Kan.) Douglas Middleton (Texas) Scott Mills, 3M (Kan.) 44 SkillsUSA Tim Morgan, Spanesi Americas Inc. (Ill.) Jeff Muskevitsch, State Farm Insurance Companies (Wis.) Richard Perry, Chief Automotive Systems (Ohio) Danny Pohl, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ky.) John Ressler, Nationwide Training Center (Ohio) Ken Soupene, Chief Automotive Systems Inc. (Texas) Bill Stage, I-CAR (Ill.) Kent Woiak, GM Center (Mich.) National Education Team Jay Abitz, Freedom High School (Wis.) Bob Abitz (Wis.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support Carhartt Inc. Collision Repair Technology Technical Committee Lowe’s Companies Inc. Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. Refinish Distributors Alliance Inc. Snap-on Incorporated Universal Technical Institute Industry Awards First place: Lowe’s $50 gift card, Carhartt clothing, Snap-on tools, 3M paint kit, equipment from Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc., and a gift from the Collision Repair Technology technical committee (HS only) Second place: Lowe’s $50 gift card, Carhartt clothing, 3M paint kit, scholarships (HS only), Snap-on tools Third place: Lowe’s $50 gift card, Carhartt clothing, 3M paint kit, scholarships (HS only), Snap-on tools Commercial Baking This competition challenges competitors to meet production and quality standards expected by industry. Students must scale, mix, prepare and bake six products (including breads, rolls, danish, cookies and pies) and demonstrate cake decorating skills. They must deliver a quality, salable product while working efficiently and under job-like conditions. Technical Committee Chair Peter Fendt, Quality Bakery (N.D.) Amy Davis, Quality Bakery (Minn.) Janice Zelch, Overland Park (Kan.) Ronald Zelch, Corbion, Overland Park (Kan.) Christian Kirk, Sullivan University (Ind.) Jacqui Pressinger Tracie Tobin Jim Usilton National Education Team Betsy Anderson, Scott Regional Technology Center (Mo.) Phillip Cropper, Worcester Technical High School (Md.) Charlie Edwards, Sam’s Club (Ind.) Vickie Fuller (Okla.) Adell Mastro (Conn.) Charlene Zinnel Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Culinary Institute of America Johnson & Wales University KP Education Systems New England Culinary Institute Sullivan University Industry Awards Calculators and scholarships, gift certificates SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Community Action Project (Demo) This competition recognizes excellence and professionalism in the area of community service. A two-contestant team is evaluated based on its ability to develop, execute, document and present a project that was completed in the community or school, a project which provides a benefit to the community or school. Technical Committee Chair Diane Swenson, EMD Millipore Corp. (N.H.) Sherry Anderson, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School (Mass.) National Education Team Angela Beaton, Center Grove High School (Ind.) Yvette Weaver, Central Nine Career Center (Ind.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Community Service This competition evaluates local chapter activities that benefit the community. SkillsUSA chapters present their best community service project for the year. Competitors are evaluated on a notebook that reports their chapter’s community service project and a live presentation. Technical Committee Cher Vollink, Northwest Community College, Iowa Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards Computer Programming This competition consists of project coding and output, a skill-related written test and an interview. Each project’s specifications are written for Visual Basic, Java, C#, C++ and RPG. Technical Committee Chair Terry Yoast, Summit Technology Academy (Mo.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners, scholarship (HS only) Cosmetology Students demonstrate their skills in haircutting, hair styling and long hair design in four separate tests. All work is performed on mannequins. A display of creativity is seen in the long hair segment of the competition, where these future salon professionals demonstrate their own design skills. A parade finale closes the competition, with each competitor walking down the stage with their completed mannequins to present to the audience. Technical Committee Co-chair Roseann Perea, Regis Corp. (Nev.) Co-chair Julie Vargas, Sport Clips Inc. (Texas) Lisha Barnes, Milady, a division of Cengage Learning (Calif.) Pamela Kelly, Fantastic Sams International Corp. (Mass.) Bonnie Overstreet, Burmax Co. Inc. (N.Y.) Regina Todd, Marianna (Iowa) National Education Team Melissa Brainerd, Madison Area Technical College (Wis.) La Quita Brantley, South Garland High School (Texas) Kristi Clifton, Gadsden State Community College (Ala.) Shelia Copeland, Fulton High School (Tenn.) Elda Gonzalez, Donna High School (Texas) Teresa Hannah, Carver Career Center (W.Va.) Lynda Vinger (Texas) Martha Weller (N.M.) Deborah Winegar (Texas) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Great Clips Inc. Industry Awards Calculators to place winners Crime Scene Investigation Competitors are directed to a crime scene and briefed as to the situation. As three-person teams, they process the crime scene. They legally search for, properly collect and remove evidence of the crime. After the scene has been processed, the competitors write their report, draw the crime scene sketch and mark their evidence. Technical Committee Chair George Barrett, Department of Criminal Justice Louisville (Ky.) Richard Warrington, Lynn Peavey Co. (Kan.) National Education Team Shawn Beagle, Francis Tuttle Technology Center (Okla.) Darrick Bruns, Northland Career Center (Mo.) Brian McClung, Franklin County High School (Va.) Frank Ragains, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (Tenn.) Tom Washburn, Centennial High School (Ga.) Sandra Young, Conroe High School (Texas) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 4 5 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Criminal Justice This competition is for students preparing to be police officers or to work in other areas of criminal justice. It uses both a written examination and practical exercises to evaluate the competitors’ abilities and knowledge of the field. The competitors are scored on their knowledge and application of U.S. constitutional law, written and verbal communications skills, and their ability to handle an entry-level law enforcement position. Technical Committee Chair George Barrett, Department of Criminal Justice Louisville (Ky.) National Education Team Esther Angelos, North Technical High School (Mo.) Jamey Foster, East Texas Police Academy (Texas) Lauren-Anne Sledzinski, Hermitage Technical Center (Va.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Culinary Arts This competition will encompass both hot and cold food preparation and presentation. Competitors will demonstrate their knowledge and skills through the production of a four-course menu in a full day of competition. The competitors will be rated on their organization, knife skills, cooking techniques, creative presentation, sanitation food safety techniques, and, above all, the quality and flavor of their prepared items. Technical Committee Co-chair Greg Beachey, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (Ill.) Co-chair Rudy Smith, Unilever-USA Food Solutions (Ill.) April Goess, The Culinary Institute of America (Texas) Bill Spano, Blue Springs Hyvee Grocery Store (Mo.) 46 SkillsUSA National Education Team Lana Altemeyer, Rolla Technical Institute (Mo.) Denise Baxter, Mountain View High School (Va.) Christine Gloninger, Annandale High School (Va.) David Holsinger (Va.) Bob McIntosh, Concord Regional Technology Center (N.H.) Tara Roberts, Valley Vocational Technical Center (Va.) Paul Santaularia, Northland Career Center (Mo.) Other Support The Art Institutes Calculated Industries Inc. Johnson & Wales University KP Education Systems New England Culinary Institute Sullivan University Industry Awards Calculators, tools of the trade, gift certificates and scholarships to place winners Customer Service This competition evaluates students’ proficiency in providing customer service. The competition involves live role-playing situations. Competitors demonstrate their ability to perform customer service in both written and oral forms. Technical Committee Chair Curtis Brown Ace Hardware Corporation (Ill.) Peter Jones, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (Kan.) Eric Malcolm, Ace Hardware Dave Sonnen, Ace Hardware Jeremy Strandell, Ace Hardware Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Dental Assisting Competitors demonstrate procedures specified in the accreditation standards for Dental Assisting Education Programs of the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Students compete in chair-side assisting; preparation of dental materials; infection control; and emergency, laboratory and office procedures. Technical Committee Chair Jennifer Ponson, Pensacola State College (Fla.) National Education Team Monica Knight Escambia (Fla.) Julie Nelson, Northwest Florida State Nina Eckert, Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (Pa.) Kathleen Matthews, Manatee Technical Institute (Fla.) Jennifer Ponson, Pensacola State College (Fla.) Martha Townes, Wilkes Community College (N.C.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Diesel Equipment Technology Competitors cycle through 14 stations while testing and troubleshooting engines, electrical and electronics systems, and power train systems (including chassis, transmissions and carriers). Competitors also demonstrate skills in hydraulic systems, vehicle inspections, fundamental failure analysis, brake systems, air-conditioning systems and general shop skills. The competition also includes a job interview and written test. Technical Committee Chair Chad Estle, Travel Centers of America (Ohio) Lance Anderson, FedEx Freight (Ark.) Dave Andrus MTU America Inc. (Texas) Jeffery Bryson, Caterpillar Inc. (Ill.) Bob Cornwell, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (Va.) Andrea Coursen, MHC Kenworth (Mo.) Glenn Cram, Meritor Heavy Vehicles Systems LLC (Mo.) SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Bradley Foth, United Parcel Service (Kan.) Scott Fredricksen, Detroit Diesel Corp. (Mich.) John Goralski, FedEx Freight (Ark.) John Hinesley, Meritor Inc. (Texas) Homer Hogg, Travel Centers of America (Tenn.) Martin Jenkins, Air Products (Ga.) John Koenig, Navistar Inc. (Ill.) Fred Murphy, Cummins Inc. (Ind.) John Palcisko, Ohio Technical College Inc. (Ohio) Ronny Queen, Eaton Corp. (Mo.) Nick Rummel, Caterpillar Inc. (Ill.) Laura Rupe, MHC Kenworth (Mo.) Ed Sobotka, Damon Pursell Construction Co. (Mo.) Jack Sukala, J. Jeb Products (N.J.) Richard Sweet, Caterpillar Inc. (Iowa) John Tisdale, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (Va.) Tim Truesdell, Eaton Corp. (N.C.) Sam Turner, Calhoun Area Career Center (Mich.) Larry Whiteman, United Parcel Service (Kan.) Deven Wilson, John Deere (Iowa) Arlando Young, FedEx Freight (Ark.) National Education Team Clyde Hunt, Guilford Technical Community College (N.C.) Carol O’Dell (Mo.) Jim Olson, Fox Valley Technical College (Wis.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support Carhartt Inc. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Snap-on Incorporated Universal Technical Institute University of Northwestern Ohio Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, Carhartt clothing, tools of the trade and scholarships (HS only) to place winners Digital Cinema Production This competition evaluates a competitor’s preparation for employment and recognizes outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in cinematography and short film production. The contest includes a written exam, a storyboard assignment, an interview, and a short video that will be filmed and edited on site. Technical Committee Chair Keith Emmerich, Academy for Media Productions (Pa.) Kessler Cuffman, Nine Line Productions and Dynamo Studios Inc. (Tenn.) Hope Krosskove, Hope Krosskove Productions (N.J.) Matthew Murr, NineLine Productions (Tenn.) Michael Schweisheimer, Primitive World Productions (Pa.) Travis Sims, RED Digital Cinema (Calif.) Thomas Soerenes, Rhino Camera Gear (Wash.) National Education Team Adam Frank, Frederick County Career and Technology Center (Md.) Troy Selfridge, Yakima Professional Development Center (Wash.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Early Childhood Education Competitors demonstrate their knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice and their ability to prepare and implement learning activities for children 3-5 years old. Competitors will prepare a written lesson plan and take a written test assessing their knowledge of child development and effective teaching strategies. They will demonstrate their understanding of the unique age-related learning characteristics of young children and the relevant social interactions as they implement the lesson. Technical Committee Chair Dianna Zink (Ky.) Brenda Renaud, Fox Valley Career Center (Ill.) Samantha Zauner National Education Team Ashley Cottier, University of Northern Iowa Brenda Renaud, Fox Valley Career Center (Ill.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Electrical Construction Wiring Working from drawings and specification sheets, competitors are required to install an electrical system common in most residential projects. Judging is based on general workmanship, accuracy of layout and installation, and adherence to the current national electrical code and standard industry safe practices. Competitors’ knowledge of the materials used in the electrical industry is tested when they are required to fill an order from a bill of material that is used to complete the hands-on portion of this contest. A written test is also included. Technical Committee Chair Greg Rachal, POPS Electric LLC (N.C.) Tom Alexander, Atkins & Stang Inc. (Ohio) Rick Brantley, R. Brantley and Associates (N.C.) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 4 7 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Robyn Bucknam, Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (N.C.) Steve Denier, Denier Electric, Harrison (Ohio) Ethan Rachel, POPS Electric LLC (N.C.) William Capps, POPS Electric LLC (N.C.) Shon Lee, Kansas City Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (Mo.) Mike Lumley, R. Brantley and Associates (N.C.) Dick Mathews, Kansas City Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (Mo.) Stephen Scales, POPS Electric LLC (N.C.) National Education Team Polly Friendshuh, Dunwoody College of Technology (Minn.) Jason Harris, Elmore County Technical Center (Ala.) Larry Harris, Gadsden State Community College (Ala.) Thomas Kelley (N.H.) Denise Ojeda, Central New Mexico Community College (N.M.) Charles Positerry, Terrebonne Career and Technical High School (La.) James Smith (Va.) Brian Stewart, Pickens County Career and Technology Center (S.C.) Other Support 3M Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Cengage Learning Channellock Inc. Cooper Wiring Devices DeWALT Industrial Tool Co. Graco Greenlee Hubbel-RACO Ideal Industries Inc. IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. Klein Tools Lenox Lowe’s Companies Inc. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. NAWIC Education Foundation Ranken Technical College Southwire Co. LLC Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Womack Electric Supply 48 SkillsUSA Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all competitors, calculators, Carhartt clothing, Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, scholarships (HS only), construction dictionaries, tools of the trade to place winners, calculators to top scorer in written test and best NEC score/best conduit bending Electronics Technology This competition is divided into five sections: customer service exam, written exam, soldering, breadboarding and troubleshooting. Competitors demonstrate their knowledge of analog and digital circuitry, ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits, ability to construct and test experimental circuits, and ability to design and select circuit components. Technical Committee Chair Kevin Gulliver, Nida Corp. (Fla.) Joe Beauseigneur, Nida Corp. (Fla.) Lydia Beauseigneur, Nida Corp. (Fla.) National Education Team Zachary MacLean, William D. Ford Career-Technical Center (Mich.) Other Support Jana Asplund, Jay Buckman, Bob Burk and Joanne Gulliver of Nida Corp. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and scholarships (HS only), tools of the trade to place winners Employment Application Process This competition tests readiness in applying for employment and understanding of the process. It is available to students who are classified under the provisions of “Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997.” The competition includes completing an application and interviewing with the judges. Technical Committee Co-chair Diane Swenson, EMD Millipore Corp. (N.H.) Co-chair Sherry Anderson, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School (Mass.) Mark Skaja, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. (Calif.) National Education Team Sherry Anderson, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School (Mass.) Yvette Weaver, Central Nine Career Center (Ind.) Ken Young (Texas) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Engineering Technology/Design A team of three students demonstrates their ability to design an innovative engineering project and present those ideas along with a display and live model. During the presentation, students are judged on their performance as a professional team, presentation of their project to a panel of judges from the engineering field, their storyboard presentation model, and the overall effect of the presentation. Technical Committee Co-chair Loree Moore, State Alumni Coordinator (Ill.) Co-chair Gary Wynn, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (Ind.) Barry Burke, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (Va.) Nick Kirkhof, Greenfield-Central High School (Ind.) SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Dan Larochelle, REC Foundation (N.H.) Marie Planchard, SolidWorks Corp. (Mass.) Brison Torbert, Liberty High School (Ariz.) Other Support 3Dconnexion Air Products Cengage Learning Fischertechnik Goodheart-Willcox Publishers Inc. Intelitek Inc. Lincoln Technical Institute Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, scholarship (HS only), computer mice and textbooks to place winners, software to all competitors Entrepreneurship This team event tests students’ knowledge in starting their own businesses by developing business plans that identify needed products or services in a local market. Emphasis is placed on financial planning and practicality of the product/service. Teams must deliver an oral presentation based on their written plans and successfully answer questions in response to typical problems encountered by entrepreneurs during their first year of business. Technical Committee Chair Leah Deppert, National Association of Community Colleges (Mass.) Pat Scannell, Makersmith (Va.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Esthetics This competition evaluates the competitors’ techniques and professionalism in the field of skin care. Areas of testing include a student kit check, an oral skin assessment, a written exam covering the fundamentals of skin care, sanitation, skin analysis, a hands-on basic facial demonstration, facial massage and a beauty and fantasy makeup application. Technical Committee Chair Beth Phillips-Shelton, Heritage College (Mo.) Toni Campbell-Phelps, Sullivan South High School, Kingsport (Tenn.) National Education Team Peggy McLemore, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (Texas) Anne Weems, Calvert Career and Technology Academy (Md.) Nikki Roddy, New Mexico Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. National Laser Institute Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Extemporaneous Speaking With five minutes of advance preparation, competitors are required to give a three- to five-minute speech on an assigned topic. They are judged on voice, mechanics, platform deportment, organization and effectiveness. Technical Committee Chair Jim Maynard (Md.) Cathy Mini, American Technical Publishers Inc. (Ill.) National Education Team Etta Maynard (Md.) Jim Maynard (Md.) Barbara McKimmie (Md.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners, pen and pencil sets and Parkway Portfolios to all contestants Firefighting This competition evaluates students’ preparation for firefighting careers through hands-on skill demonstrations and both written and oral presentations. Areas tested include: safety; breathing apparatus; fire streams; ladders, ropes, knots and hoses; fire control; ventilation; emergency medical care and rescue; and protecting fire cause evidence. Competitors are evaluated using standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Technical Committee Chair John Shelton (Mo.) Ronnie Day, Kentucky Fire Commission National Education Team Edward Emley, Butler Technology Career Center (Ohio) Michael Rivera, Jackson Area Career Center (Mich.) Other Support Carhartt Inc. Channellock Inc. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and Carhartt clothing to place winners First Aid/CPR This competition evaluates the ability to perform procedures or take appropriate action based on scenarios related to first aid and CPR medical emergencies. There is also a written exam. All skills are judged on nationally accepted standards identified from any of the following organizations: the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, and the National Safety Council. Technical Committee Chair Glenn Haagar, In Home PC Services LLC (Mo.) Clayton Knepp, Honeywell Inc. — FM&T (Mo.) Matt Rhodes, Honeywell Inc. — FM&T (Mo.) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 4 9 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS National Education Team Shirley Knoch, Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (Mo.) Don Wade, EMCC/UTC (Maine) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Graphic Communications Competitors participate in a sevenpart competition that evaluates their skills in digital workflow, electronic prepress, finishing, offset press operations, oral professional assessment and production planning. Students will also complete a general technical knowledge test. Technical Committee Co-chair Kip Jarrett, Heidelberg USA Inc. (Mich.) Co-chair Mike Stinnett (Mich.) Co-chair Dan Wheeler, RR Donnelley (Ind.) Rick Ames, Print Craft Supply (Ga.) Erin Blank Kathy Coffman, Atlas Die (Ind.) Janice Benanzer, Baumfolder Corp. (Ohio) John Bertheslen, Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (Nev.) John Bohnett, Quad/Graphics (Wis.) Jim Brandewie, Baumfolder Corp. (Ohio) Judith Durham, Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (Va.) Paul Foster, Printing and Graphics Association of Mid-Atlantic (Md.) Robert Hivish, Xerox Corp. (Pa.) Pat Klarecki, Ferris State University (Mich.) Amela O’Gorman, Quad/Graphics (Wis.) James O’Gorman, Quad/Graphics (Wis.) Danny McCray, Xerox Corp. (Pa.) Rob Piersielak, Xerox Corp. (Pa.) Rebecca Robertson, RR Donnelley (Ind.) Jackie Stewart, Xerox Corp. (Pa.) Sean Talkington Mike Tuchel, Bottcher Jason Warren, Atlas Die (Ind.) Jim White, Atlas Die (Ind.) Jim Workman, Printing Industries of America Inc. (Pa.) 50 SkillsUSA National Education Team Shirley Byrd, William D. Ford Career Technical Center (Mich.) Craig Knippel, Austin High School (Minn.) Adam Rodriguez, Saline High School (Mich.) Katrina Walter, Intermediate School District 917 CTE Programs (Minn.) Other Support Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) Printing Industries of America Industry Awards $250 GAERF travel voucher for all competitors First place: MacBook Pro and PIA $300 gift certificate Second place: iPad Mini and PIA $200 gift certificate Third place: GoProCamera and PIA $100 gift certificate Graphics Imaging — Sublimation (Demo) This contest rates a screen-printing contestant’s preparation for employment and recognizes outstanding contestants for excellence and professionalism in the field of graphic imaging. Technical Committee Chair Johnny Shell, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (Va.) Sarah Bates, NazDar Consulting Services (Kan.) Derek Davis, Service Office On Line (Kan.) Jesse Hudson (Kan.) Chris Huitt, Pittsburg State University (Kan.) Aaron Montgomery, Coastal Business Supplies Inc. (Mo.) Felicia Rateliff, Peckish Design and Marketing (Mo.) National Education Team Tim Wallace, Waynesville Career Center (Mo.) Other Support GAERF Lowe’s Companies Inc. Printing Industries of America Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, travel voucher for each competitor Health Knowledge Bowl This competition tests students on their collective knowledge of health occupations. Four-member teams are judged on speed and accuracy answering questions in nine categories: Academic Foundations, Communication, Systems, Employability Skills, Legal Responsibility, Ethics, Safety Practices, Teamwork and Health Maintenance. Technical Committee Chair Donna Mathias, Pensacola State College (Fla.) National Education Team Donna Mathias, Pensacola State College (Fla.) Jeannette Newton McKnight, Elkhart Area Career Center (Ind.) Pamela Rhoades, Wilkes Community College (N.C.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners, scholarships Health Occupations Professional Portfolio This competition recognizes students for their successful development of a professional portfolio. The competition evaluates the ability of the students to present themselves to a prospective employer. The competitors will show the use of the portfolio and use effective communication skills in presenting. The competition consists of a portfolio notebook and a live presentation by the contestant. Technical Committee Brandon Hudson, Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Nashville Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Competitors are tested in brazing, refrigerant component service, air measurement and troubleshooting, refrigerant recovery and electrical troubleshooting. A written exam will also be taken. Technical Committee Co-chair Harold Nelson, Mingledorff’s Inc. (Ga.) Co-chair Bill Roberts, Lennox Industries Inc. (Mo.) Jeff Croy, Lennox Industries Inc. (Texas) Mike Eckstein, Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (Mo.) Bob Feathers, Emerson Climate Services LLC (Ohio) Bob Henson, Harris Products Group (Ohio) Les Karcher, Carrier Corp. (Calif.) Jamie Simpson, Schaal Heating and Cooling (Iowa) National Education Team Darrell Grissom, Lamar Institute of Technology (Texas) Todd Huxford, South Central College (Minn.) Rogelio Longoria, Texas State Technical College Richard Shurtleff, Chariho Career and Technical Center (R.I.) James Tankersley, Altamaha Technical College (Ga.) Other Support Apex Tool Group LLC Appion Inc. Calculated IndustriesInc. Carhartt Inc. CPS Fluke Corp. KASKO IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. JB Industries Lowe’s Companies Inc. Midwest Tool and Cutlery Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Malco Products Inc. Ranken Technical College Rees Foundation Regal Beloit Corp. Supco Universal Enterprises Inc. University of Northwestern Ohio Yellow Jacket Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all competitors; calculators, various tools of the trade, Carhartt clothing, scholarships (HS only) to place winners Humanoid Robotics (Demo) Robotics is quickly integrating into modern day life, creating a safer and more productive world. This event will access students’ basic programming knowledge using a humanoid robotics platform. A team of two competitors will be evaluated on their ability to develop, document, execute and deploy a computer program for a humanoid robot to complete a series of tasks. This challenge will recognize outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the fields of human-robot interaction, computer science, computer programming and robotics. Technical Committee Chair Terry Graham, DEPCO LLC (Kan.) Nicholas Wells, DEPCO LLC (Kan.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and scholarship (HS only) to place winners Joe Chandler, IEC-Dallas (Texas) Tim Ely, Beacon Electric Co. (Ohio) Dan Endris, IEC of Kentucky and Southern Indiana (Ky.) Mark Hudson, Air Products (Texas) James MacMurdo, IP Group International (Ill.) Dan Miller, Beacon Electric Co. (Ohio) Jerry Mook, C&L Enterprise (Mo.) Lowell Reith, Interstates Construction Services Inc. (Iowa) George Thess, Independent Electrical Contractors (Mo.) Raul Vasquez, IEC San Antonio (Texas) National Education Team Gary Fitzgerald, Franklin County High School (Va.) Lester Leak, Integrity Electric (Okla.) Other Support American Technical Publishers Calculated Industries Inc. Eaton Corp. Ideal Industries Klein Tools Leviton Manufacturing Co. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. NAWIC Education Foundation Ranken Technical College Southwire Co. LLC Thomas and Betts Corp. WESCO Distribution Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all competitors, Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, calculators, scholarships (HS only) Industrial Motor Control Students demonstrate their knowledge of electrical principles, equipment and industry standards as it relates to the design and installation of motor control circuits. Students demonstrate their skills and abilities in applying that knowledge by properly installing motor control equipment and associated enclosures, raceways, pilot devices and circuitry. Technical Committee Chair John Masarick, Independent Electrical Contractors Inc. (Va.) Terry Akins, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Mo.) Tucker Bowers, Eaton Corp. (Kan.) Russell Burris, American Technical Publishers Inc. (Ill.) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 5 1 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Information Technology Services This competition requires competitors to identify and repair computer hardware malfunctions, solve configuration problems and install common components. In addition, the competitors take the A+ Certification exam. Their score on this exam is used as the basis for the written portion of the contest, and competitors who pass the exam receive their A+ Certification. Technical Committee Co-chair Jerry Delgado, North Kansas City Schools Career and Technical Center (Mo.) Co-chair Alan Rowland, CompTIA (Ill.) Travis Ambrosy, The Core Institute (Ariz.) Co-chair Chris Sessa, Cardiovascular Consultants (Ariz.) Gregg Cherne, United Health Group (Minn.) Dave McKnight, Mega Hertz (Texas) Mike Meyers, Total Seminars LLC (Texas) John Oliphant (Mich.) Nick Stocchero, Kit Check (D.C.) National Education Team Randall Decker, Walker Career Center (Ind.) John Partridge, Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center (Mich.) Jerry Taylor, Applied Technology Educational Campus (S.C.) Brett Thompson, Naperville Central High School (Ill.) Other Support Justin Hart, Geek Squad (Ky.) Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College William Woodworth, Geek Squad (Mo.) Industry Awards CompTIA A+ Certification exam to all competitors; prize equity gift cards and scholarships (HS only) to place winners First place: CompTIA Certificate for three free exams Second place: CompTIA Certificate for two free exams Third place: CompTIA Certificate for one free exam 52 SkillsUSA Interactive Application and Video Game Development Teams must produce an original, high-quality prototype or sample of an interactive multimedia application or video game during the school year immediately preceding the contest deadline. Their production should include concept art and/or storyboards, the sample or prototype itself, an executive overview of the project, and a printed résumé for each team member. Résumés should include the industry experience gained from developing the contest submission, time invested, and the professional and academic relevance to the contestant’s career ambitions. Technical Committee Chair Michael Edmonds, Amazon Games (Va.) Steven Colletti, 3Dconnexion Inc. (Mass.) Peter Mancini, 3Dconnexion Inc. (Mass.) Ed Perlberg, Autodesk Inc. (Wis.) Linda Sellheim, NewSchool of Architecture+Design (Calif.) National Education Team Robin Cain, C4 Columbus Area Career Connection (Ind.) Gary Chapman, Calvert Career and Technology Academy (Md.) Other Support Amazon Games Industry Awards Gift Cards Internetworking This competition consists of three main parts. The networking design problem tests students’ ability to design the functionality, scalability, adaptability and manageability of an internetworking system. The online written portion tests the students’ complete knowledge of internetworking concepts. The hands-on component demonstrates the abilities of contestants to make cables; troubleshoot network systems; configure routers, switches and servers; and deliver customer service. Technical Committee Co-chair Vernon Depee, Cisco Systems Inc. (N.C.) Co-chair Bob Schoenherr, Cisco Networking Academy (Calif.) Richard Adams, Cisco Systems Inc. (Kan.) Don Barnhill, Cisco Systems Inc. (Neb.) Lanita Buchanan, Cisco Systems Inc. (Mo.) Kelly Caudle, Stanly Community College (N.C.) Brian Crump, Stanly Community College (N.C.) Kevin Gibson, Cisco Systems Inc. (Mich.) Mike Gleason, Panduit Corp. (Ill.) Matt Humphries, Fluke Networks (Wash.) Greg Moore, Cisco Systems Inc. (Mo.) Howard Morgan, Cisco Systems Inc. (Kan.) National Education Team Katherine Ellis, Metropolitan Community College (Mo.) Alex Hamilton, Metropolitan Community College (Mo.) Wesley Koga, Wheeler Middle School (Hawaii) Ed McCarty (N.C.) John Nelson, Advanced Technology Center (Va.) Other Support Ranken Technical College Southwire Co. LLC Industry Awards Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, scholarships (HS only) SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Job Interview Competitors are evaluated on their understanding of employment procedures faced in applying for positions in the occupational areas for which they are training. They are tested on completion of employment applications, preliminary interviews with the receptionist and in-depth interviews. Technical Committee Chair Jennifer Waite, Managing Information Systems (Calif.) Mitchel Slemp, Mid-America Technology Center (Okla.) National Education Team Dawn Covington, Career Academy (Md.) Ron Garner, West Mesa High School (N.M.) Cheryl Glauner (N.M.) Scott McLeod, West Mesa High School (N.M.) Sandra Thompson, University of West Georgia Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Job Skill Demonstration A & Open Job Skill Demonstration A: Competitors demonstrate and explain an entry-level skill used in the occupational area for which they are training. Competitors in Job Skill Demonstration A must demonstrate a career objective in an occupational area that is included in one of the competition areas of the SkillsUSA Championships. Job Skill Demonstration Open: Competitors demonstrate and explain an entrylevel skill used in the occupational area for which they are training or outside of their training program. Any technical skill may be demonstrated. Technical Committee Judy Valentine, Providence Career and Tech Academy (R.I.) National Education Team Curtis Barnett, Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Colleen Delude, Nashua Technology Center North (N.H.) Cathy Fultz, Arkansas Technical University — Ozark (Ark.) Gary Hulslander, DeKalb County Technology Center (Ala.) Cathy Moon, Jo Davies Carroll Area Vocational Center (Ill.) Jonathan Phillips, DeKalb County Technology Center (Ala.) Monty Prather, Columbia Basin College (Wash.) Lindsey Rife, Pikes Peak Community College (Colo.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology Competitors diagnose common service issues on refrigerators, washers, dryers, ranges, microwave ovens and dishwashers. They also demonstrate their ability to braze by assembling a copper and steel tubing project per a schematic provided. Customer satisfaction and employability skills are also evaluated, and a general knowledge learning exercise in major appliance technology is included. Technical Committee Co-chair Greg Doster, Whirlpool Corp. (Fla.) Co-chair Mark Pollitz (Fla.) Mark Andersen, Sub-Zero Group Inc. (Mo.) Tanner Andrews, United Servicers Association (Neb.) Michael Basich, Michaelson’s Appliance Repair Inc. (Fla.) Richard Berki, Fisher and Paykel Appliances Inc. (Kan.) Ed Besalke, B&B Appliance (Mo.) David Brightman, Bosch Home Appliances Inc. (Calif.) Mike Buck, Mike’s Appliance Repair (Mich.) Shawn Connely, Appliance Parts Depot (Texas) Mike Cox, Brand Source Services (Calif.) John Daley, Marcone Supply (Fla.) Ron Kostreba, 1st Choice Appliance Service Inc. (Ala.) Jim Ruediger, Electrolux Major Appliances (Pa.) Other Support Carhartt Inc. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Monarch High School Professional Service Association Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Various tools of the trade, Carhartt clothing and scholarships (HS only) to place winners Marine Service Technology This competition includes individual skill stations and a written or online test. Students should be proficient in marine application electrical/ignition systems, fuel systems, cooling systems, lubrication systems, drive/transmission systems and boat and trailer rigging and repair. Competitors will be judged on safe work practices, cleanliness, organizational skills, accuracy, speed and completion of assigned tasks, worksheets and paperwork. Technical Committee Chair John Eaton, Suzuki Motor of America Inc. (Mo.) Tom Booth, Riverside Marine (Ark.) Thomas James, CDI Electronics (Ala.) Ed Monacchio, Volvo Penta of the Americas (Va.) Ed Sherman, American Boat and Yacht Council (Md.) Larry Tague, Lake Viking Marine (Mo.) National Education Team Larry Wittrock, Lake Career and Technical Center (Mo.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Snap-on Incorporated Universal Technical Institute Yamaha-Motor Corp. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, tools of the trade, and scholarships (HS only) to place winners; Yamaha marine engine to first place winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 5 3 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Masonry Students are expected to construct a composite brick and block project in a six-hour period that will test their ability to meet industry standards in quality. In addition to a written exam, the critical eye of journeymen judges is the deciding factor in determining the winners. Technical Committee Chair Bill Kjorlien, Argos USA (Ga.) Dan Belcher, NCCER (Fla.) Nick Blohowiak, SPEC MIX Inc. (Wis.) John Bongiovanni, Bon Tool Co. (Pa.) Jeff Buczkiewicz, Mason Contractors Association of America (Ill.) Brian Carney, SPEC MIX Inc. (Minn.) Rolly Cox, Multiquip Corp. (Ohio) Kim Haley, Marshalltown Co. (Iowa) Peter Kiley, Oldcastle Architectural (Ga.) Ray Leonhard, Brick Industry Association (Va.) Bryan Light, Brick Industry Association — Southeast Region (Ga.) Bob Melton, Masonry Institute of Tennessee Jason Thompson, National Concrete Association (Va.) National Education Team Al Herndon, Florida Masonry Apprentice and Educational Foundation Todd Larson (Wis.) Billy Matkins, New Albany Schools (Miss.) Richard McKnight (S.C.) Richard Nagy (Ohio) Other Support Argos BON The Brick Industry Build Your Future Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Marshaltown The Premier Line Mason Contractors Association of America Midwest Block Multiquip National Concrete Masonry Assn. NCCER Oldcastle Spec-Mix Southwire Co. LLC 54 SkillsUSA Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift card to all competitors First place: calculator, Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, Carhartt clothing, SPEC MIX scholarships, commemorative brick Second place: calculator, Carhartt clothing, tools of the trade, commemorative brick Third place: calculator, Carhartt clothing, tools of the trade, commemorative brick Mechatronics This competition consists of three events designed to measure the skills required in the modern automated manufacturing environment. Competitors are required to assemble, adjust and test an automated machine system, troubleshoot and repair a faulty machine system and take a comprehensive written test. In addition, there is an individual oral interview. Technical Committee Chair Daniel Blanck, FESTO Corp. (N.Y.) Earl Bailey, Snap-on Incorporated (Okla.) National Education Team Mark Highum (Mich.) Brad Swick, Rhodes State College (Ohio) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and scholarships (HS only) to place winners Medical Assisting Competitors are tested on their skills in the clinical and administrative setting. They are judged on speed, the use of correct safety measures and the ability to interact personally with a patient. Skills tested are general office skills, communication skills, patient education, knowledge of anatomy and physiology, terminology, instrument identification, equipment and knowledge of a variety of clinical procedures and techniques. Competitors need to assess a situation in a short period of time and perform a skill required for that situation within the given time limit. Technical Committee Chair Diana Kendrick, Southern Crescent Technical College — Griffin (Ga.) Crystal Alvis, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Jacqueline Magee, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Christina Nagy (Tenn.) Vickie Reynolds, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) National Education Team Sherry Ballinger, Excelsior Springs Area Career Center (Mo.) Diana Kendrick, Southern Crescent Technical College — Griffin (Ga.) Christina Nagy (Tenn.) Other Support NASCO Lowes Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Medical Math Competitors demonstrate their knowledge of general math concepts used in the health care fields. They complete a written test that may include the use of ratio/proportion, dosage calculation, metric and household equivalents, Roman numerals, abbreviations, percentages and other medical math-related problems. Technical Committee Chair Buckner, Creel Highland High School (N.M.) Scott Brown, Wayne County Schools Career Center (Ohio) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Medical Terminology This competition is designed to evaluate knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations of individuals preparing for employment in the health occupations fields. Technical Committee Chair Sherree Hughes, College of the Ouachitas (Ark.) David Hughes, National Park Technology Center (Ark.) National Education Team Sherree Hughes, College of the Ouachitas (Ark.) Jessica Young, Southern Arkansas University Tech Career Academy — Camden (Ark.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners, scholarships (HS only) Mobile Electronics Installation This event tests a competitor’s ability to perform standard installation practices used by certified, professional mobile electronics installers. It includes a written examination, a professional interview and five hands-on applications: taking electrical measurements, installing consumer electronics equipment in a mobile environment, soldering, working with relay circuits and troubleshooting electronic circuitry. Technical Committee Chair Chris Jack, Los Angeles Unified School District (Calif.) Bill McDowell, Wild Bill’s Electronics (Ala.) Todd Ramsey, The Ramsey Consulting Group Inc. (Ariz.) Kevin Smith, Educational Technologies Group Inc. (Wash.) National Education Team Chris Jack, Retired, Los Angeles Unified School District (Calif.) Other Support Best Buy Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Mobile Robotics Technology The competition tests the ability to perform, exhibit and compile skills and knowledge from a list of competencies determined by the technical committee. It will evaluate each contestant’s preparation for employment in the field of robotics, with emphasis on the team approach to problem solving in a work environment Technical Committee Chair Trevor Pope, Intelitek Inc. (N.H.) Rick Knisely, AZTECH Educational Resources (Ariz.) Dan Larochelle, REC Foundation (N.H.) Isaac Onigman, Intelitek Inc. (N.H.) John V-Neun, VEX Robotics Inc. (Texas) Dan Ward, Visual Edge Inc. (Ind.) National Education Team Roger Osgood (N.J.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards and scholarships (HS only) to place winners Motorcycle Service Technology Competitors perform tasks representative of those encountered in a dealership’s service department. Technical skills include: performing scheduled maintenance tasks; use of service, electrical diagnostic and parts manuals; electrical diagnostics; precision measurement; brake service; chassis/ suspension service; fuel delivery system inspection and repair; transmission and drive systems; and power train systems. Judges look for clean and organized work habits, correct use of reference materials, the ability to follow directions and good technical skills. Technical Committee Co-chair Jake Anderson, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (Fla.) Co-chair Marianne Taylor, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (Fla.) Dale Cone, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Wis.) Mitchell Eliason, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Wis.) Jerry Ellner, Universal Technical Institute (N.H.) Cheri Judkins, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Wis.) Gary Pelot, Harley-Davidson University (Wis.) Greg Rintala, Snap-on Incorporated (Colo.) Max Steiner, Universal Technical Institute (Fla.) Gary Valine, Buell Motorcycle Co. (Wis.) Tom Vardy, Harley-Davidson University (Wis.) Marshall Wallmark, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Mo.) Damon Weber, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Wis.) National Education Team Mark Lindemann, Alexandria Technical and Community College (Minn.) Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 5 5 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Other Support Carhartt Inc. Snap-on Incorporated Universal Technical Institute Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, tools of the trade, Carhartt clothing and scholarships (HS only) to place winners Nail Care The purpose of this competition is to evaluate each competitor’s preparation for employment and to recognize outstanding students’ excellence and professionalism in the field of nail technology. Competitors are judged on oral communication skills, acrylic application, tip and wrap application, nail polish application, nail art pedicuring and a written exam. Technical Committee Chair Teresa Lewis, OPI Products Inc. (Ill.) Lynda Anderson, Your New School (Ill.) Mandy Burton, Pivot Point International Inc. (Ill.) Clarabelle Hern, Custom Nail Technology (N.M.) Danielle Klahr, Milady, a division of Cengage Learning (N.Y.) Judy Sheils, OPI Products Inc. (Ill.) National Education Team Dianne Alldredge, Snead State Community College (Ala.) Brenda Ayers, Manatee Technical Institute (Fla.) Denise Baer, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School (Mass.) Tina Bavin (Ohio) Janeen Hackney, Monterey High School (Texas) Cami Henrie (Utah) Minnie Rodgers (Texas) Kay Stannard, Four County Career Center (Ohio) Other Support Aloxxi Belava Burmax Co. Inc. Footlogix Le Chat Nail Products Lowe’s Companies Inc. Marianna Industries Medicool Inc. Premium Nails 56 SkillsUSA Tammy Yaylor Nails Xenna Industry Awards Place winners: Lowe’s $50 gift cards, tools and supplies from the trade Nurse Assisting Students demonstrate knowledge and skill in performing personal care, encouraging patient independence, assisting with ambulation and performing other routine tasks, including standard infection control procedures used in basic nurse assisting. Students will demonstrate knowledge and abilities in CPR and the measurement of vital signs. Competitors will also be judged on basic anatomy, communications skills, legal/ethical issues and employment skills. Technical Committee Co-chair Jill Henning, New Mexico Junior College (N.M.) Co-chair Mary Turner, Pensacola State College (Fla.) National Education Team Jill Henning, New Mexico Junior College (N.M.) Jeannette Newton-McKnight, Elkhart Area Career Center (Ind.) Mary Turner, Pensacola State College (Fla.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Occupational Health and Safety Students demonstrate the safety and health endeavors of their respective technical programs by putting together a scrapbook that highlights important programs, activities and events related to their school’s health and safety program. The competition encourages chapters to be active in all phases of SkillsUSA. The health and safety activities of the chapters are evaluated on the planning and organization of four projects and the final outcome of those projects. Students are interviewed and scrapbooks are scored by a panel of judges. Technical Committee Barry Wulf (N.J.) National Education Team Phyllis Johnson, Harris County High School (Ga.) Bill Smith (Texas) Other Support CareerSafe LLC Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Opening and Closing Ceremonies This teamwork and oral presentation competition evaluates a team’s understanding of the symbolic representation of the colors and assembled parts of the SkillsUSA emblem. Each team includes seven registered members in the roles of president, vice president, parliamentarian, reporter, treasurer, secretary and historian. The competition is a demonstration of the SkillsUSA Opening and Closing Ceremonies conducted according to the script and description as printed in the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards. Technical Committee Chair Lisa Romeiser, Eastern Monroe Career Center (N.Y.) National Education Team Curtiss Bell (Ga.) Wayne Lee, Pine Forest High School (N.C.) Alonza Lewis, Lexington Technology Center (S.C.) SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Patricia Miller (Ga.) Lisa Romeiser, Eastern Monroe Career Center (N.Y.) Mark Sponaugle, Carthage Technical Center (Mo.) Sherry Struckhoff, Waynesville Technical Academy (Mo.) Graham Yarborough (N.C.) Kristina Yarborough (N.C.) Other Support Paul Adler, Deonna Anderson, Brooke Beasley, Doug Beasley, Deb Elliott, Richard Gautier, Tony Glenn, Michele Leahy, Dorothy Lewis, Michael McCloskey, Mario Piccolo, Beatrice Potter, Stacy Scott, Keith Smith, Peggy Smith, Graig Swanson, Vicky Tarver, Elaine Vallery Cengage Learning Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and textbooks to place winners Outstanding Chapter This competition consists of activities members have been involved with during the school year, including chapter meetings, leadership training, publicity, community service projects, professional development, program of work, awards, local and state competition and more. Each activity is documented according to guidelines and submitted in a scrapbook for judging. One student representative is interviewed during the competition. Technical Committee Chair Bill Mann (Fla.) National Education Team Canetha Bristol, Etowah High School (Ala.) John Carlton, Walker County Center of Technology (Ala.) Michele Mann, Treadway Elementary School (Fla.) Bill Mann (Fla.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners Photography Competitors demonstrate their ability to use digital single-lens reflex cameras, image editing software (Adobe Photoshop) and professional studio lighting. Students perform on-site photography, including portrait studio lighting and posing. They process and print digital photos and submit two mounted and matted photographs in advance of the competition to be judged and displayed at the competition. Technical Committee Chair Bill Chenaille, Academy for Media Production (Pa.) Kris Bosworth, Nikon Inc. (Minn.) Carolyn Chenaille, Chenaille Photography (Pa.) Patrick Friedmann, Patrick’s Photographics (N.Y.) Brenda Hipsher, MAC Group (N.Y.) National Education Team Teresa Halfmann (Ariz.) Gerald Halfmann, Sabino High School (Ariz.) Thomas Ham (N.C.) Mary Ham (N.C.) Howard Polenberg, Ocean County Vocational Technical School Brick Center (N.J.) Edwin Savedge, Savedge Art and Technology (Va.) Anne Savedge, John Tyler Community College (Va.) Cindy Walters, SouthWest Metro Educational Cooperative ISD 6088 (Minn.) Other Support The Art Institutes Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards and scholarships to place winners Pin Design (State Conference) Students present their state-winning pin and artwork and participate in an oral presentation regarding all aspects of the creation of their design. Competitors will explain how the pin represents the state, its unique qualities and why another SkillsUSA student or adult member would want to wear it. Technical Committee Chair Steve Lick (Mich.) Shane Massing, Massing Rentals (Ohio) National Education Team Donita Massing, Miami Valley Career Technology Center (Ohio) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Plumbing Competitors “rough-in” hot and cold water lines with copper tubing and rough-in sanitary drainage, waste and vent lines with cast iron and PVC plastic for a water closet, a lavatory, a washer box and a floor drain. Water pipes are pressure-tested on completed projects. Professional plumbers and pipefitters judge the competitors on the basis of accuracy, workmanship, proper selection and use of tools and supplies, and proper safety procedures. Technical Committee Robyn Bucknam, Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (N.C.) Bob Carpenter, Reliance Worldwide Corp./SharkBite (Ga.) Danny Crigler, L&D Associates Inc. (Va.) Laurie Crigler, L&D Associates Inc. (Va.) Lynn Faulkner, Kentucky Association of Master Contractors Robert Hahn, Eastwick College, HoHoKus School of Trade (N.J.) Merry Beth Hall, PHCC Educational Foundation (Va.) Victor Hatcher, Tyler Pipe and Coupling (Texas) Tim House, Kentucky Department of Buildings and Construction Bill Jones, Raven Mechanical LP (Texas) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 5 7 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Mike Kirby, Milwaukee Tool Co. (Wis.) Harold Moret, Copper Development Association (Fla.) Dale Powell, Copper Development Association (Pa.) Tony Senninger, Senninger Plumbing Co. Inc. (Ky.) Jim Steinle, Atomic Plumbing (Va.) James Walls, Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (Texas) Other Support AB&I Foundry A.O. Smith Water Products Co. American Supply Association BrassCraft Manufacturing Co. Caddy Carhartt Inc. Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Copper Development Association DeWALT Tools & Accessories Harris Products Group Irwin Industrial Tools Kentucky Association of Master Contractors Kohler Matheson Gas Milwaukee Tool Oatey PHCC Educational Foundation Plumbers Supply Co. RIDGID Rothenberger USA Senninger Plumbing Co. Inc. Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. Tyler Pipe and Coupling UA Local 502 Viega LLC Wolverine Brass Zoeller Pump Company Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, Carhartt clothing, tools of the trade to place winners, scholarships (HS only) Power Equipment Technology Competitors must know and understand both two- and four-cycle engines as well as the related theories that go along with the types of engines they will come across in the industry. They should also understand drive train, hydraulic and wiring schematics. Competitors will also need to be well-versed in customer service. As they rotate through the various stations, they are judged on both physical and oral skills. Technical Committee Chair Tom Billigen, Briggs & Stratton Corp. (Wis.) Megan Billigen (Wis.) Jay Blake, Briggs & Stratton Corp. (Wis.) Brian Jones, Medart Inc. (Mo.) Erik Sides, Equipment and Engine Training Council (S.C.) Pam Vires, Peerless Gear (Ind.) Daniel Worden (Wis.) National Education Team Sharla Bohl, Nebo School District (Utah) Dean Bohl, Utah Valley State College (Utah) Trence McCoy, Northwest Louisiana Technical College — Shreveport Contest Cluster Sponsors ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Toyota Motor North America Other Support Carhartt Inc. Ranken Technical College Snap-on Incorporated Industry Awards Carhartt clothing, tools of the trade and scholarships Practical Nursing Competitors are judged on their knowledge of medical terminology, body structure and function, nutrition, medications and nursing care. Competitors must also demonstrate their abilities to perform job skills such as: administration of oral, subcutaneous and nasogastric medications; physical assessment; insertion of a nasogastric tube; sterile dressing change; and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. At each workstation, competitors are judged on accuracy of their skill, organization, communication and safety. Technical Committee Jessica Massengill-Sexton, Tennessee College of Applied Technology National Education Team Karen Ellenwood, Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School (Mass.) Radonna Pratt, Louisiana Technical College — Lamar Salter Stephanie VanArsdale, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Other Support American Heart Association Calculated Industries Inc. Cowley College Industry Awards Calculators to place winners Prepared Speech Students are required to deliver a fiveto seven-minute speech on a common theme established by SkillsUSA early in the school year. Competitors are evaluated on voice, mechanics, platform deportment, and the ability to present thoughts relating to a central theme clearly and effectively. Technical Committee Chair Julie Atkins (Va.) National Education Team Cynthia Carter, South Georgia Technical College Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 58 SkillsUSA SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all contestants and prize equity gift cards to place winners Principles of Engineering/ Technology This competition evaluates competitors’ understanding of basic technical concepts/principles of the applied sciences and ability to demonstrate and explain the concept/principle in action and application. Any technical concept may be demonstrated, provided it is related to the principles of technology curriculum and incorporates basic principles of the applied sciences. Technical Committee Chair Jacob Mathis, Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (Ky.) National Education Team Scott Watson, Hunter High School (Utah) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and scholarships (HS only) to place winners Promotional Bulletin Board A bulletin board display is created by the SkillsUSA chapters based on the annual SkillsUSA theme. The bulletin boards promote SkillsUSA, career and technical education in general, and related occupational information. An accompanying notebook documents the development and construction of the bulletin board. An oral presentation explains the process, purpose and educational value. Technical Committee Chair Gay Ketchum, Gordon Cooper Technology Center (Okla.) Sue Ellen, Frerichs Gordon Cooper Technology Center (Okla.) Paul King, pkArtz (Okla.) Jeanne McClish, Moore Norman Technology Center (Okla.) Nicole Mohrey, Eastern Center For Arts and Technology (Pa.) National Education Team Sue Ellen Frerichs, Gordon Cooper Technology Center (Okla.) Gay Ketchum, Gordon Cooper Technology Center (Okla.) Bruce Long, MidDel Technology Center (Okla.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards and scholarships to place winners Quiz Bowl The Quiz Bowl tests a team of five competitors on ability to quickly respond to questions covering the areas of academic knowledge, professional development and current events. The participants respond to a question by activating a buzzer system. The teams receive one point for a correct answer and lose a point for each incorrect answer. The active rounds (preliminary and finals) contain 100 questions each. Technical Committee Chair Chip Harris, Tennessee State University Carrie Altizer (N.C.) Greag Bashore, Alcoa (Tenn.) Maria Bender (N.J.) Eddie Bradley (Md.) Shirley Brown (Tenn.) Jason Christian, Hennepin Technical College (Minn.) Kessler Cuffman, Nine Line Productions (Tenn.) Domenic DiDonato (R.I.) Dara Dubois, American River College (Calif.) Denise Foster (W.Va.) Jamie Foster, Henderson Co. Sheriff’s Office (Texas) Gloria Gonzalez, SkillsUSA Texas Jennifer Goss, A.K. Smoth Career Center (Ind.) Kaylie Harrington (Texas) Olin Harrington, Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (Texas) Karyn Hawthorne, Dr. Flanigan, DDS (Ill.) Nicholas Hulva (Ill.) Christopher Jack, Retired, LAUSD Donald Jalbert, Nashua Technology Center North (N.H.) Shawndelle Kreger, Steele Accelerated High School (Texas) Eric Lindsay, IBM Software Group A.J. Mastro Rob McClelland, FLM+ (Ohio) Darin Nine, Belleview High School (Fla.) Lisa Price, KAR Auction Services Inc. (Ind.) Carol Puryear, Tennessee College of Applied Technology James Rhodes (N.Y.) Beth Richtsmeier, Meridian Technical Charter High School (Idaho) Caitlin Salaverria, Fibre Box Association (Ill.) Pat Scannell (Va.) Thomas Soerenes, Rhino Camera Gear (Wash.) Lynda Spittle, Scioto County Career Technical Center (Ohio) Seth Strope (Ill.) Linda Turner (Utah) Janet Watson, Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Huntsville Dottye Webb, Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Newbern Stephen Whitehead, Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Hohenwald Tracy Whitehead (Tenn.) Cliff Wightman, Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Crossville National Education Team Tina Bavin (Ohio) Joseph Bouchard, Camden County Pennsauken (N.J.) Dan Cleveland (Mich.) Carl Creasman (Tenn.) Chip Harris, Tennessee State University Darin Nine, Belleview High School (Fla.) Kay Stannard, Four County Career Center (Ohio) Barbara Stevens (N.Y.) Alan Turner (Utah) Jill Van Weelden (Fla.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 5 9 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Related Technical Math Restaurant Service On a written test, competitors demonstrate skills required to solve mathematical problems commonly found in the skilled trades and professional and technical occupations. Skills demonstrated include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals; applied word problems; percentages; ratio proportions; averages; area; volume; metric measures and traditional (imperial) measures and trigonometry. Competitors are tested on skills required in the “front of the house” of a fine restaurant. The focus is on guest service and guest relations in the dining room, including: table setup; greeting guests; reservations procedures; presentation of menus; description of food, drinks, soups and specials of the day; taking orders; serving each course; clearing the table after each course; preparation and presentation of the check; and closing remarks. Technical Committee Chair Buckner Creel, Highland High School (N.M.) Thomas Achatz, Washtenaw Community College (Mich.) Patrick Kinney, Indianhead Technical College (Wis.) Tom Wollner, 3M (Minn.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards Technical Committee Chair Robert Witte, Navajo Technical College (N.M.) Julie Bales, Navajo Technical University (N.M.) Athena Bolger, Oakland Community College National Education Team Julie Bales, Navajo Technical University (N.M.) Domenic DiDonato Sheila Hyde, El Centro College (Texas) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. New England Culinary Institute Sullivan University Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards, tools of the trade, scholarships to place winners Residential Systems Installation and Maintenance Using multiple stations, competitors are judged on installation of residential products, including home theater systems, computers and video security equipment. Competitors will construct the various cables used at each of the stations. There will also be a written test. Technical Committee Chair Wanzel Jessie, Asurion (Va.) Scott Clark, N.E.W. Customer Services Co. Inc. (Va.) Helen Heneveld, Bedrock Learning Inc. (Mich.) Brian Hertia, Asurion (Va.) David Velasquez, Asurion (Calif.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. NAWIC Education Foundation Ranken Technical College Southwire Co. LLC Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, scholarships (HS) 60 SkillsUSA Robotics and Automation Technology Two-person teams are challenged to demonstrate operation of a five-axis servo robot and a set of sensors and motorized devices to resolve a simulated production process problem. Teams set up and demonstrate operation of a robotic workcell from a word problem. Competitors are required to create a flow chart and sequence of operation. Teams are also judged on efficiency, speed and teamwork. Technical Committee Chair Bryant Abbott Emily Abbott, Keene State College (N.H.) Kevin Cochran, Honeywell Inc. — FM&T (Mo.) Greg Darner, Honeywell Inc. — FM&T (Mo.) Mark Holt, Honeywell Inc. — FM&T (Mo.) Angela Miner, Intelitek Inc. (N.H.) Amir Pratt, Intelitek Rob Smith, DEPCO LLC (Ohio) Mike Yeager, DEPCO LLC (Kan.) National Education Team Michael Bailey, Lorain County Joint Vocational School (Ohio) George Taliadouros, Minuteman Regional High School (Mass.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, scholarships (HS only) Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue (Demo) This competition evalutes team members’ skills and preparation for employment in fields related to and including robotics, engineering, automation, manufacturing, electronics and emergency services. It recognizes outstanding performance by participants in scenarios that require problem solving and teamwork in a real-world situation Technical Committee Chair Alan Kirby Pitsco Education (Kan.) Tony Allen, Pitsco Education (Kan.) Kyle Bailey, Pitsco Education (Kan.) Megan Combs, Pitsco Education (Kan.) Jason Hill, Pitsco Education (Kan.) Ashlee Ricks, Pitsco Education (Kan.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards to place winners SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Screen Printing Technology Competitors are tested on their ability to prepare screens; register a multicolor design on a manual four-color, one-station rotary press; and print a multi-color design on a manual six-color, four-station rotary press. Competitors also complete a written technical knowledge test and participate in an oral professional assessment. Technical Committee Co-chair Johnny Shell, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (Va.) Luke Bartley, LBD Designs (Kan.) Betty Bassett, Classic Design Screen Printing (Miss.) Rick Hicks, NazDar Consulting Services (Kan.) Rebecca Hudson (Kan.) Jesse Hudson (Kan.) Bruce Ridge, NazDar Consulting Services (Kan.) National Education Team Joyce Dent, North Technical High School (Mo.) Regina Gossett, Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center (Ark.) Regina Koonce, Greenland High School (Ark.) Bryan Schaffner, Waynesville Career Center (Mo.) Sabra Whittenburg, Greenland High School (Ark.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation Specialty Graphics Imaging Association Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners and $250 GAERF and SGIA travel vouchers for all competitors T-shirt Design Sheet Metal Competitors are tested on their ability to perform such jobs as connecting sheet metal pieces with drive cleats, spot welding and riveting. Skills tested may include, but are not limited to, straight duct, transition fitting and 45-degree entry tap fitting. Professional sheet metal workers judge competitors on the use of hand tools, correctness of layout and shop safety procedures. Competitors are judged on accuracy, completeness and craftsmanship. Technical Committee Chair Richard Roth, Sheet Metal Workers Local 110 (Ky.) Jay Lind, Sheet Metal Workers Local 2 (Mo.) Bob Looman, Mechanical Contractors Association of Greater Kansas City (Kan.) Arthur Tanner, Tinmaster Inc. (Mo.) Julie Turner, PHCC — National Association (Va.) National Education Team Ron McGuire, Saint Paul College (Minn.) Other Support Carhartt Inc. IRWIN Industrial Tool Co Lowe’s Companies Inc. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. NAWIC Education Foundation Ranken Technical College Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all competitors; scholarship (HS only) and Carhartt clothing to place winners, construction dictionaries This event is designed to assess the ability of the competitor to create a T-shirt design and produce a drawing of that design. A presentation regarding all aspects of design creation is also required. Technical Committee Co-chair Johnny Shell, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (Va.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to place winners Team Engineering Challenge (Demo) This is SkillsUSA’s first contest specifically for middle-school students. It is designed to solve a problem while evaluating and recognizing outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the areas of creative and critical thinking skills and the decision making process. The contest is intended to foster creativity, innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Technical Committee Chair Jesse Domer (Wis.) Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s gift cards to place winners 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 6 1 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS TeamWorks Teams of four students demonstrate their ability to work together in completing a construction project in a “real world” environment. Each team is required to understand the project elements based on a project binder, write a project action plan and present its action plan as one of the key elements of the competition. Competitors must demonstrate their ability to work together as a team by using their carpentry, electrical, plumbing and masonry skills. Technical Committee Co-chair Jim Bohn, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. (Ill.) Co-chair Pat Payne, Newell Brands (N.C.) Emily Harubin, Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (Conn.) Al Pencek, State Farm Insurance Companies (Ill.) Bill Robinson, Train2Build.com (Calif.) Dan Taddei, National Association of the Remodeling Industry (Ill.) National Education Team Dwight Hartzog, Wilkes Community College (N.C.) Larry Ringgold, Calvert Career and Technology Academy (Md.) Other Support 3M ABC Supply Calculated Industries Inc. Cemco Steel Framing and Metal Lathe Charlotte Pipe Copper Development Association Grabber Habitat for Humanity Holmes Drywall IED IRWIN Industrial Tool Co Lowe’s Companies Inc. Maze Mortar Net Multiquip NAWIC Education Foundation Oldcastle Ranken Technical College Simpson Strong-Tie SPEC MIX Square D State Farm Insurance Companies Steel Framing Alliance 62 SkillsUSA Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards and advance travel stipends to all competitors, $100 Calculated Industries gift certificates, scholarships (HS only) Technical Computer Applications Competitors are expected to demonstrate installation, configuration and use of Windows, Mac OSX and Linux professional operating systems, as well as one or more integrated Office suite packages. The use of instant messaging, collaboration and social networking software will be required during the contest. Competitors will be expected to perform in teams while demonstrating individual technical skills. The competition will include an oral presentation demonstrating the student’s ability to communicate with others, a hands-on skills demonstration and a written examination. Technical Committee Chair Michael Christopher, Eagle Eye Computer (Calif.) Debbie Gullett, The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning (Ark.) Seth Klein (Mo.) Brian McFall, IBM Corp. (N.Y.) John Nordin (Ill.) National Education Team Dennis Beebe, Meridian Technical Charter High School (Idaho) Dan Burtscher (Ohio) Kelly Reynolds, Kansas City Area Technical School (Kan.) Michelle Woodruff, South Central Louisiana Technical College Other Support Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards to all competitors and prize equity gift cards to place winners, scholarships (HS only) Technical Drafting This competition evaluates competitors’ preparation for employment and recognizes outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the field of technical drafting. The competition will focus on the solution of industry-developed problems by applying appropriate technical drafting skills and tools, including computer-aided drafting (CAD). Technical Committee Chair Patrick McCuistion, Multimac Dimensional Management Services (Mo.) Mark Driscoll, 3Dconnexion Inc. (Mass.) Floyd McWilliams, American Design Drafting Association (Tenn.) National Education Team Joseph Bouchard, Camden County Pennsauken (N.J.) Val Burch, North Henderson High School (N.C.) Gary Chapman, Calvert Career and Technology Academy (Md.) Woody Fruge, Sowela Community and Technical College (La.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Industrial Press Industry Awards Calculators, reference books to place winners SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Telecommunications Cabling This competition tests to worldwide industry standards for data and voice connections, physical and logical networks and signal transmission. Competitors demonstrate skills in: reading network design documentation; parts list setup; purchase, pulling and mounting cable; choosing wiring closets; patch panel installation and termination; installing jacks; and cable testing. The competition stresses safety and working effectively in group environments as well as customer service skills. Technical Committee Chair Teresa Maher, Electronics Technicians Association International (Ind.) Richard Booth (Ariz.) Kevin Celata, Communications Workers of America (D.C.) Bob Dickerson, Red Education Consulting Services Inc. (N.C.) Mike Gleason, Panduit Corp. (Ill.) David Richards, DR Consulting (Fla.) DeDe Starns, Corning Cable Systems (N.C.) National Education Team Richard Darnell (Utah) Dan Parmer, Stanly Community College (N.C.) Other Support Anixter Building Industry Consulting Services International Cable Installation and Maintenance Magazine Commenco DYMO Rhino Labelers eITPREP Fluke Networks Independent Electrical Contractors Innovation & Tech Today Magazine John Wiley & Sons Publishing Kobalt Tools Lowes MicroCare Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Newell Brands POPS Electric LLC Ranken Technical College Redwood Education Southwire Co. LLC The Light Brigade Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards, Southwire Co. LLC tool packages, scholarships (HS) Television (Video) Production Teams of two are required to plan and shoot a one-minute video on location to convey the theme of the event. Editing is done in the competition area, with special emphasis on professional production of the video by industry standards, quality of audio and video, and adequate conveyance of the theme to the viewer. Technical Committee Chair Josh Lynch, WMDT-TV (Md.) National Education Team Michael Crenshaw, Weaver Academy/ MLC Productions (N.C.) Randy McWilson, Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center (Mo.) Other Support The Art Institutes Audio-Technica Barbizon Beachtek Calculated Industries Inc. Compix Media Electrovoice EZNews Glidecam Lowe’s Companies Inc. Marshall Electronics Mirror Image Nikon Ross Video Shure Sony Creative Software Steadicam Tiffen Industry Awards Lowe’s $50 gift cards, calculators, camera kits, scholarships to place winners Web Design Teams complete a series of challenges focusing on website usability and accessibility, with at least one challenge related to scripting. Each challenge must be documented, clearly demonstrating the skills as outlined in the latest edition of the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards. Technical Committee Chair Mark Dubois, Illinois Central College Mark Shufflebottom Glenda Sims Jason Cranford Teague Steve Waddell Jon Worrent Other Support The Art Institutes Lowe’s Companies Inc. Industry Awards Prize equity gift cards and scholarships to place winners Welding Through a series of stations, competitors are tested on various aspects of welding, including measuring weld replicas, Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW). Competitors complete a steel project and weld an aluminum project in various positions using a variety of filler metals. Technical Committee Chair Ed Norman, EDCO Industries LLC (Mo.) Lawrence Adam, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (Mo.) Shirley Day, Hillyard Technical Center (Mo.) Roger Day, Hillyard Technical Center (Mo.) Ted Drower, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Kan.) Sherry Easterwood, Honeywell Inc. — Aerospace (Ariz.) Dennis Gerrits, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Wis.) Andy Godley, Alabama Power Co. Darren Haas, Northrop Grumman Ship Building (Miss.) 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 6 3 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS Bill Hall, Red Ball Oxygen (Texas) Steve Houston, American Technical Publishers Inc. (Ill.) Dale Johnson, Smith Equipment Co. (S.D.) Dan Klingman, The Lincoln Electric Co. (Ohio) James Maynard, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Wis.) Bruce Morrett, Hobart Brothers (Ohio) Branden Muehlbrandt, The Lincoln Electric Co. (Ala.) Joseph Murlin, The Lincoln Electric Co. (Ohio) Sam Newhouse, Emmert Welding & Mfg. Co. Inc. (Mo.) Nick Peterson, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Ariz.) Martica Ventura, American Society (Fla.) Dennis Wright, Wright Technologies (Kan.) National Education Team Lee Caughron, Grand River Technical School (Mo.) Roger Day, Hillyard Technical Center (Mo.) Shirley Day, Hillyard Technical Center (Mo.) Ken Duckworth, Flint Hills Technical College (Mo.) Daniel Dye, South Central Career Center (Mo.) Other Support Calculated Industries Inc. Carhartt Inc. Hypertherm Inc. James F. Lincoln Foundation Lincoln Welders Miller Electric Praxair Inc. Ranken Technical College Universal Technical Institute Industry Awards Scholarships, various tools of the trade, gift certificates, calculators and Carhartt clothing for place winners First place: Powermax30 XP plasma cutting and gouging system, James F. Lincoln Foundation $500 travel stipend for students’ travel costs, Lincoln Electric PowerMig 180C Second and third place: Lincoln Electric PowerMig 140C 64 SkillsUSA Welding Fabrication This is a team competition that requires three students from each school to use their welding and fabrication skills to build a designed project from the given material. The students are also required to be proficient in using the common tools of a workshop. A theme-based project is constructed by the students based on the prints drawn by each team. Technical Committee Chair Henry Woehl, L&L Enterprises LLC (Wyo.) Lawrence Adam, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (Mo.) Bill Beckman, ITI Sheet Metal Workers, Local 2 (Kan.) Alina Blanco, American Society (Fla.) George Donovan (Mo.) Ron Frasier, Harris Products Group (Mo.) Rex Hardman, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Wis.) Steve Lee, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (Mo.) Mark Linn, Metabo Corp. (Tenn.) Steve Theesen, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (Mo.) National Education Team Jim Bridwell, Ozarks Technical Community College (Mo.) Greg Siepert, Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) Mark Willis, Miami Valley Career Technology Center (Ohio) Other Support Air Conditioning Industries Air Products Kimberly-Clark Hobart Brothers Co. International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry Ironworkers Local 70 IRWIN Industrial Tool Co. Kobalt Tools Sheet Metal Workers International Local 110 United Association Local 502 Industry Awards Tools of the trade, scholarships (HS only) Welding Sculpture This competition is designed to assess the ability of the competitor to develop a design and produce a welding sculpture of that design, as well as deliver a presentation regarding all aspects of the design creation. Technical Committee Co-chair Shanen Aranmor, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. (Calif.) Co-chair Karl Watson, Somerset Community College (Ky.) Ben Coons, The Lincoln Electric Co. (Ind.) Barry Jackson, Jackson and Consulting (Ky.) Garrett Millby, Tulsa School (Fla.) Robert Mitchell, Southside Technical Center (Ky.) Betsy Van Duyne, Hypertherm Inc. (N.H.) Adam Webb, The Lincoln Electric Co. (Ohio) National Education Team Curtis Cash, Somerset Community College (Ky.) Coy Hall, Clark County Area Technology Center (Ky.) Robert Mitchell, Southside Technical Center (Ky.) James Phelps, Somerset Community College (Ky.) Steve Prince, Montgomery College (Md.) Scott Stringer, Somerset Community College (Ky.) Karl Watson, Somerset Community College (Ky.) Other Support Hypertherm Inc. Lincoln Welders Miller Electric Industry Awards Scholarships (HS only), gift certificates and various tools of the trade to place winners First place: Powermax30 XP plasma cutting and gouging system, Lincoln Electric PowerMig 180C Second and third place: Lincoln Electric PowerMig 140C SUPPORTERS & AWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL DELEGATES Abigail Villanueva, Alyssa Watarida HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATES Isabella Abelbeck, Seana Aiolupotea, Kevin Ameyaw, Alexandria Anthony, Kimberly Archuleta, Arnold Arias, Adriana Arispe, Christian Arroyo, Asaunte Askey, Caroline Aspinwall, Jeffrey Austin, Samuel Avila, Lillian Backlund, Baylee Baker, Emma Barnes, Jared Bartkus-Bernd, Yarisa BatistaRamirez, Rose Baum, Joshua Bedoya, Leonard Bell, Rosa Bello-Aguilera, Shania Benton, Ashton Blackwood, Alana Blakemore, Rebekah Bonner, Christian Booth, Kevin Botros, Madisyn Bozarth, Henry Bravomejia, Chelsie Brenzo, Brandy Brown, Tia Bunten, Jacob Bushey, Nathan Campbell, Ryan Campbell, Maygan Carpenter, Theresa Carriveau, Nicole Cella, Tyler Chaffin, Gwendalynn Clark, Anastacia Clough, Ashley Coleman, Andrew Conway, Daniel Cornellier, Guadelupe Cortez, Justen Cottingham, Jarrett Cummins, Makayla Currence, Wyatt Daane, Brecken Dalley, Shaun DaRocha, Allison Dauterman, Josh Davis, Ashely De La Garza, Kaleb Deason, Beatriz Dedicatoria, Angel Delgado, Taylor Denoo, Lauren DeRose, Arlette Dervil, Alyssa Desellems, Arielly Dias, Samira Dias, Brian Diaz Quinones, Joann Dominguez-Mariano, Kyle Doty, Tyler Drury, Stephen Dunahoo, Emily Edwards, Colton Egnor, Kerrigan Ellington, Bethany Ellis, Jose Eduardo Enriquez Campos, Alan Eslava, Aaron Evans, Drew Ewing, Jacob Eyberse, Ryan Fehr, Andrew Ferguson, Eric Ferguson, Paul Ferreira, Carson Fink, Iris Flad, Shaina Flanagan, America Flores, Christopher Flores Fermin, Courtney Fox, Hana Friedman, Christian Furderer, Amanie Gaber, Maria Galvan, Brianna Garner, Jacob Gates, Nikolay Getchell, Kristopher Gibboney, Alexis Girouard, Shanttel Gonsalves, Mylene Gonzalez, Kierstyn Graber, Colton Gray, Mahiya Gray, Dillon Griffin, Nicholas R. Guarino, Dylan Guy, Chase Haines, Shaun Hale, Tyler Hambel, Dakoda Hathaway, Maxwell Heck, Justin Hennessy, Alexa Henry, Jasmine Hernandez, Jorge Hernandez, Juan Hernandez Vallejo, S. Scott Hicks, Briana Hidalgo, Damon Hill, Satya Hoff, Amy Hogan, Tyler Hogan, Tyresha Holt, Olivia Houle, Madelyn Hovokra, Katlyn Howard, Percy Humphrey IV, Chinedu Ibiam, Presley Jackson, Yamileth Jarquin, Jaclyn Jennings, Erik Johnson, Hadley Johnson, Melissa Johnson, Dearius Keller, Kali King, Rob King, Grace Kirrane, Arthur Kopellas, Tyler LaBonte, Karimah Land, Georgiannah Landers, Matthew Landis, Ben Landon, Carlos Lara Hernandez, Tyler Launstein, Emylee Leary, Hayley Lee, Alex Leggett, Michael Lewis, Morgan Lincoln, Imari Linton, Anna Longwell, Karla Lopez, Marangelis Lopez, Bryce Lytle, Olivia MacFarlane, Nate Mackey, Shalim Magda, Caitlyn Malenfant, Mason Marchal, Lauren Marshall, Olivia Martin, Ilse Martinez, Cody Mastalski, Sidnie McGraw, Joseph Mendoza, Julia Metzler, Megan Mihaljevic, Jason Miller, Jacob Minock, Rosa Miranda-Rodriguez, Braden Moser, Giselle Munoz, Feja Donnielle Doc Murray, Vyom Nautiyal, Cristina Nelson, Peter Nguyen, Tram Nguyen, Kaylee Norris, Bridget Oakes, Anthony Oliver, Emily Olney, Maria Olney, Wilfredo Ortiz, Eliana Parada, Catherine Paul, Tori Pearson, Jamaris Perez, Alexia Peters, Terra Phillips, Kristina Piplica, Kayleigh Poudrier, Kyle Powers, Marie (Toni) Pridemore, Daniel Puopolo, Arnaldo Quinones Jimenez, Laurin Rabon, Edgar Ramirez, Tyler Ratajski-Baer, Konner Raymond, Siobhan Reidy, Jordan Reinhardt, Leonardo Reyes, Rebecca Reyes, Dalton Reynolds, Tyler Richardson, Bradley Ridder, Sovanara Rin, Fernando Rivas-Flores, Shawn Roberts, William Roblero, Noah Robleski, Trinity Rocha, Jackson Rohn, Nataly Ruiz, Mykaela Ryan, Karina Saldivar, Haleigh Sano, Taylor Saputra, Eli Schleret, ReAnn Schreiner, Amanda Scroggins, Fabiana Serna, Christopher Shafer, Sean Sieczka, Mikaela Sienkiewicz, Danika Silerio, Benjamin Simon, Nathan Simpson, Sylvia Sims, Riley Sluzenski, James Smith, Jacob Soderlund, Molly Soltis, Hunter Staehle, Brenna Starkey, Austin L. Stawicki, Miranda Steenburgh, Jared Stevenson, Daniel Stone, Kirsten Swann, Danielle Swetz, Britney Swiernik, Josie Taylor, Kyia Taylor, Corey Teves, Kayla Thomas, Samantha Thuringer, Halie Tinkey, Corey Todalen, Taina Torres, Madison Toth, Nicolas Troisi, Trevor Tufano, Cassandra Valdez, Sophie Van Pelt, Alanna M Vargas, Erica Vargas, Marissa Vasques, Samuel Vega, Selina Velazquez, Robert Vermeulen, Shan Vo, Meagan Waldron, Aaron Walker, Nicholas Walton, Licia Washington, Kelsi Weed, Ethan Westcoat, James Weston, Dallas Whitaker, Triston Whitaker, Fiona White, Reniqua Amari Williams, Meghan Wills, Jasmine Yang, Sydney Yocum, Paige Yoder, Erin Young, Geoff Zdgbloski, Jason Zenn, Julian Zepeda, Lesly Zhicay, Bailee Zincke COLLEGE/POSTSECONDARY DELEGATES Brian Barber, Mark Bean, Cassidy Bell, Damian Biondi, Jody Black, Shawn Bowlin, Amin Brown, Joseph Brown, Michael Byrd, Nakia Campbell, Celia Clark, Jeremy Copeland, Peter Corey, Amanda Crawley, Tyler Crumbley, Alan Douglas, Cooper Eustis, Ashley Fenimore, Jason Forrest, Travis France, Alyssa Fritz, Robert Gaines, Brooke Getchell, Gabrielle Glaser, John Haywood, Scott Johnson, McKayla Jude, Jodi Larson, Bianca Lugo, Drew Manning, Tim McCarthy, Jason Mercer, Amanda Mooney, Carsen Mowry, Susan Musgrove, Paige Oranje, Susan Phillips, Ineliz Rio, Filiberto Rios, Justin Rose, Chantal Simmons, Brianna Smith, Dustin Smith, Mason Smith, Celeste Sneed, Michael Tompkins, Robert Ulrich, Kia Vang-Yang, Miley VanHook, Carlos Villegas, Nakita Walker, Sherrie Wilcox, Josephine Wolfe 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 6 5 SUPPORTERS & AWARDS 66 SkillsUSA COMPETITORS 3-D VISUALIZATION AND ANIMATION College/Postsecondary: Denard Anderson, Amy Coles, Ariel Cornejo, Kayleigh Ekwall, Cartier Gates, Marina Ginther, Jason Horn, Dana Kedzior, Piet Kobussen, Brock Koonce, Jonathan Oblad, Jennifer Pantoja, Shayla Rippey, Eduardo Rojas, Mason Rosenquist, Rob Rudaitis, Eduardo Santiago, Richard Snelbaker, Joshue Soto, Melody Wade, Darrin Wilson, Catherine Woodard High School: Ashley Armenta, Benjamin Aube, Brandon Becker, Trevor Bowman, Grace Burton, Cameron Calandra, Kevin Coalwell, Justin Duclos, Bonnie Fuller, Karla Garcia, John Gatto, Alexander Gokan, Justine Graham, Alexander Hamilton, Tyler Harrison, Jacob Hilarides, Tam Hoang, Hunter Holmes, Nicholas Honeycutt, Ryan Hoover, Natalie Jablonski, Chris Jarmon, Beny Kiesse, Collin Kirk, Alyssa Lyttle, Andrew Maret, Jonah Mehrer, Christian Montero, Melanie Mrozek, Jose Ocelotl, Jesse Ormand, Peyton Owens, Chris Parnell, Charley Pittman, Michael Powell, Audrey Preuninger, Robert Regnier, Nicholas Rhineberger, Simon Roth, Josh Sanders, Austin Satnan, Allison Shaffer, Seth Sifuentes, Fletcher Simpson, Michael Smith, Ashley Soto, Steven Szalanski, Samuel Trout, Corey Waldon, Trace Williams, Kirby Wolff, Bethany Woodruff, Si-Fan Wu, Kyle Youngberg, Joanna Yu, Alexandra Zapata ACTION SKILLS College/Postsecondary: Barry Barnes, Jessica Bay, Robert Childress, Brandon Fielder, Naomi Haase, Nicholas Hoskins, Kristopher McCants, Adam Morales, Wesley Morey High School: Amelia Arnes, Matthew Brandt, Tyler Buchkannan, Casondra Calhoun, Brenna Campbell, Madison Cooper, Chelsea Everett, Steven Glassoff, Bryce Grove, Jonathan Harrelson, Devon Hayes, Erick Heidt, Matthew Jasso, Quincy Johnson, Tashiana Johnson, Nick Lauber, Seroberto Moreno, Derick Olsen, Abigail Pacheco, Tyler Padilla Lockhart, Octavio Reyes, Lily Roberts, Kyren Salas, Nathan Schnierle, Justin Scott, Isaiah Sypien, Derek Whallon, Spencer Williamson ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING College/Postsecondary: Kevin Barger, Shawn Bowlin, Kyle Brakke, Joshua Branch, Christopher Gambone, Collin Goddes, Kyle Kosalka, Jonathan Maasch, Michael McMahon, Nicholas Pavel, Susan Phillips, John Welborn High School: Philip Arrington, Jonathan Carter, Brett Claflin, Stephen Collins, Christopher Dagher, Corey Daly, Andrew Devine, Austin Devine, Adolfo Diaz, Aric Donerkiel, Avery Feith, Jordan Gantt, Joao Vitor Garcia, Christian Greef, Parker Hackett, Justin Heck, Nicholas Housand, Justin Humphrey, Alex Marlow, Luke Mcllvain, Elizabeth Mitchell, Quinlan Neal, Berenice Ochoa Patino, Tyler Perkins, Karina Plascencia, Jedidiah Romo, Anthony Saraco, Cole Sassaman, Elizabeth Skowronski, Jennifer Sprow, Tommy Tran, Jared Vahrenberg ADVERTISING DESIGN College/Postsecondary: Anastasiya Bobrova, Emmett Clonts, Marlayna Connelly, Allison Gaines, Crystal Kunze, Emily Riddell, Amanda Rogers, Ray Ross, Chloe Russell, Brigid Schnaue, Beth Tormanen, Amber Woods, Elsie Wunn High School: Lauren Anderson, Nic Arnaud, Cooper Ashworth, Erica Branham, Seth Burchfield, Kelli Cadena, Abigail Calara, Alexis DeJesus, Julia DeStefano, Alec Douglas, Konner Ellefson, Rachel Engle, Egil Enriquez, Isabella Esguerra, Arin (Jakson) Ewing, Caroline Foster, Samantha Francis, Evan Gohlke, Colby Johnson, Emily Kokot, Adyson Liebe, Connor McCarville, Ben McClary, Emma Orwen, Colin Pack, Jessica Paquette, Sasha Reddy, Faith Rietema, Salvador Rowden-Rodriguez, Michael Snyder, Abigail Stewart, Alissa Szeplaki, Kelsey Taffner, Olivia Tambun, Hannah Urbach, Tessa Waddell, Andrea Wescom, Madison Woodruff AMERICAN SPIRIT College/Postsecondary: Sherida Bear, Sykot Das, Kim Drywater, Ahmad Johnson, Chauncy Walker High School: Kevin Ameyaw, Hailey Ardry, Michael Arthur, Olivia Barone, Jaden Bohm, Emily Burgess, Jaylynn Cain, Viviane Clark, Erica Culver, Mackenzie Dill, Adrianna Doughtry, Camryn Eaton, Erika Fassebender, Nicole Fitzgibbon, Alyssa Foti, Grant Fry, Angel Garcia, Faith Hedges, Elizabeth Lopez, Aisa Maric, Paige Marks, Shelby O’Dell, Sabrina Paulino, Jessica Portillo, Haley Prosser, Fiona Quenano, Joshua Scott, Caitlinn Seymour, Miranda Sousa, Alissa Stone, Kaylee Tada, Destiny Tariq, Barbara Vivas Gonzalez, McKenzie Watson, Mariah Whittet ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING College/Postsecondary: Shawn Anderson, Andrew Borkowski, Taylor Byrd, Darrell Carr, Nicholas Cash, Anthony Crichton, Emily Daily, Austin Davis, Jacob Feliz, Norman Fruchey, Tristan Keester, Caleb Kobeck, Jesus Martinez, Bradley Nielson, Ellen Reichert, Brannen Rentz, Dylan Stubbs, Michael Webb High School: Maggie Adams, Kyle Andrews, Dylan Bellah, Makaela Bigley, Jalen Bond, Hunter Bushnell, Josiah Caldwell, Nathaniel Caporini, Stephanie Chawla, John Cole, Nico Conigliaro, Neil Drake, John Drinkwine, Ross Elliot, Austin Gilland, Jiovanni Gonzalez, Barney Gray, Jonathan Guttello, Gabriel Halderman, Jake Hunt, Vinnie Hunter, Morgan Jarman, Chanley Jenkins, Christian Keller, Emily Kresho, James Linn, Andrew McCann, Joshua Miller, David Nawrocki, Bradley Orgon, Lucas Pickens, Alex Puchuela, Traci Reyes, Omar Rodriguez, Alexandra Rodriguez Munoz, Tyler Skelton, Lochlan Smith, Ashley Soto, Brityn Stump, MyKayla Taylor, Anthony Tuttle, Hannah Valencia, Tyler Van Norman, Long Vo, Eric White, Kirby White AUDIO/RADIO PRODUCTION College/Postsecondary: Matthew Alexandar, Charlie Ames, Kristal Beyer, Matt Bruner, Courtney Cole, Matt Foster, Benjamin Frew, Cody Jones, Grant Matheson, Carlos Murillo High School:Keaton Comiskey, Gage Bailey, Marilena Barberio, Jessica Bradley, Danielle Brooks, Zanarah Butts, Zyion Butts, Jose Cabrera, Flor De Maria Caceres-Godoy, Kyle Coleman, Kyle Cope, Dominic DeLucia, Katherine Dickenson, Alondra Duarte Pena, Elijah Efsits, Bennett Gershwin, Bailey Harper, Alec Harris, Brett Hawran, Jacob Hawran, Benjamin Johnson, Emily Jolly, Hannah Lee, Owen Lloyd, Brandon Lopez, Robert Madley, Liam Marshall, Alexis Martinez, Kerri McAneney, Joseph Meacham, Jesse P. Morrill, Dakota Mullikin, Matthew Murray, Levi Peckenpaugh, Khalil Perry, Matthew Rossen, Trevor Sellers, Preston Sherwood, Sydney Sozio, Travis Stakebake, Trygve Stonefield, Khalil Thomas, Juan Trujillo, Alyssa Vargas-Leon, Kaylin (K.J.) White, Lacee Wilson, Michael Zuccaro, Theodore Zumpone AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Andrew Anderson, David Berry, Nick Brezina, Elijah Buist, Dominic Choriki, Tyler Cook, Ian Dorman, Zachary Dreyer, Patrick Driscoll, Kade Francis, John Garneau, Matt Harman Jr., Chris Harmon, Kenneth Howell, Joel Jimenez, Andrew Ketchum, Tyler Koch, Christian Krejci, Tom Lang, Austin Livesay, Jesus Martinez, Nic Mathies, Gary McCain, Derrick McDaniel, Neil Nino, Austin Olson, Tyler Ott, Ben Pipkorn, Renee Posadas, Ashley Robinson, Jacob Robinson, Nicholas Russo, Bailey Savage, Christopher Schneider, Tyler Schoonover, Joseph Shaffer, Tyler Short, Thia So, Kyle Swenstad, Drew Thomas, John Tilelli, Gideon Wild, Alanna Wilson, Daniel Yardley, Evan Yoakum High School: Charles Adams, Kierre Alston, Peter Barts, Aiden Bemis, Jakob Bergmann, Dawson Bilharz, Charles Bohl III, Kaitlyn Brewster, Chace Brodeske, Phillip Burtell, Alexander Bush, Makayla Chandler, Aaron Collier, Anthony Condero, Noah Curran, Jacob Davis, Dylan Dennis, Jonathan Faughn, Charles Fresch, Daniel Goatley, Robert Gratz Jr., Tyler Hansel, Matt Hargrove, Brendan Harvey, Jonathan Heard, Dylan Hulstedt, Tanner Hyslop, Ra’jah Johnson, Nick Jones, Sudarshan Kadalazhi, Michael Kertanis, Mitchell Kilkenny, Nathan Kinne, Campbell Kraemer, Nicholas Kurgin, Soren Laney, Alexander LaSante, Denver Lee, Benjamin Longnecker, Jose Marte, Lexi McCoy, Samuel Monarch, Jacob Moore, Michael Nash, Tanner Parrino, Tomas Ponce, Timothy Reeves, Zachary Resnak, James Ring, Adrian Ruybe, David Saul, Colton Schroer, Luis Seqoviano, Jonna Stein, Jacob Tucker, Andres Velasco, Matthew Ziegler 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 6 7 COMPETITORS AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Kelvin Adams, David Andblo, Lyric Arms, Brandon Barrandey, Anthony Benafield, Johnathan Farnam, Dolores Garza, Fabian Gomez, Jordan Goodrich, Daniel Graber, Edwin Kagimbi, Wyatt Knick, Vicent Marcellino, William May, Eden Mays, BreaAnna Miller, Damien Moore, Steven Nault, Jaymes Nownes, Jordan Prisock, Luis Rios, Austin Schultz, Matthew Siegman, Melanie Thomas, Timothy C. Tripp, Evelyn Van Horn, Javier Vichel, Andrew Vodak, Alden Wadsworth, Darius Wood, Shelby Woods High School: Andrew Anchor, Hailie Beiting, Jacques Bene, Colby Bourgeois, Jordan Brinker, Daniel Chavez, Luis Corona, Guillermo Cosme, Dylon Cotton, Joshua Degroat, Mach Deng, Billy Denning, Matthew Eldred, Benjamin Falconer, Bobby Foreman, Tyreek Fortune, Erikk German, Cory Harden, Matthew Harvey, Alejandro Herrera, Faith Hopper, Emit Hoyt, Hannah Humphres, Michael Laws, Kolton Leon, Amber Longwell, Jairo Magana, Kenneth Ocasio, Kyle Paul, Cheyenne Peckham, Alex Perkes, Mariah Schnurstein, Eric Shchavlinskiy, Micah Slendy, Ricardo Valles, Austin Wallace, Dylan Wertz, Maren Williams AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Martin Alvarez, Matthew Barber, Austin Boyett, Josh Calmes, Jesse Coleman, Janessy Diaz, Weston Emmerich, Scott Erdman, Jordan Esselman, Damian Fedoryka, Nick Ferrell, Samuel Filby, Ryan Frost, Jonathan Gustin, Leonard Howe, Connor Jones, Anthony King, Drew Kleyweg, Joshua Lamb, Jennifer Martin, Anthony Martinez, Evan McReary, Darrin Miller, Jorge Mora, Jon Myllykangas, Elias Nicholson, Ryan Poppen, Alexander Reimuller, Jonathan Robertson, Connor Sackett, Troy Sawyers, Austin Staten, Brian Story, Justin Suttles, Alex Tardiff, Adam VanPortfliet, Grant Wager, Jennifer Weis, Jared Winkles High School: Gerry Alley, Jondalar Apple, Jonathan Arruda, Cameron Bailey, Jonathon Ball, Devin Bialek, Chelsey Burge, Blake Casper, Keegan Chapin, Jonathan Clark, Cody Craft, Joel Cullen, Steven Devine, James Ferneyhough, Ian Fisher, Paul Gagliano, Austin Gagne, Emmitt Handy, Colton Holloway, Ben Hurley, Tristen James, James Robert Jewkes, Craig Jibben, Dylan Johnson, Zachary Koch, Stone Lewandowski, Troy McBain, Garrett Michel, Brett Moderow, Slate Noorda, Marcus Paulsen, Christian Payne, Justin Poganik, Brennan Rhodes, Kyle Robinson, Chase Roe, Matthew Sherry, Aaron Smith, Conner Snyder, Joshua Squires, Martin Stubben, Eric Tahtinen, Kaleb Tanley, Daniel Taylor, Robert Tighe, Jordan Walhof, Christian Wood, Eduardo Zamorano 68 SkillsUSA AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Nathan Anders, James Carroll, Zach Collins, Victor Elizonda, Brandon Forest, Ryan Gibson, Jarrod Hastie, Allen Jewell, Matt Maceyka, Neil McDonald, Alex Miracle, Jose Oliva, John Pryor High School: Trenton Bell, John Bernardy, Nicole Edlauer, Parker Fredrickson, James Walker Howard, Logan G. Huber, Konrad Kostecki, Jasmine Lewis, Austin Marrs, Bailey Matthews, Daniel Nugent, Jeremie Paige, Amelia Sanders, Carson Shahan BASIC HEALTH CARE SKILLS High School: Tiare Buller, Katelynn Cottongim, James Gentes, Sonia Hernandez, Jordan Janschek, Samantha Menezes, Shaina Murat, Anthony Northup, Katelynn Rosa, Nate Spanos, Elizabeth Valdovines, Shannon Vasas BROADCAST NEWS PRODUCTION College/Postsecondary: Jennifer Blankenship, Jason Boone, Kayla Caldwell, Samuel Carrico, Donte Dykes, Christopher Gazaway, Christian Lilly-Crum, Kelley Mosley, Thomas Reese, Zachary Richey, Ethan Sadler, Jennifer Wright High School: Hannah Anderson, Riley Ashburn, Jeff Atkinson, Kyle Atkinson-Steele, Sophia Atzrodt, Madison Ball, Daniel Beimford, Brandon Berlant, Autumn Berlied, Cole Bewley, Megan Bina, Matt Bond, Dillon Bourke, Charles Brida, Ben Bunch, Nathaniel Cecil, Gretchen Cope, Dorothy Corbett, Jakelin Costilla, Johnny Cromwell, Jada Cummings, Lena Curtis, Ginger Daily, Taylor Davis, Adrian De Leon, Noah Devereaux, Bowden Drake-Deese, Alexis Federico, Jarod Flora, Weston Funk, Abel Garcia, David Gibson, Tatiyana Giddings, Jack Girod, Teryn Gloeckner, McKenna Goade, La’shonda Green, Keelan Harper, Joseph Hart, Clayton Holderfield, Branagh James, Hazel Jeffrey, Ashleigh Kasten, Alec Kilmer, Megan King, Catherine Kristek, Elizabeth Lewis, Laura Londono Iza, Jordan Marine, Kyle Martin, Joseph Martinez, Chase Mayo, Alexander McEachern, Megan McGuire, Constance McKnight, Brian McTyre, Lily Miller, Keziah Mitchell, Aryam Monge, Nikolas Morton, Weston Nelson, Nicole Nicol, Kelsey Nowack, Tucker Nowack, Alexander Pageotte, Merari Parra, Madelyn Principe, Naomi Rafi, Carmen Ramirez-Hinojosa, Ian Rhodes, Vincent Rivere-Barb, Jasmine Robbins-Simmons, Fernando Rocha, Willem Rogers, Alec Rome, Autumn Romines, Ashley Ryan, Alicia Saldana, Kyle Short, Chloe Shroyer, Donnae Simmons, Ana Stoumbos, Nick Swift, Brady Talbert, Rachel Torres, Jacob Tromblee, Sean Uzar, Billy Voges, Thomas Webb, Joshua Williams, Francisca Wood, Jesiah Yewitt BUILDING MAINTENANCE College/Postsecondary: Taisim Bullock, Dakota Cumbie High School: Hunter Brown, Henry Conteras, Derek Factor, Andres Frias, Hunter Goodson, Jimmy Henriquez, Ta’lor Kirkland, Joshua Nevels, Kaleb Nicholas, Jeffrey Pennycoff, Keyondra Snell CABINETMAKING College/Postsecondary: Shane Callaway, Oscar Chandler, Sheena Dauphin, Randy Eastman, Justin Gabhart, Dakota Hennigh, Jonathan Howard, Kade Kunzler, Shamaah Matos, Daniel Norton, Quinn Robbins, Orlando Rodriguez, Wesley Stutz, Matthew Trammell, Jeremy Tritchler, Turner Warren High School: Scott Anderson, Dan Baker, Richard Barrett, Tanner Best, Jason Blanchard, Jackson Booth, Aaron Boutin, Ian Cullen, Jacob Dietz, Payton Dixon, Derek Doughty, Blake Dunn, Joshua Eddy, Rhett Fields, Eduardo Garcia Lucero, Garrett Goodwin, Noah Gouveia, Ernesto Hernandez, Josh Herrmann, Bryce Highsmith, Jessie Hughs, Zachary Kasuba, Kyle Kirby, David Kletter, Avery Landis-Ashbaugh, Hillary Libby, David Malloy, Blake Martin, Brendan McGraw, William McKay, Braxton Newkirk, Brady Newman, Austin Orvin, Alyanna Pastrana, Tyler Schwingler, Jacob Shields, Adam Spanier, Carynsa Sprigg, Jacob Stamm, Donavon Stufft, Boone Tate, Hunter Thompson, Saul Vazquez, Eduardo Veliz CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES High School: Danielle Adili, Sebastian Axelesen, Robert Bender, Madeline Bobst, Hector Daniel Caldeon, Karina Castillo, Cristal Castro, Jeanette Chishbanji, Joann Dominguez-Mariano, Aryana Escobedo, Erika Goracke, Sage Hall, Cortez Hayes, Marah Hesterman, Branden Hoobler, Hanna Jasa, Ann Marie Luppino, Gianna Manela, Bailey Nance, Alok Pillai, Satyakrishna Polavarapu, Sarah Rico, Jack Rogers, Tegan Schwettman, Olivia Taylor CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION High School: Daniel Alfaro, Jacob Aswegan, Alejandro Barron, Tyler Blazek, Melanie Bohde, Evan Bounpaseuth, Jane-Anne Brown, Ma’Liah Cunningham, Kevin Farmer, Anslee Healey, Robert Hill Jr., Erika Jacobs, Deandre Johnson, Jesse Kelley, Austin Lemere, Keith McElrath, Vincent Moreno, Charles Plank, Kenneth Prust, Karina Rodriguez, Sirley Sanchez, Joseph Todd, Kassandra Vazquez, Jason Villatoro, Tayaunus Winston COMPETITORS CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: ARTS, AUDIOVISUAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS High School: Elizabeth Alexander, Sophia Bagley, Carlee Bunn, Gloria Burnett, Johnny Carr, Erica Castro, Jakeem Chamblee, Heather Cheney, Glenn Clayville, Kearin Coonin, Deshawn Coston, Jazmin Cruz, Alexandria Dean, Peter Espiritu, Destiny Garris, Claudia Ghisolfi, Gillian Godding, Jacob Haigis, Melissa Hamed, Adam Hayes, Olivia Humphrey, Taylor Janvrin, Maria Kipps, Thomas Levy, Jordan Lockhart, Tyesha Lowe, Matt Ludovico, Melina Madara, Taylor Malone, Kenny Mardis, Brady McDonald, Ashley McLawhorn, Breighanna McLawhorn, Jordan Norris, Camara O’Brien, Guadalupe Pelayo, Marissa Pereira McDonough, Natalie Sloan, Lauren Smith, Hayden Sokolowski, Preslie Stowe, Matthew Vreman, Aubriana Wallo, Hannah Willenborg CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION College/Postsecondary: Jennifer Davis, Amanda Gonzalez, Francis Pullen High School: Madeline Berzak, Zacharuss Boise, Angie Bojorquez, Aliyah Bradford, Blake Davis, Carson Fink, Lauren Graves, Elide Gutierrez Salinas, Marc Harris, Ba Kate, Alissa Kogan, Jae Jin Lee, Ellen Li, Daniel Linendoll, Sedona Lucas, Jocelyn Mansberry, Shaye McHatten, Leidy Nizama, Kenneth Romero, Hannah Santiago, Melody Serrano, Christian Shadis, Emily St. Germain, Coby Taylor, Josh Vessell, Alexa Vetter, Brandon Zhu CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES College/Postsecondary: Amanda Henderson, Breahna King, Crystal Whitelaw, Katelyn Degener High School: Gillian Gottlieb, Novena Petryk Cordi, Sandra Raju, Summer Schlottman, Jaya Smith, Chandler Van Scoy, Ashley Vescera, Jordan Ward CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: FINANCE SERVICES College/Postsecondary: Raderick Brown, DeeAnna James, Brenda Joe, High School: Aaron Chan, Samantha Husein, Dakotah Massie, Morgan Polston, Samantha Rosenstein, Milan Sheth CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION High School: Nicholas Acosta, Molly Donahue, John Gallamore, Anna Katrina Gutierrez, Daisy Jaimes, Yamileth Jarquin, Jonathan Jin, Ethan Leftridge, Jacob Redman CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: HEALTH SCIENCE College/Postsecondary: Tiara Brosan, Brittany Coker, Janae Crist, Cassie Davis, Brittany Finnegan, Ashley McClain, Brittany McLean, Tiffany Nubern, Christa Snyder High School: Kaleigh Abbott, Mackenzie Almeida, Prince Ananti, Lauren Antunes, Grace Batemam, Paige Benjamin, Carlie Boyles, Brianna Broderick, Candice Burruel, John Chamberlain, Catherine Chen, Breanna Coffman, Sandra Cortez, Crystal Diebold, Juan Flores, Sonia Gomez, Alyssa Gould, Kierra Henderson, Emme James, Zachary Kalafsky, Tarrant Luckett, Abigail Lynch, Emily Mast, Dana McCarriher, Anjana Nair, Kobe Natachu, Chrisy Paciorkowski, Vannya Pavesio, Steven Pierce, Conner Prosser, Yazlyn Quiros, Brandee Ritchey, Cheyenne Santos, Courtney Scheulen, Hannah Semsker, Juan Serna, Elaina Snow, Haley Sponaas, Hannah Strickland, Matthew Warren, Jacqueline Watchman, Terrie Wilkes CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM High School: Alexis Baresciano, Dariana Benitez, Isidra Brower, Jose Calderon, Miranda Correa, Carmen Darden, Brandy Gabrielson, Victoria Guerrero, Brighton Hall, Robyn Heye, Anna Metz, Arianna Mullary, Jessica Neal, Danielle Nusbaum, Madison Paras, Naomi Villareal, Lauren Wyman CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: HUMAN SERVICES College/Postsecondary: Amelia Calhoun, Krystal Hardin, Elizabeth Le High School: Emma Arrowsmith, Andrea Begay, Taylor Browne, Devan Clark, Emily Clark, Cassidy Clegg, Ellie Clegg, Wyatt Cleveland, Daniele Etsitty, Dalia Flanagan, Rachel Friel, Timia Gray, Valeria Guzman, Dalton Hammett, Makayla Hearn, Madison Hill-Glover, Colton Hoerath, Yazmine Hopkins, Lauren Hurst, Ashlyn Kahlenberg, Cassidy Kisseberth, Ashley Lafferty, Ashley Lister, Sophia Luong, Ruby Mahaffey, Rachel Martin, Ann Masiello, Avery Mee, Wil Neuhaus, Noah Ondracek, Jeremy Piemonte, Hunter Pruitt, Josh Ralston, Emily Ramos, Karla Renteria Rosas, Skylar Rice, Jaila Stallings, Eduardo Vargas, Levi Watkins, Micah Watson, Anthony Whistler, Cristina Young CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY High School: Kendra Bean, Aaron Brumley, Thomas Christian, Randall Grant, Da’Jah Harris, Sky Hickey, Kurshad Juhal, Karla Lopez, Kevin Lopez, Nicholas Outland, Raymond Perez, Lisabeth Sabino CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY College/Postsecondary: Elizabeth Cross, Bailey DePriest, Tarfee Hines, Mariah Taylor Moore, Emily Poindexter, Jacob Turner High School: Ayooluwayimika Ajao, Brandon Ashley, Cassie Babula, Anthony Burciaga, Marena Draskovich, Rafael Favela, Maria Flores, Maggie Hall, Cassidy Heiden, Jack Horne, Hannah Jamison, Zachary Klein, David Kontsevenko, Jennifer Maldonado, Jillian McGlade, Jasmine Owens, Tajha Pacley, Molly Powell, Brandon Pozas, Tanner Radcliffe, Salome Roong, Braden Rowe, Kylie Shreve, Molly Soltis, Selina Velazquez, Alexis Wack, Megan Wichern CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: MANUFACTURING College/Postsecondary: Logan Barnett, Rachel Duncan, Daniel Hyduk, Alicia Lash, Adrian Taylor, Zachary Whaley High School: Jacen Conlan, Tyler Faust, Owen Fisher, Tyler Greenawalt, Tyler Heft, Nicholas Lebish, Tommy Liang, Jared McManigal, Michael Moore, Sarah Poole, Alexandra Ruesga, Milan Rutherford, Zoe Smith, Jacob Weber, Kaleigh Wright CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: MARKETING, SALES AND SERVICES College/Postsecondary: Sakima Cauthen, Thelma Clark-Thomas, Michael O’Neal High School: Anirudh Bahl, David Chi, Daniel Chun, Claire Donahue, Kush Patel, Young Song CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH College/Postsecondary: Jilianne Leary, Christopher Nalepka, James Patrick Philips High School: Marc Alano, Brandon Aldridge, Hunter Annese, Kaitlyn Brantley, Levi Brus, Christopher Catanio, Pearak Chhim, John Cook, Kimberly Doucette, Robert Ferullo, Elvis Funes, Jamie Grutzius, Ryan Jones, Soman Khan, Devish Kumar, Luis Lloyd, Austin Monaghan, Jordin Montoya, Cale Nash, Sera Nickerson, Arlie Nole, Vadant Patel, Nicholas Phan, Cody Phelps, Lily Robey, Lauryn Rodgres, Carlos Sandoval, Marco Santiago, Brittainy Sechler, Griffen Shinn, August Shrader, Abbey Sikes, Wayne Van Blarcom, Isabella Veeramani, Matthew Vincent, Zachary Vinson, Jack Wiebe, Patrick Wright, Ryan Yang 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 6 9 COMPETITORS CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE: TRANSPORTATION DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS College/Postsecondary: Rafael Gutierrez, Adan Guzman, Stewart Sargeant High School: Devin Alley, Edriel Cardoza, Alex Chaffee, Zach Daley, Mahasin DuBose, Santiago Espinoza, Bryan Flory, Aylin Garcia, Estela Gonzalez, Ricardo Guzman, Alyson Hardy, Ritu Kanchan, Sammuel Larrabee, Lucas Lescano, Jacob Mann, Trey McLemore, Alex Wright, Blanca Zepeda CARPENTRY College/Postsecondary: Michael Blatter, Christopher Clem, Nathan Defreest, Keith Evans, Joseph Ezell, Woodrow Fourkiller, Eric Freddie, Lane Huston, McCain Jennings, Aimee Johnson, Kevin Kiefer, Ben Kierzek, Dan Koch, Nicholas Labun, Ethan Martin, Chelsea McDonald, Tyler Nez, Hunter Pechart, Justin Pencil, Brandon Schebel, Nathan Schmitz, Tommy Sheppard, Ian Steveline, Matthew Volmer High School: Kurtis Adams, Mecall Anger, Robbie Baum, Jesus Beas, Dylan Beaulieu, Christopher Buckler, Dakota Chavez, Braxton Cooper, Angel Cruz, Vinz Daguio, Austin Dencklau, Phillip Dow, Dylan Drury, Mike Dworak, Isaiah Rashad Elam, Alex Engelmeyer, Devin Hollors, Jacob Holloway, Jared Kennedy, Shelby Kerkvliet, Philip Kneller, Elijah Larimer, Luke LeBoeuf, Hunter Lee, Gerardo Lemus, Joel Loya, Brandon Major, Connor Marks, Raul Marroquin Sandoval, Justin McIntosh, Esteban Mendoza, Trevor Morris, Nick Most, Toye Patrick, Robbie Peeters, Stevan Pina, Ian Rector, Richard Sass, Paul Sayler, Edvan Slick, Carly Stanford, Andres Trujillo, Mason Volmer, Logan Webb, Daniel Wilson, Jacob Wolf, Jayden Wood, Nate Zoellers CHAPTER BUSINESS PROCEDURE College/Postsecondary: Khaliun Amarjargal, Austin Buckner, Kaycee Colledge, Sara Ivie, Kelsey Martin, Autymn Weaver High School: Tucker Kallam, James Allen, Lynndsy Baker, Donnie Beattie, Hunter Blackmon, Brook Blomstedt, James Brangers, Collin Bugara, Slater Burns, Gannon Caballero, Devin Caley, Cassandra Carrion, Wyatt Carroll, Connor Christiansen, Trevor Clayton, Jade CollozoHernandez, Kadin Copeland, Kanessa Copeland, Zach Corcoran, Robbie Cortese, Emma Counce, Garrett Cox, Andy De Leon, Odalis DeLeon, Carson Denning, Meggan DeSousa, Ryan Dunn, Allison Eisenhart, Emily Ermert, Shannon Ferguson, Michael Ferrari, Malinda Foster, Camryn Gales, Taylor Gentry, Kayla Gray, Ryan Hardy, William Hawkins, Ronaldo Hernandez, Lance Hewett, Zachary Hill, Jeremy Hines, Madison Hoatson, Brandon Holley, Shadavida Huston, Preciuos Ikeouwku, Derrakicia Jackson, Drikeytheia Jackson, Kimani Jackson, Cleo Jarnagin, McKinley Johnson, Hunter Johnston, Chelsea Klingman, Ayush Kumar, Cole Mantas, Liz Manuele, Emily Martin, Ana Martinez, 70 SkillsUSA Iyonna McMiller, Denis McCormick, Lauren Minore, Jacob Mongenel, Elijah Moniz, Marissa Morrison, John Mulroy, Joshua Nagle, Payton Neeley, Mackenzie Oestreich, Brittany Oliveira, Jason Onyediri, Rebecca Perkins, Sarah Pierce, Erica Ponder, Cherish Queen, Gail Quinn, Philip Ray, Aaron Renteria, Katelyn Richmond, Trey Rongisch, Kalea Rosario, Sydney Rothbard, Jon Salmons, Tevin Samuels, Briana Sigala, Madison Street, Matthew Stuper, Joshua Summitt, Anferene Tenner, Lane Thibeault, Timmy Thompson, Hunter Thoumire, Makayla Turner, Roger Vadner, Lauren Vasquez, Joshua Vida, Chase Warrington, Carter Washburn, Breona Weiler, Emily Wilson, Mackenzie Wilson, Kurtis Woolfolk, Kate Yeung, Victoria Yorio CHAPTER DISPLAY College/Postsecondary: Christopher Bales, Lazarrus Davis, Michael Fox, John Geist, Lucas Gonzalez, Erika Harding, Ben Huffman, Cody Hurley, Todd Lamas, Heather Lansing, Joey Lopez, Elizabeth Messer, Dwight Prelip, Anna Witt, Hunter Wyatt High School: Erick Acosta, Kyle Almanza, Shad Andersen, Nicole Averyn, Kiersten Barker, John Bart, Shawn Baxter, Victoria Belanger, Elizabeth Blake, Brady Blumer, Reece Bowers, Ronald Bozeman, Bradley Bunz, Danyelle Caguin, Caitlyn Collins, Jesleen Cortijo, Valerie Desire, Colten Didion, Morgan Dinkoski, Cassandra Dubois, Sabrina Dugans, Riley Dwonzyk, Hunter Elliott, Norman Engel, Jacob Evans, Chase Farrer, Charmaine Frisby, Brady Fryberger, Nathaniel Garza, Naomi Giesbrecht, Izaak Gifford, Joshua Gilbert, Kameron Givens, Jadira Gonzalez, Jessica Hall, Gary Havens, Allisen Jensen, Jason Johnson, Gabrielle Kartes, Jordan Katz, Melody Kendall, Austin Lavielle, Chrissy LeClear, Emilly Lektemen, Joseph Lerma, Lena Maarouf, Ali Madow, Alex Maeder, Catherine McDiarmid, Shane McDonnell, Brian McKell, Susan McKnight, Benjamin Monger, Paulina Montiel, Israel Moody, Michael Mulvey, Owen Murdock, Arianna Napolitano, Joseph Pantalone, Logan Parish, Dante Patnode, Nicole Peck, Brennan Peterman, Brooke Ratliff, Clayce Reid, Brooke Reimer, Ashlynn Rewis, Brian Reyes, Dylan Rice, Christain Rodriguez, Joanna Rodriguez, Travis Sands, Blaise Saucedo, Christina Schank, Makayla Setser, Agnele Sewa, Joshua Sewell, Daneyelle Shaw, Zachariah Simms, Preston Simpson, Zion Simpson, Annelise Small, Justin Smith, Nathan St. Don, Sidney Stein, Ashley Stephens, Trey Steward, Casey Stone, Colton Tussle, Benorqui Urena, Diana Villalba, Cody Vincent, Austin Wagstaff, Stephen Webster, Evan Wiebe, Jiavanna Wong-Fortunato, Ethan Zachary CNC MILLING SPECIALIST College/Postsecondary: David All, Matthew Bean, Devon Bledsoe, Nicholas Carrington, Steven Davis, James Gleason, Maggie Hirzy, Ryan Iverson, Jonathan Jennings, Colton Langford, Eugene Leafty, Barry Marshall, Richard McCune, Brett Moore, Kevin Parker, Matthew Roderick, Frederick Ronfeldt, Bennett Satterwhite, Boone Saylor, Andrew Schmidtbauer, Kyle Stiefel, Blake Thurman, Eugenio Torres, Cody Tucker High School: Hunter Batseson, Tyler Bitz, Asael Bocanegra, Austin Brys, Kenny Chavarriaga, Ethan Chew, Nathaniel Clowes, Ryan Denison, Bryson Denton, David Dever, Brandon Garcia, John Hill, Jacob Hisscock, Ryan Kuntz, Joseph Lanche, Conner Lavoie, Daniel Leetran, Raul Moreira Rivera, Japeth Murphy, Preston Peschke, Nick Quandt, Quentin Roberts, Bridger Sanders, Levi Strzepek, Kevin Villanueva, Caleb West, Joseph Wolfe, Josh Wooten, Jacob Wray CNC TECHNICIAN College/Postsecondary: David Braafhart, Lev Burgess, Justin Burnett, Scott Burns, David Byers, Lane Conroy, Joshua Davidson, Kyle Davis, Nathan Fairchild, Casey Hackney, Andrew Hamilton, Michael “James” Hibdon, Zachary LaVigne, Lyle Nicholson, Eric Nield, Josh Redmon, Derek Rutrough, Nicholas Velten, Casey Warner High School: Ethan Ames, William Brown, Cody Bruski, Justin Campbell, Joseph Doell, Bruno Fantilli, Brennen Fleming, Joel Glace, Travis Goodin, Katelyn Grooms, Quinn Kinata, Noah Lehmann, Hunter Lewis, Christopher Mason, Jonathan Master, Quin Motley, Donald Nelson, Matthew Pringle, Nick Schieber, Nathan Voelkers, Alex Wagner, Casey Walbridge, Zane Wilson, Abraham Zuercher CNC TURNING SPECIALIST College/Postsecondary: Jared Chafin, Tucker Clark, Cody Cole, James Cooper, Robert Coulter, Matt Drost, Laura Gilmore, Sam Gladden, Dylan Hardy, Blake Jech, Christopher Johnson, James Johnstone, Richard Meyers, Josh Schroder, Bobby Szudera, John Underwood, Brian Wickman High School: Seth Chapman, Tristan Clark, Garrett Conrey, Loriea Crudup, Garrett Hauenstein, Conley Jackson, Andy Kemnitz, Cody Kirkland, Jacob Lann, Jordyn McCorkindale, Christopher McGrew, Michael McKinley, Kyle Mueller, Logan Oswalt, Matthew Phillips, Noah Reichert, Zachary Seiler, Justin Sohn, Jackson Teti, Collen Whitney COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Brady Bubar, Zane Butler, Joe Contreras, Scott Curry, Justin Dempsay, Daniel Dwyer, Zackery Gawedzinski, Joshua Hodge, Brian Imboden, Joshua Jackson, Joe Javorsky, Josh Johnson, Grant Kennedy, Tyrell Kirk, Dakota Knudsen, Timothy Lind, Jonathan Maier, Shaun Martin, Julian Martinez, Justin Morales, Jacob Norton, Riley Pegorick, Trevor Pickens, Matthias Rappe, Luis Renteria, Dariel Saldana, COMPETITORS Steven Sayre, A.J. Simkins, Andrew Stewart, Philip Switz, Michael Workman High School: Alex Akers, Carl Alderson, Aaron Araujo, Mitchell Bailey, Danny Bale, Nick Blanchard, Jalen Brinkerhoff, Xavier Cardenas Camacho, Giannie Cintron, Christian Contreras, Jackson Cunningham, Ben Dubose, Mike Falco, Tanner Fienen, Chad Fitzsimmons, Alicia Grauberger, Solomon Hayes, Virgil Hickson, Chazzerene Howard, Jarrod Jordan, Taylor King, Brandon Lewis, Gus McDonald, Kayla McMurry, Dominic Palomares, John Parks, Davin Pifer, Jared Schmucker, Wyatt Seitz, Gabe Soto, Zachary Stoor, Tyler Stroup, Nicolai Taklal, Joshua Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Frederick Teed, Dylan Velez, Jordan Voigt, Cole Woods, Joseph Young, Alan Zimmerman COMMERCIAL BAKING College/Postsecondary: Amanda Basta, Pamela Brooks, Kathryn Brouillette, Foltz Calli, Catalina Casillas, Chantal Cheevers, Shayla Eastman, Kortney Istre, Andrea Anne Koston, Lexi Kruschwitz, Delchina Largo, Zulmarie Matos-Medina, Sarah Mayer, Angela Mejia, Jeremy Mesker, Kelci Miller, Zachary Neis, Nikkia Rhodes, Alicia Rivera, Sherley Saint Preux, Courtney Severs, Michelle Stephenson, Abigail Swass, Sonia Talavera, Christa Watson, Annie Yamamoto High School: Areli Acosta, Jordyn Baker, Alexandra Berrich, Genevieve Boushey, Heather Bundy, Alexia Chambers, Sara Chamness, Frankie Concepcion, Beatriz Dedicatoria, Alyssa Dukeshire, Shanttel Gonsalves, Faith Hansen, Amanda Harper, Hannah Herrera, Elise Hill, Brittney Hjort, Alyssa Holder, Evan Jackson, Monica Jodrey, Mackenzie Kleen, Roberta Lancaster, Karam Lee, Elena Linfesty, Nancy Mascote, Destini McAllen-Alcaraz, Cierra McNeil, Courtney Morehouse, Cassandra Nez, Robyn Palompo, Mackenzie Prescott, Carmen Rangel Cisneros, Hannah Rehmer, Brittany Runz, Elizabeth Salazar, Isabelle Schlautmann, Autumn Sitton, Danielle Sunley, Breanna Thomas, Alyssa Ulrich, Kiarah Victor, Sydnee Wolfe COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT High School: Ieisha Ramsey, Cristina Aguilar, Tammy Bolton, Tara Cox, Makayla Downing, Cortnie Harrington, Emilio Herrera, Shanquriel Jenkins, Emily Jones, Sarah Knipp, Lexi Lees, Emilo Montesino, Victoria Moreau, Adam Qureshi, Christian Reyes, Ashley Robinson, Esmeralda Robles, Sam Stursa, Adam Taylor, Raven Treat, Harley Valbuena-Jordan, Jazmine West COMMUNITY SERVICE College/Postsecondary: Silvana Alfaro, Ryan Burch, Jesus Camarena, Sarah H. Cross, George James, Selena Kongmany, Johnathan Kooser, Ernest Phillips, Gabriella Ramirez, Jackie Rasombath, Rene Rodriguez, Jessica Sandmeyer, Juan Sillas-Munguia, James Sperry Jr., Laura E. Wall, Nouda Xiong, Angela Yoho, Beth Zipperer High School: Jorgia Aters, Taryn Austin, James Bateman, Amber Bigbee, Edward Bird, Eliza Bird, Caroline Burke, Josephine Burlingame, Alyssa Burton-Pilcher, Allison Butkus, Alexis Campbell, Kenia Castro Ademan, Donald Cebula, Areli Chombo, Iliana Contreras, Mikayla Corda, Isaac Corona, Lucas Crawford, Mina Dehestani, Arielly Dias, Mikaela Dooley, Lauren Downs, Brianne Dugan, James Estes, Krysta Flanagan, Allison Ford, Justin Fortin, Alexa Franco, Chyanne Funnnell, Amanda Galvan, Andrea Garcia, Scarlet Garcia, Omar Gatica-Analco, Shane Gibbs, Griffin Grider, Caleb Griggeory, Veronica Hampton, Zeonie Harris, Mike Hedrick, Kaitlyn Hermansen, Jasmine Hernandez, Destiny Hidalgo, Emily Hill, Kira Hilton, Danielle Johnson, Destiny Jones, Grace Jones, Nyasia Jones, Corey Josephson, Jacqueline Juarez, Cynthia Kar, Carson Kayner, Ethan Kennelly, Carsen Knott, Natalie Knott, Briana Lawrence, Miles Lewis, April Lugo, Admiris Martinez Vargas, James McIntyre, Adreanah McLaughlin, Kiera Merritt, Jacqueline Morales, Kendalyn Morgan, Saltlynn Nail, Kylee Neace, Luka Pehar, Lucas Perez, Haley Prochazka, Ayanna Pulley, Michael Ramirez, Rennissa Richardson, Stephanie Roe, Victoria Rollin, Amanda Rosin, Samantha Sailya, Katie Saint, Kelly Salinas, Diana Shoemaker, Janel Small, Keaton Smith, Joshua Somma, Stephanie Soucedo, Samantha Sparhawk, Justin Spurling, Carley Stone, Keely Sullivan, Jordan Thomas, Destini Thompson, Andrea Tipton, Jeremie Valdez, Olivia Wallman, Riley Walters, Ashley Watson, Olivia Wheeler, Jahlen Williams, Nathan Wiscombe, Madison Wright, Marian Yalong, Regina Yoo COMPUTER PROGRAMMING College/Postsecondary: Kevin Day, Harley Gifford, Wesley Hampson, Alyssa Harvey, Joshua Hodriguez, Chris Leisure, Christian Riestra, Marshall Schmutz, Robert Shaffer High School: Jordan Bailey, Aston Baucom, Andrew Belle-Isle, Abeeku Bondzie, Daniel Bosse-Joseph, Nathan Bowen, Nico Covert, Ashish D’Souza, Jack Erb, Rafael Frias, Cole Horne, Kavya Kavanakudy, Weston Laity, Kaydan Lindsey, David Lucadou, Chris Martinez, Matthew Meacham, Julio Munoz, Cole Nemeth, Kincaid Nichols, Zach Pierson, Nathan Regner, Pradeep Senthil, Trysten Smith, Corey Todalen, Damian Ugalde, Colin VerWys, Evan Welsh COSMETOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Chelsea Barnett, Elizabeth Bedrosian, Isaiah Cuzzort, Francesca D’Agostaro, Grace Drake, Mareena E. Garcia, Kaylee Goff, Kimberly Haner, Melissa Holmes, Alicia Hooie, Elisabeth Jimenez, Mackenzie Martin, Jaccilynn Mayo, C’Yaundra Morrell, Ashley Moua, Nikki Price, Savannah Riles, Abigail Rodriguez, Annabel Sharder, Gina Steiner, Shay Sullivan, Zyler Thompson, Erasmo Torres, Courtney Walker, Ciara Yarborough, High School: Vanessa Aldrich, Brooke Allen, Jacquelyn Bagwell, Jillian Bardenheier, Emily Baum, Bailey Bridges, Sarah Burke, Kelsey Davis, Ashley Dials, Taylor Dodson, Jennamarie T. Dyke, Melanie Eddy, Delymar Franceschini, Yajaira Gonzalez, Kaitlyn Haley, Kaitlyn Hardy, Stephanie Hart, Rebeka Hatcher, Alex Hernandez, Brittney Holman, Madelyn Hovokra, Madison Hudgins, Michaela Jones, Rachelle Jones, Kailea Kailipalauli, Misty Kilgore, Ashley Krause, Cecilia Massey, Maggie Morris, Madisson Nippert, Ally Perry, Shiann Rollins, Keisha Schlegel, Brooke Sosebee, Amanda Trabulsie, Shelby Utt, Kaitlynn Wimble, Paige Wright CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION College/Postsecondary: Olga Arroyo, Stas Belch, Fabiola Bloodworth, Nicole Brill, Darby Fisher, Carson Freeman, Tyler Fye, Mikayla Guarino, Abbigale Guyott, Ashley Heithoff, Andrea Heiting, Aidaly Heredia, Karen Higdon, Shannon Keefe, Makayla Kennedy, Melissa Kilpatrick, Abbie Kincaid, Yanira Letona, Michelle Malone, Anthony Martin, Xica McClain, Shelby Mortin, John Oliver, Mackenzie Peterson, Sasha Pomerantz, Sarah Poore, Michael Poulous, Perry Smith, Sara Smith, Kameron Snyder, Savannah Stavinoha, Jason Tauschek, Kiara Thomas High School: Jenna Abbott, Derek Akin, Christopher Aldridge, Jayme Alexander, Kelsey Allison, Edith Alvarez, Jaelise Ballestas, Boone Barton, Sarah Benson, Bridget Blake, Mariah Boyd, Jose Bueno, Shelby Buffham, Isaiah Cassidy, Baily Caudle, Leah Costa-Turck, Calandra Dawson, Ashley Diaz Soto, Devon Duquette, Dominic Fargo, Andrew Ferrell, Naomi Flewwellin, Michael Fost, Megan Gass, Ashley Glass, Mahiya Gray, Angela Gutierrez, Andrea Guzman, Natalie Happel, Rachael Hardy, Quinn Hoyle, Taylor Jensen, Savannah Kelley, Gina Kent, Gage Kraeger, Nicholas Larson, Meagan Launius, Michaela Lawrence, Abigale Leu, Juliana Lindsey, Isaiha Littleton, Kristen Longtine, Jacob Madden, Jessica Madrigal, Maha Maghraoui, Isabella Malave, Mason McCartney, Makayla McGuire, Laurisha Meister, Herbert Monroy, Milton Monterraso, Chelsea Morgan, Amy Munoz, Kathryn Myrtle, Sarah Nelson, Eddie Nihart, Diana Patton, Kristina Piplica, Isaiah Reed, Jordan Reed, Hunter Rhoden, Taylor Rhymer, Daniele Richards, Britaya Ringler, Drizzt Robinson, Wilbur Robinson, Kadarius Ross, Benjamin Scott, Antonio Senick, Jennifer Shoup, Anna Soto, Elizabeth St. Pierre, Michael Stackpole, Imaria Staten, Tiffany Stokes, Pherris Swafford, Elizabeth Sweeting, Annie Sweetwood, Blake Toves, Christopher Triano, Madison Valesky, Tyler Wade, Savannah Walters, J.J. Ward, Jasmyn Williams, Chelsy Young, Brandon Zickefoose 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 7 1 COMPETITORS CRIMINAL JUSTICE College/Postsecondary: Cody Blevins, Christopher Chambers, Mason Elliott, Herrera Joseph, Kathleen Keene, Dakota Kidd, Jesse Thorne, Michael Wells High School: Austin Bishop, Troy Bisson, Jonathon Boydston, Garett Buchholz, Joshua Carter, Aaron Cervone, Greyson Ekdahl-McBride, Philip Fink, Gunnar Flotre, Joshua Gibbons, Wavy Griggs, Jacob Hall, Marisela Hernandez, Madyson Hill, Devyn Hollinsworth, Spencer Hollon, Trevor Kegley, Christopher Keller, Jacob Lee, Caroline Lonigro, Ashley Lyninger, Justin Manns, John McKenna, Brian McKinney, Benjamin McRary, Jonathan Miranda, Gabriel Quintanilla, Jamie Ryan, Benjamin Seidl, Charles Sharkey, Tanner Stack, Matthew Stillson, Matthew Stringer, Erin Tinker, Morgan Tippets, Trey Williams, Dylan Wilson CULINARY ARTS College/Postsecondary: LaMatra Barefiled, Jayde Behlke, Ailene Butler, Lexi Crandall, Odes Durst, Wyatt Fink, Zachary Frieling, Lexy Gimbel, Dustin Gregory, Paul Haegele, Mellisa Hamilton, Naomi Huberty, Jake Lau, Mahogany M Lemon, Bethany McKenzie, Rodejah Meredith, Tiffany Miles, Kyle Pacheco, Bryce Pederson, Joy Phillips, Zach Powell, Roberts Ricketts, Kayla Rodriguez, Jassett Smith, Taisyn St. Claire, Joshua Wiggins, Howard Wilson, Joseph Yates, Noah Yoshida High School: Karina Arvizu-Acosta, Jordan Bader, Giovanni Bartolacci, Jaydon Bell, Sandy Carmo, Kenneth (Carson) Crisp, Sherwood Cuch, Samuel Cunningham, David Davis, Vaughn Dennis, Kody Derhak, Khori Eubanks, William Fecteau, Elvira Gabriel, Jaliaha Gathers, Casey Gervais, Nayeli Gonzalez Santos, Nicholas Grimm, Teri Hammonds, Tyra Henderson, Phillip Hua-Pham, Ethan Hulke, Samuel Jijon-Bacilio, Jordan Jones, Sean Lindblad, Henry Long, Miranda Mahl, Lauren Mahoney, Catherine Manstrom, Serena Nguyen, Jonathan Patterson, Ashley Elizabeth Perez, Tori Plott, Molly Reisman, renaldo robinson, Ricardo Romero, Harrison Saal, Ryley Schuerman, Matthew Smith, Megan Stoller, Ashley Tolley, Lauren Traversa, Bryan Uraje, John Vidal, Rachel Walker, Briana Weaver CUSTOMER SERVICE College/Postsecondary: Alyssa Barnsdale, Jude-Michael Batiste, Maxine Blackwell, Mark Dalton, Ricknell Delgarito, Rochelle Goins, Megan Marlowe, Emory Marshall, Haley McMahon, Joel Nunan, Deshia Peters, Joanna Pratt, Alex Romanelli, Tim Smith, Deeya Winfrey High School: Emma Akkers, Allison Anderson, Daniel Brinton, Collin Camden, Naomi Colon, Maria Deblois, Suhail Delgado, Rachel Deno, Shayenne Dorcely, Courtney Duncan, Christopher Evans, Bailey Figueroa, Kesta Gervil, Madison Giles, Chloe Gomez, Kiersten Green, Amber Haverlah, Cody Hovater, Ginny Huang, Noah Jacobs, Jenshrina Kehoe, Nicholas Lamm, Whitney Measles, 72 SkillsUSA Danielle Niday, Raydija O’Reilly, Mackenzie Pelkey, Lyndsey Pilla, Aidan Rice, Carissa Riggenbach, Coreye Ross, Mikala Sanford, Kaycie Segura, Kiniya Shippey, Lalene P. Sirypannho, Serene Townsell, Carinda Washburn, Triston Whitaker DENTAL ASSISTING College/Postsecondary: Jazmin Aguilar, Elizabeth Church, Jocelynn Eger, Brittany Griffin, Jennifer Helm, Collin Lawrence, Amber Mabry, Monica Navarro High School: Fe Lorraine Aguinaldo, Cindy Clemente, Hailey Feltner, Lauren Groody, Leilani Lopez, Grace Perry, Zainab Raja, Adriana Romo, Dunya Shihab, Mariah Smith, Adriana Tapia, Chris Trujillo DIESEL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Dionysios Analitis, Preston Bagwell, Ryan Robert Balcerzak, Grey Berry, Olin Blair, Anthony Bramante, Romello Braxton, Cameron Dailey, Brandon Dickson, Ethan Fettig, Ian Folkers, Keith Fullen, Mikel Fury, Matthew Gardner, Chase Gilbeason, Robert Janssen, Clancy Johnson, Landon Kohring, John Lechler, Eric Luna, Michael Mendonca, Joe Padget, Brian Rademacher, Steven Remington, Robert Rutter, Seth Schumacher, Anthony Schumann, Bryan Smith, Adam Sprock, Nicholas Strohl, Benjamin Tatum, Tyler Thiesing, Derek Whittenburg, Kasey Wilson, Shawn Wood High School: Ana Elidia Alvarez, Luke Andersen, Isaiah Apodaca, David Berggren, Kevin Christensen, Cole Cook, Tanner Duggin, Tate Eller, Hunter Fife, Trevor Flanders, Teddy Foret, Douglas Frierson, Bryton Frost, Ian Fujinaka, Will Gaddis, Kody Gibson, Christopher Gingerich, Quinton Harris, Anthony Herzog, Nathan Hoover, Micheal Joyner, Levi Lewis, Kristopher Long, Chauncey Lurvey, Preston Lyman, Brayden Malaske, Bailey Martin, Justin Maschino, Ryan Meppelink, Deven Miller, Nicholas Motsinger, Dylan Noyes, Taylor Owler, Ty Parsons, Jacob Peters, Thomas Rogers, Tyler Short, Benjamin Siron, Jose L. Soto, Ryan Sweeney, Arthur Sweet, Austin VanDorn, Takota Walton, Michael Wenger, Cole Zilifro DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION College/Postsecondary: Lauren Abell, Caleb Curran, Anthony Frazier, Gabe Freeland, Jahleel Giles, Ryan Heckman, Carlos Hernandez, Amity Hoffman, Jeremy Howell, Jeremey Johnson, Brian Kesler, Robert Marrocco, Roland Massow III, Kejuan Morris, Austin Oropeza, Al Nafi Walker, Briana Wall, Trent Weinzetl High School: Mariah Abney, Luis Arevalo, Thomas Ausburne, Skylar Baker, Natalie Biendara, Matthew Brock, Robert Bromley, Anna Brown, Jacob Brown, Maya Brown, Bradley Carver, Darin Chapin, Austin Cooper, Edward DuCoin, Rebekah Ferreira, Chandler Fields, Emily Fitzgerald, Manny Gomez, Mackenzie Goodrow, Ethan Harris, Chase Holcombe, Calvin Holmes, Tim Huey, Garrison Irwin, Trevor Janshen, Scott Kennedy, Kyler Kirkland, Dominic Krupp, Isabel Latimer, Tony Le, Joshua Long, Michael Mahan, Aiden Matey, Luke Maxson, David McCallister, Nick McCambridge, Connor Minkiewicz, Brynn Morse, Zoey Palmer, Ryan Platt, Nicole Porter, Lilia Rafful, Reid Riley, Jose Rivera, Kyle Roy, Thkunmin (T.K.) Seng, Brennen Simcox, Braeden Smedley, Jackson Sneed, Sahana Subramanian, Kaarthik Tharmiya, Elliot Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Lily Thorburn, Luis Tirado, David Tovar, Felipe Vargas, Desaree Vaughan, Mikayla Viloria, Gage Welch EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION College/Postsecondary: Tawanda Brown, Madison Hart, Sonya Johnson, Kayti Parish, Darci Samuelson High School: Molly Bolstad, Mary Buske, Shalen Casini, Emma Chinchen, Kennedy Clyde, Emily Dahlgren, Reyna Garza, Gianna Grafton, Lauren Greenlaw, Madison Harmon, Lakota Hollowell, Rachel Horton, Katherine Hsu, Cross Korder, Margaret Lamphier-Meier, Jennifer Martinez, Chaeli McCay, Sarah Metcalf, Cassidy Moses, Hanna Placek, Karla Romero, Tyson Wages, Jewel Washington ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING College/Postsecondary: Ariel Acosta, Colby Avera, Jared Benjamin, Zachary Blevins, Greg Castle, Nicholas Caverly, Louis Clark, Nick Cundy, Adam Ford, Ryan Hellen, Rodrigo Hernandez-Martinez, Jordan Huling, Daniel Leonard, Clint Linebaugh, Steven Long, Colby Mathe, Lundy Moliere, Zachery Nilsson, David Perrin, James Potts, Dan Riha, Fausto Rodriguez, Kory Schnoebelen, Nathan Steele, Joseph Thibault, Aaron Wagstaff, Tate Whiteman, Michael Zurenda High School: Badar Ahmed, Mark Anderson, Alim Ben Brahim, Samuel Boyd, Adam Brinkerhoff, William Burdick, Casey Cash, Justin Chambless, Seth Daniel, Jacob Day, Jonathan Ellison, Kevin Escamilla, Ashlynn Gully, Sam Hoppius, Jarrett Huebner, Andrew Huhn, Donovan Johnson, Andrew Klaft, Tanner Kurtz, Bryce Landry, Nicholas Livesey, DaNiel Machia, Todd Marks, Dmitri McDaniel, Steven McGuire, Mateo M. Melgar, Cristian Mendez, Tyler Osentoski, Derrick Parrott, Tim Quitidamo, Alex Raeder, Kevin Reyes, Leonardo Reyes, Peter Roloson, Liam Scribner, Kyle Shaughnessy, Tyler Sorensen, Daria Stifel, Cordell Summers, Austin Teater, Cody Thompson, Tyler Woodridge, Anthony Zupancic ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Matthew Anderson, Brent Berry, Ricky Borel, Josiah Duff, Cody Leahy, Curt Love, Jacob McGonigle, Nickolas Nuss, Ivan Ruiz, Jordan Steidinger, Silvestre Vargas, Victor Velazquez, Cordarious Walker, Kyle Woolfolk High School: Austin Barnett, Andrew Barth, Thomas Bostian, Damon Bump, Chelsie Cloutier, Dylan Craig, Matthew Dickson, Kameron Erb, COMPETITORS Zachary Gafford, Kreyton Gorham, Austyn Harmon, Ryan Hittepole, Spencer Hopwood, Noah Irving, Alex Mahlon, Huston Martin, Hunter McKinney, Bryce Mendenhall, Jacob Morin, Coleman Myers, Eann Potter, Reece Powell, Mathew Puente, Kevin Ramirez Martinez, Daniel Reyes, Collin Rose, Devin Sikes, Zachary Snyder, Donovan Springer EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION PROCESS College/Postsecondary: Connie Davis, Dawn Fenton, Kimberly NeSmith, Crystal Slater High School: Connor Block, Jordan Coon, Justin Finney, Shynettra Foxworth, Paris Harvel, Christina Hatlestad, Leonard Hernandez, Courtney Knihtila, Savannah Krick, RashAd Littleton, Codie Loftus, Mollie Maddux, Alyssa Robasco, Jimmy Robinson, Kristen Ruby, Braeden Santos, Sariha Shipley, Alexander Sundquist, Hannah Willert, Caezon Williams-Still, Aszurri Yarde, Humbero Zapata ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY/ DESIGN College/Postsecondary: Zachary Alconero, Kendrick Begay, Jarrett Brown, Tyler Crumbley, Travis France, Alize Hall, Nash Helms, Richard Kokoletsos, Carl Parsons, Cody Pitts, Filiberto Rios, Brayden Stevens High School: Desiree Alvarez, Chris Armstrong, Miguel Bautista, Connor Begansky, Hunter Blanton, Justin Brown, Dillon Burks, Colton Cammack, Miranda Campbell, Elizabeth Castro, Favian Cervantes, Brandon Clarke, Lucas Collins, Caleb Conner, Kari Croy, Shaela Davis, Tobias Demaray, Charles Dolbey, Asheber Dube, Abram Ehrhorn, Cameron Faircloth, Connor Faircloth, Zachary Farrell, Patrick Fisher, Jessai Flores, Anna Gade, Nathaniel Gard, John Michael Garner, Patrick Han, Berit Hankins, Charles Harper, John Hodges, Camron Houston, Andrew Hubler, Jonathon Jewell, Mason Jones, Charlie Kruschek, Zachariah Lahrache, Marcelle Langford, Christopher Lanham, Devin Lanter, Kaitlyn Lee, Marina Lilieholm, Marcos Lopez, Natalie Lopez, Joseph Massey, Jacob Morton, Nathan Murphy, Daniel Obichie, Anthony Oddo, Cara Painter, Robert Parks, Isaac Payne, Rachel Peal, Landon Porterfield, George Pulica, Lukas Purasson, Justin Raper, Lauren Renkenberger, Jared Richards, Mason Ritz, Logan Robertson, Nicholas Roschewsk, Matthew Russell, Karina Sandoval, Jonah Schiestle, Alex Schoening, Payne Stancil, Zack Stopper, Daliz Torres, Ryne Tucker, Landon VanZile, Hannah Watsky, Spencer Weiland, Andrew Wharton, Alex Wilkinson-Johnson, Lexi Wilson, Larkin Witte, Richard Wright, Dylan Yoksh ENTREPRENEURSHIP College/Postsecondary: Jonathan Acosta, William Adkins, Jamie Anthony, Tyler Brown, Jarred de la Cruz, Justin Eldridge, Ethan Johnson, Aria Jones, Nickolas Joyner, Brianna LaDere, Darryl McCray, Ariel Miramontes, Nyla Mitchell, Luis Mora, Rory Shelley, Vincent Thomas High School: Nathan Abbott, Shamari Adams, Briana Aguirre, Anna Albritton, Ayrial Almy, Leslie Amezcua Zamora, Alisa Begic, Luke Benz, Ashley Berkowitz, Alyssa Black, Blake Bomboy, Shannon Bourgeois, Nadia Bowley, Sebastian Chinen, Mya Cofield, Kade Copeland, Anjali Dalwadi, Tajanee Day, John Denig, Treasure Evans, Ashley Fahey, Wes Faw, Alex Fonseca, Rachel Gillespie, Spencer Gunderson, Corey Harrison, Blake Hawkins, Koya Hill, K.J. Hirshi, Johnation Holt, Nicole Hoppe, Jada Jackson, Dominique Johnson, Garrett Johnson, Logan Jones, Zayda Juarez, Sean Kobarg, Cate Latting, Noah Lawrence, Lauren Lee, Leslie Lopez, Brooklyn Lunsford, Chris Lupardis, Christian Maloney, Clare Martell, Annaleigh Martin, Shelby McCubbin, Kenya McQueen, Ethan Miller, John Miller, Noah Paradez, Connor Paradis, Jade Parker, Todd Paskett, Brandon Patton, Dylan Pella, Keyona Peters, Zach Pewterbaugh, Jasmine Phillips, Ahmet Polik, Annmarie Rogers, Daxton Rothwell, Brian Rubio, Meilani Ruiz Ortega, Chris Rushing, Hannah Silvers, Nathan Simpson, Cathryn Siolka, Ashley Sisk, Tara Strickland, Halle Sulfaro, Jonathan Thatcher, Bria Vinson, Nicholas Walton, Jeremy White, Sean Wilson, Fan Yang, Sam Young, Geoff Zdgbloski, Katie Zeitler ESTHETICS College/Postsecondary: Sommer Arbogast, Natalie Bathen, Salma Carrillo, Cheyenne Coffee, Jessica Duenas, Kyndall Edwards, Julieta Flores, Evelyn Grabeski, Tiffany Gunter, Isabella Jackson, Emily Jones, Patricia Kachaterian, Brittany Keeling, Mysti Kirkpatrick, J.A. Liles, Jamie Mowell, Rebecca Parkinson, Brittany Reyes, Callie Sheffer, Amberiah Smith, LaKesha Wesley, Ashlee Woods, Rahel Yohannes High School: Sara Amor, Stacia Black, Heather Braun, Vastie Castellanos, Emma Deranek-Williams, Paige Earp, Rozlyn Engelen-Gurtz, Maria Galvan, Tatiana Hanks, Brooke Howells, Rachael Kennedy, Alexis Mcatee, Katie Morrison, Katie Moses, Emily Newman, Marissa Pecorella, Crystal Ponce-Carrasco, Sarah Ransom, Caitlin Redmond, Rachel Rinaldi, Kelsey Ross, Susanne Savage, Reygan Troyer, Amber Tucker, Keely Ward, Paige Whitley, Melissa Zazueta EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING College/Postsecondary: George Bamburg, Paul Michael Cole, Katheryn Cueva, Jonathan Dearing, Nick Eberhard, Drew Flesher, Gabrielle Glaser, Erik Hedden, Bobby Honeycutt, Derrick Hull, Heather McAllister, Christopher Musgrove, Matthew Pruitt, Carlie Rembold, April Vezie High School: Joshua Attarian, Mary Bagley, Veranna Bauske, Rebekah Bonner, Jordan Bozzelli, Edeni Colon Rivera, Emily Donnely-Horn, Caleb Dowell, Nick Drew, Alvaro Escobedo, Kasidy Haynes-Noel, Yessenia Hicks, Jahad Hoyte, Tymar Hunt, Benjamin Kennedy, Katie Koterba, Randy Langrick, Darin Lester, Mitchell Mahaffey, Naomi Marcom, Dream Moore, Keshuane Nelson, Nam Nguyen, Destiny Owens, Halie Parker, Daniel Pickens, Will Pierce, Rodrigo Quintas, Sydney Rainone, Noah Redican, Hall Reyna, Rachel Richardson, Kermit Rivera Maldonado, Noah Rouleau, Sylar Sample, Alexander Santellana, Richard Simmerman, Jonathan Smith, Taylor Thompson, Shyrome Walton, Anderson Wash, Alfien White, Cade Wolcott, Suleida Zayas FIREFIGHTING College/Postsecondary: William Barlow, Devon Brack, Caleb Brown, Christopher Jones, Colton Kuhlman, Tyler McClean, Austin Meeler, Austin Raue, Camron Wilkey, Dallin Wilson High School: Alexander Belbeck, Mackenzie Bryan, Hunter Czlapinski, Bailey Duffell, Gregory Duke, Wesley Hall, James Heins, Matt Hudspeth, Austin Kelley, Jacob Kelley, victoria Ketterer, Andon Kingry, Mitchell Manfredi, Caitlyn Marino, Brandon Meyers, Brayden Miller, Myles Mitchell, Kyle Mogilka, Konner Raymond, Tanner Reedy, Austin Root, Spencer Rowell, Kris Stagner, Levi Taylor, Austin Turner, Jordan Upham, Chris Vaughan, Quinton Weber, John Wolcott FIRST AID/CPR College/Postsecondary: Angel Fuentes, Aaron Gammon, Holly Kibler-DeYoe, Patrick Lott, Aimee Marshall, Phyllis Mazzaglia, Manuel Nielsen, Michael Smith-Altizer, Tiffany Stalvey, Katilina Struble, Rachael Thompson, Anthony Vinson, April Won High School: Brittney Ayotte, Kailey Bak, Maria Barrios, Dalton Breeden, Ellie Campbell, Riley Coleman, Denton Douglas, Maryissa Durante, Matthew Dyke, Meagan Evans, Breanna Fisher, Tyler Fletcher, Denisse Garcia, Britney Hall, Madison Harcrow, Julia Harper, Makenna Harris, Tlyer Hoomes, Tara Keel, Rachel Krystopowicz, Valerie Robyn Lawrence, Caleb Lee, Christian Mann, Fernanda Mendez, Dylan Moore, Keyairah Moore, Dakota L. Ostler, Andre Scott, Samantha Shephard, Grant Sunderman, Chazz Sunkett, Travis Swanson, Krista Waldo, Courtney Ward, Corey Weir 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 7 3 COMPETITORS GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS College/Postsecondary: Jessica Cupples, Victoria Gillette-Robertson, Kristina LoVerso, Kalon Stephens High School: Alisha Bell, Reggie Bryant, Myliyah Caldwell, Sadrac Camacho, Erica Eyrich, Jeffery Garcia, Jadee Hill, Brandon Jinright, Kamron Lewis, Nathan Long, Ezekiel Moore, Kylie Normandin, Lauren Pettigrew, Kaitlyn Runion, Kenneth Sager, Suhkharan Saggi, Connor Taube, Lenbarg Terry, Justin Tucker, Brittney Whitestone GRAPHICS IMAGING – SUBLIMATION College/Postsecondary: Alyca Davis, Kelsey Fields, Skyler Massey, Edrene Montanez, Crystal Rodriguez High School: Jacob Barber, Brittany Blundell, Jacob Canary, Hayden Carlson, Calista Clifton, Britney Dix, Mattie Egly, Kalani Ferguson, Katy Fillmore, Steven Franklin, Annabelle Grass, Katelyn Logsdon, Aldaire Mendez HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL College/Postsecondary: Ashley Antwine, Patra Barber, Jennifer Boucher, Michael Boyd, Sherry Burnham, Teri Copeland, Olivia DaFonte, Amanda Davey, Kari Ellis, Shalee Freestone, Lea Gardner, Bethanie Gibbs, Samantha Griffith, Amber Harrold, Katie Huffman, Keyana Johnson, Toni Lewis, Sierra Locke, Mackinize Martin, Angela Mohr, Kerith Moore, Chase Pelton, Sydney Pham, David Polly, Kimberly Preston, Christina Ramsey, Brittany Reagan, Molli Reiten, Tiffany Richmond, Amanda Rivas, Sarah Shepherd, Kasey Spencer, Jennifer Tarwater, Nicole Tidwell, Adrienne Walker High School: Adeola Abdulkadir, Katie Aitken, Kenzie Allen, Carlos Alvarado, Stacy Andryshak, Erin Archambault, Nicholas Armstrong, Jewel Balabagno, McKenna Baur, Erin Blake, Paige Blinkhorn, Sarah Bradshaw, Alasia Branche, Lizbeth Brea Polanco, Rylee Brehmer, Rachael Broder, Noelle Cave, Paige Christ, Meghan Counts, Aubrey Cyr, Rayna Denis, Katherine Doucette, Mersadie Dulac, Megan Earley, Jessica Egizii, Kendall Evans, Heather Ferraris, Carly Foreman, Jaslyn Fossen, Elizabeth Garcia, Kylie Gates, Abigail Grayson, Melanie Hardee, Hannah James, Nicole Jones, Lev Krasnovsky, Kaylyn Labonte, Gabriela Lasso de la Vega, Winston Lau, Jiwoo Lee, Cody Lutman, Alexis Lynn, Rachael Mailloux, Nicolas Maramaldi, Devon Martinez, Kelsea McConnell, Emmy Mei, Justyn Merida, Kristen Miller, Alexandrina Miranda, Eduardo Miranda, Lauren Molina, Josue Moralez, Rachael O’Brien, Anthony Okeh, Emily Pascucci, Kaitlin Rau, Josh Reyes, Thomas Rollefson, Alyssa Salazar, Elysha Sameth, Laura Sarringhausen, Taylor Scifres, Joyce Shin, Brooke Shotwell, Loren Sillaman, Justin Simpson, Allison Smith, Danielle Smith, Kelsey St. Cyr, Cassidy Stieg, Rakel Sua, Preeya Subedi, Sarah Thomas, Kierstin Thompson, Dasharae Ussery, Tessa Vakulick, Jenna VanHatten, Noah Wood, Yearam Yang 74 SkillsUSA HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO College/Postsecondary: Danielle Dobson, Rebecca Hernandez, Lauren Pelletier, Marissa Wagner, Toni Watts High School: Catherine Brennan, Sydney Currie, Samira Dias, Kerrigan Ellington, Valery Garcia, Kiersten Grotjohn, Jackie Haller, Carson Hope, Kaley Marcinski, Alicia Martin-Conyers, Kassandra Martinelli, Jacob Mitnik, Madison Stocks, Lauren Stone, Mavis Taungatua, Kaelyn Taylor, Daniela Vazquez HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION College/Postsecondary: Andrew Black, Braden Borders, James Buresh, Aaron Cochran, Tony Davis, Jesse Ferguson, Ryan Gallagher, Brandon Higdon, Ryan Hill, Michael Horner, Terry Jones, Mitch Lamon, Samuel Lytle, Jason Mercer, Joshua Neumann, Carlos Ortega, Matthew Peterson, Jeffrey Reichl, Erik Reyes, Christopher Rose, Randy Schunk, Greg Smith, Peyton Sutton High School: Ean Anderson, Grant Bowley, Hoyt Brown, Scott Cersosimo, Kobe Champine, Nicholas Chrostek, Haley Cole, Austin Cromer, Blake Evans, Ethan Fannan, Christian Gabriel, Joshua Haley, Jeffrey Hebert, Avery James, Ahron Keizer, Tyler Lord, Sean Luciano, Patrick Machia, Thomas Mascia, Nick Massaro, Blake Moore, Ronald Perry, Jose Rameriz, Colby Renfroe, Austin Rolfsmeyer, Bob Ryker, Edmarie Serrno Gonzalez, James Smith, Wesley Snyder, Jared Thompson, Andrew Tignor, Cody Windham, Nathan Zabrecky HUMANOID ROBOTICS College/Postsecondary: Carlos Keglevich, Samuel Tarfa High School: Gabriela Contreras, Benito Flores, Mark Goff, Allan Hitchcock, Kaitlyn Kopa, Wyatt LaRose, Eddie Mackelden, Brayan Maldonado Aguilar, Yen Nguyen, Niclas Nienebuck, Andrew Tuson, Jerry Wood III INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL College/Postsecondary: Bryan Bauer, Michael Boeding, Kadin Campbell, Jeremy Carl, David Deramus, Jose Franco, Matthew Gangemella, Alan Graham, Kyle Griffith, Jacob Hemond, Jacob Herring, Geoffrey King, Devin Kissinger, Daniel Mikawa, Trever Parker, James Switter, Cheng Vang, Walter Vasquez High School: Dante Abbo, Joedouglas Ashton, Ryland Bagbey, Connor Bubash, Kolton Caraway, Francis Carcamo Ramirez, Kevin Castro, Mason Cocanougher, Joseph Cribbs, David Cruz, Michael Dotson, Jeffrey Gerger, Knute Jones, Austin Mills, Bailey O’Brien, Kody Parker, Cody Short, Cody Siemen, Jeffrey Teter, Trey Thompson, Christian Verdon INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES College/Postsecondary: Robert Champion, Michael Conatser, Steven Craddock, Jerome Czachor, Jacob Frashure, Juan Gongora, Ty Hamilton, Robert Horner, David Langston, Ryan Monio, Timothy Morrison, Mark Murarescu, Willam Payne, Kenneth Rettinger, Tim Seitzinger, Ammon Turner, Donald Vicknair, Andrew Ware High School: Rick Allen, Nicholas Angelino, Kevin Anglin, Christian Arroyo, Joseph Burgio, Fidel Castro, Colton Clark, David Crafts, Justin Forlenza, Richard Frinzi, Christopher Galusha, Alexander Gay, Eric Gomez, Jacob Hawley, Toby Ingram, John Jackson, Bryce Jeffries, Zachary Jenkins, Nicholas Jewett, Trent Kenny, Cody Klimkofski, Oscar Martinez, Riley McQuivey, Braden Moser, Jake Nethery, Logan Perry, Austin Quick, Randall Reeves, Dennis Shannon, Seth Smith, Mark Straub, Austin Taylor, Isaiah Thomas, Justin Tuttle, Collin Weiss INTERACTIVE APPLICATION AND VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT College/Postsecondary: Daniel Akkerhuis, Hannah Brooks, Joshua Camargo, Dodds Colley, Bruce Crum, Owen Dehlinger, Aaron Franchi, Eric Garza, Hayden Newlin, Cesar Perez, Hillary Pimentel, Cameron Underwood, Kyle Walker High School: Brayden Banks, Noah Baylis, Ethan Bellair, Rebecca Bohnker, Ryan Bombard, Zachariah Casey, Jordan Cochran, Caroline Dew, Kimberly Diaz, Daniel Engman, William Fowler, Merrick Frichot, Bryan Garza, Mya Genwright, Trevor Gladwin, Garrett Harriman, Curtis Holden, Elliot Hossler, Jordan Hughes, Preston Hunt, Brandon Hustus, Alex Kibilko, Noah King, Devin Kupka, Austin Lane, Jarod Liberty, Zachary Liljegren, Nick Lombardi, James Marks, Salvatore Martell, Dylan Matt, Samuel Melendez, Chase Mullican, Aaron Nichols, Jane Palacios, Charles Palmer, Jordan Pearson, Brenden Pelfrey, Alex Rediker, Carlos Rodriguez, Raven Ruiz, Evan Shepherd, Sierra Terry, Eric Todd, Connor Vance, John Wheeler, Michael Zamojcin INTERNETWORKING College/Postsecondary: Trey Asperund, Jacob Day, Robert Gaines, Kaitlin Jarssen, Robert Lamberti, Heath Like, Neal Metcalf, Steven Nuckolls, Zackary Palomin, Cesar Ramirez, Isaac Ross, Azm Uddin, Seth Wines, Jordan Zach High School: Darian Arnold, Nick Birdine, Brandon Brant, Carl Cederborg, Caleb Cook, Willie Cook, Alexander Crombie, Ramon DeWitt, Jonathan Diaz, Michael Hanlon, Tearra Hargrove, Hunter Hearne, Gibson Holder, Jonathan Kinney, Garrett Kitchings, Nickolas Komarnitsky, Kyle Korman, Ben Landon, Eric Nahe, Ben Rampel, Tyler Reese, Jonathan Reiff, Michael Sachs, Matthew Schuster, Jonathan Shacklett, Benjamin Simon, Nick Slatton, Dylan Spille, Michelle Tavares, Derek Toohey, Zheyuan Xue COMPETITORS JOB INTERVIEW College/Postsecondary: Mariah Bell, Richard Bolanos, Cameron Brown, Nikki Custer, Brett Davis, Michael Eubanks, Cooper Eustis, Brooke Getchell, Olivia Hawbecker, Miguel Hernandez, Joseph Little, Juliet Moreno, Kyle Sabourin, Brook Senbeta, Eric Skinner, Ramona Tate, Teylor Taylor, Joe Vernon, Sherrie Wilcox, Cody Wimberly High School: Amanda Bartholomew, Mya Benson, Christina Bhandari, Addison Boley, Sydney Bruce, Micah Carey, Merideth Casey, Josh Charlton, Shelby Convery, Hannah Cozzolino, Mason Duffey, Kristine Emken, Jacorey Flood, Elexis Forgey, Brian Funez, Rebekah Furtado, Angel Guevarra, Maya Lemus, Liana Lopez, Katherine Luttner, Pamela Mego, Shaili Mehta, Paola Annette Mercado, Hannah Miller, Lindsey Millerd, Megha Nayyar, Ben Neyman, Zakory Niemierowicz, Hannah Pesek, Jon Petrucci, Jordan Plaster, Mark Revis, kelsey Richard, Lexy Richards, Brook Santana, Jose Santiago, Estephany Santos, Landry Shorkey, Madison Snyder, Rosheka Tenner, Patrick Thomas, Duane Williams JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION A College/Postsecondary: Kayla Audet, Christoper Beall, Rebecca Borden, Greg Bunch, Mitchell Clark, Keshay Davis, Kristin Dignen, Christopher Fuentes, Ann Goad, Kelsee Haws, Darrian Hicks, Louie Jude, Quinn Kielty, Scott Maki, Miguel Ramirez, Keith Roberts, Jaclyn Studniski, Karina Tench, Thomas Thornsbury, Anna Upton, Tyler Williams, Tiffani Young, MIchael Zoltak High School: Abdulaali Abdulaali, Bruce Arneaud, Caleb Barnes, Natalia Baron, Shaden Bethel, Pierre-Luc Bouchard, Noah Bryant, Kylie Cain, Austin Davis, Alexa Flores, Angelica Franklin, Gabriel Gamet, Sindel Harris, Sarah Henry, Kira Hess, Hayley Ireland, Clarissa Jenkins, Amaia Jones, Sofia Keiser, Ian Kelly, Stephen Lee, Ryan McBride, Adrian Melon, Anaiya Moore, Allison Prall, Benjamin Reynlods, Elizabeth Richardson, Klayton Richardson, Nicole Richins, Genesis Rosario, Kamau Russell, Savanna Smith, Emily Stevens, Brett Stone, Joshua Thurston, Ally Toupin, Celia Valle, Kyla Warner, Nona Wells, Grant West JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION OPEN College/Postsecondary: Makenzie Bowers, Dixie Fields, Nohemi Giutierrez, Rachel Hilgers, Amber Hutcheson, Caitlin Irwin, Mari Johnson, Kathleen Klingberg, Nathan Kubinski, Alex Merrill, Ullisses Montoya, Alexis Ramirez, Brenda-Lee Rodrigues, Bryce Sinclair, Kevilea Skolarski, Johnathan Sotomayor, Shanna Stevens, Desiree’ Uphold, Kyle Verslues, Satwyneka Williams High School: Elvira Alamillo, Parker Anderson, Tallon Armstrong, Gage Bloomer, Trevion Brownlee, Connor Buis, Ryan Campbell, Alyssa Casatelli, Caleb Coffey, Tristen DeVore, Nicole Downs, Nikki Drake, Stephanie Falcon, Emilio Gonzalez, Riley Groover, Taylor Halverson, Hannah Johnson, Katie Jones, Sariah Kawehilani Perez, Joshua King, Aydee Marruffo, Jonathan Mccain, Grant Mitchell, Kristjana Miti, Lynn Mockabee, Kyle Mosley, AsherRay Palomares, Henry Reardon, Isabella Rodrigues, Ethan Smith, Mason Smith, Nyles Southam, Noah Squires, Jonathan Stanek, Traniece Stephens-Broadnax, Camryn Strecker, Cole Trued, Jonathan Valle-Alfaro, Madison Vaughn, Eli Whiteman, Caitlin Wilkie MAJOR APPLIANCE AND REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: William Almon, Mark Bean, Samuel Cook, Mark Crockett, Michael Jolley, Matthew Pryor, Sergei Shapoval High School: Nathan Andrade, Adrian Betancourt, Jordan Decker, Kyle Fields, Samuel Kendrick, Rafael Lopez-Soriano MARINE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Mike Allen, Peter Babilonia, Sherokee Bogert, Blake Bush, Kyle Crockett, Adam Doraska, Aaron Garoutte, Kelly Gillis, Weston Jeno, Dustin Krueger, Tyler Rush, Doug Stockwell, Cole Stoddard High School: Cameron Brown, Aydan Doyle, Tyler Fitzpatrick, Ian Gainey, Simo Gruichich, Maxwell Hodges, Joseph Hunt, Robert Koss, Brian Lagergren, Kyle Marshall, Aca McDonald, Braxton Miller, Joshua Rodgers, Daniel Rush, Lee Schoonover, Preston Woodstock, John York MASONRY College/Postsecondary: Mathew Adams, Jake Arborgast, Brandon Baker, Theresa BarbosaWeston, Jonniece Collins, Jordan Ellis, Cody Harrison, Evan Horak, Trevor Huntley, Agustin Maldonado, Archie Morgan, Cody Palmer, Samuel Preece, Triston Rehm, Charlotte Strope High School: Danny Acosta, Hector Agapito, Dana Barrow, Carsten Bievenour, Joseph Blanton, Nicholas Brehm, Jim Chisenall, Shania Clifford, Nicholas Corcoran, Thomas Davis, Luis Diaz, Lane Flaherty, Allen Fonseca, Phillip Herndon, Dearius Keller, Rob King, Charles Miller, Jacob Murillo, Marcos Nieto, Austin Null, Mack Odell, Ysable Pedroza, Matthew Porter, Cole Rains, Travis Rubio, Dailen Sampson, Dylan Shannon, Ashley Springs, Donald Studebaker, Austin Sullivan, Tyler Thompson, Kelby Thornton, Sylvester Williams MECHATRONICS College/Postsecondary: Charles Applewhite, Tyler Barnhill, Andrew Braly, Andrew Campbell, John Carrico, James Catlett, Daniel Delgado, Zerek Farley, Charles Hatcher, Marshall Miller, Dallas Myers, Craig Purdy, Oscar Simon, Tyler Sisseck, Ezgar Valenciano, Nicholas White, William White, Geoffrey Whitehead, Dusty Widman, Clayton Wilson High School: Ashley Amick, Michael Antovski, Riaen Ayers, Holli Benedict, Phillip Branch, Lina Brihoum, Cynthia Carlton, Austin Carnes, Samuel Drees, Aleah Emlet, Brandon Faddis, Leon Gaulin, Mathew Gillig, Greg Gutierrez, Brad Hensley, Joseph Jahn, Brad Malone, Haley Mueller, Nick Odgers, Jesse Osborn, Nicholas Pocius, Cameron Rice, Destiny Rivera, Jonathan Shaw MEDICAL ASSISTING College/Postsecondary: Amanda Byrd, Caitlyn Card, Alondra Gomez, Leonila Hernandez, Kyle Kummer, Tiffany Lee, Candace Perkins, Desirae Young High School: Hunter Andres, Marilyn Arceo, Kristen Burzynski, Leslie Castillo, Nataly Granados, Omar Khan, Niraj Lawande, Jantel Lewis, Kamryn Montgomery, Emma Myers, Aubree Riley, Taylor Sadowski, Haven Silvio MEDICAL MATH College/Postsecondary: Kalleigh Bausch, Efrain Fermin, Erika Friese, James Hendricks, Shanna Holt, Shelby Moten, Austin Radmall, Katie Roberson, Cody Strickland High School: Leah Bender, Brittney Bolin, Emily Bremers, Zachary Cioccio, Kathleen DePina, Grace Edwards, Jorge Hernandez, Mirim Ji, Tia Matherly, Hannah Melton, Carlos Ortega, Sarah Parker, Shannon Perrotta, Hannah Pettit, Hayriye Polik, David Russell, Janum Shah, Skylar Smith, Erica Stuhlsatz, Nicholas Tilley, Mary Veneziano, Pablo Wilson, Richard Wooten, Cody Wren MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Melanie Bordon, Jessica Cocciolo, Katherine Daly, Emily Goodwin, Janel Hernandez, Stephanie Hodges, Erica Minton, Sarah Ann Porter, Garrett Ramsfield, Shannon Ricketts, Dena Stein, Soledad Suarez, Amber Surrena, Skyla Watkins, Amanda Williams High School: Hannah Amarantes, Mackenzi Barrett, Elizabeth Berry, Angela Grace Borro, Daisy Caballero, Melissa Cole, Ian Dominic De Los Reyes, Naomi Deya, Heather Donohue, Lauren Engvaldsen, Angel Gomez, Monica Guerrero-Lopez, Shelby Havard, Flora Hepp, Helen Hitz, Terra Hurst, Abbigail Lamb, Mickaella Langer, Joshua Lignoski, Catherine Lopez, Kayla Mason, Anisha Neupane, Blessing Nwah, Haley Pollo, Atzirit Rubio, Jessica VanDam, Callie Young MOBILE ELECTRONICS INSTALLATION College/Postsecondary: Joseph Camacho, Bradly Drake, Michael Gonzalez, Peter Vega High School: Serae Collins, Kristofer Davis, Jose Do Carmo Abreu, Ian Freericks, Adam Hill, Jason Kirkhart, Harley McGuigan, Landin Olandese, Zachary Pledger, Tyler Wallace 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 7 5 COMPETITORS MOBILE ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Shakelle Hailey, Christopher Lueck, Tom Mendenhall, Tyler Phillips, Donald Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Asa Watson, Landon Wilson, James Wisner, Kyle Woods High School: Jordan Aguiar, Joshua Arehart, Joshua Aubel, Ryan Balda, Benjamin Bassett, William Bassett, McKenxzy Boateng, Sean Bocchino, Katelyn Bosma, Christopher Bowles, Kaden Brown, Shane Caldwell, Jacob Clabough, Kailah Crisostomo, Andrew Dalebout, Jacob De Jesus, Pranto Dey, Dane Driskell, Jeffery Ellsworth, Noah Evile, Rikkie Ray Garcia, Brandon Geiger, Kendravious Golatte, Conor Gray, John Lee Grindstaff, Kevin Hamlett, Zack Helton, Drayton Hoffman, Josh Holzhauser, Felix Huynh, Hamlet Jaquez, Hunter Johnson, Dylan C. Jones, Logan Klink, Tyler LaBonte, An Le, John Lemme, Adam Metzinger, Jacob Meyerson, Devon Mickels, Giovanni Molin, Jackson Nestleroad, Patrick O’Hare, Anil Parbhudial, Quentin Peavey, Kevin Purcell, Xushuai Qu, Marco Rocha, Landon Rock, Rose Marie Sanchez Irizarry, Nathan Shaner, Hunter Skoien, James Benado Smasch, Kendall Stoutenburg, Noa Tipton, Manuel A. Torres Adorno, Jon Urgello, Jose Valenzuela Gil, Bruno Vieira, David Washburn, Matt Wiechec, Ethan Williams MOTORCYCLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Skylar Boatman, Daniel Burns, Michael Dassenko, Taran Eastman, Aaron Herman, Hans Van Houten, Shawn Lee, Christopher Martin, Colton Messer, Corey Meyer, John Meyer, James Oelschlager, Jensson Ostler, Collin Post, Ryan Rucker, Trevor Stone, Jose Valle, Nathaniel Young High School: Jeffery Blazer, Tyler Broomhall, James Corona, Sloan Corson, Damen Domangue, Jerry Dowdy, Jake Flowers, Lane Grissom, Alex Haase, Lonne Hessdorfer, Sean Hopkins, Ron Lard, Seth Levy, Sly Lumpkin, Albert MaGill, Brandon Maley, Dion Martinez, Jacob Miller, Mathias Nelson, Cory Ormsby, Brody Platt, Jacob Quijas, Brett Renick, Alonzo Roberts, Dillon Stackhouse, Marisa Storto, Ricky Webster, Robert Wise NAIL CARE College/Postsecondary: Kimberly Bowling, Shontae Byrd, Natali Carmona, Ee Chang, Maggie Fox-Eggleton, Whitney Hughes, Tenise Jenkins, Bobbie Miller, Alex Morse, Amber Mullins, Julissa Ojeda Najera, Denishia Riley, Laura Rodriguez, Ally Rogers, Heather Russell, Yadira Sencion, Melissa Serna, Carly Sharpe, Abigail Szlasa, Kelsey Turner High School: Angelica Altamirano, Alicia Bahena, Brisa Caraveo, Stormy Carver, Rae Castillo, Matthew Christian, Gabriela Guedea, Bailey Kasterke, Huong Le, Destiny McDonough, Chasity Miotke, Courtney Moon, Nashalye Nazario, Lisa Nguyen, Diana Orejel, Alondra M. Pantoja Aquino, Martha Perez Parada, Beth Pitre, Tessah Ralstin, Erika Ramirez, Sophei Thuong, Ashlyn Turner, 76 SkillsUSA Diana Valenzuela-Silva, Olivia Velgara, Alison Villa, Kayla Williams, Jordan Yousef, Dakota Zalucki NURSE ASSISTING College/Postsecondary: Ebonnie Arvie, Karen Ballew, Madison Bloodgood, Charcy Henderson, Lynette Morgan, Robert Shumway, Kimberly Verduzco High School: Yazmin Arroyo, Desiree Bowen, Lucia Cho, Zoe Croyle, Alexa Cuellar, Michael D’Angelo, Hannah Dudley, Brynn Erickson, Katie Fitch, Lyndsey Guerra, Molly Hitchens, Brooke Jacobs, Lisa Martin, Austin Metcalf, Mandy Minger, Emilee Morgan, Alaina Peterson, Brittney Pueppke, Elaina Schaefer, Cayleigh Sides, Faith Stalboerger, Rachel Sunderland, Gabby Tercero, Julia Toomey, Allison Vrooman OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY — MULTIPLE College/Postsecondary: Hattia Covington, Ronda Graham, Kalavious Turner, Meghan Turner High School: Berenice Arzate, Izzy Berrocal, Sierra Blake, Joshua Bonner, Brooke Butler, Donovan Calupitan, Alan Casquera, Kaydee Castillo, Marcea Davis, Delondra Defreeze, Estephania Garcia Trujillo, Kellianna Harris, Shylynn Hopkins, Richard Johnson, Kevin Leopold, Tahisha Lopez, Nancy Marquez, Destiny Mayorga, Tatum McEntire, Alexis Melendez, Kasey Neves, Joseph Simpson, Kenneth Sperling, Rebecca Strout, Stacey Urbina, Vince Viola, Imelda Zamor OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY — SINGLE College/Postsecondary: Daniel Cadwell, Fernando Castillo, Kelly Head, Dawson Hickey, Zackary Hymas, Frank Larkin, Chris Seawall High School: Ramon Ayon, Diego Carrillo, Francis Clark, Alyssa Edgar, Raymond Estrada, Tatyana Foskey, Kherstan Hill, Angie Huamancayo, Vanessa Jefferson, Harold King, Justin Klein, Jose Linarez, Erika Martinez, Jake McDonell, Chase McElfresh, Antonio Morales, Nathan Neal, William Roblero, Emma Rossetti, Nicolas Schifano, Grant Schroeder, Annalie Spencer, Logyn Stanton, Ronald Stepter, Jonathan Ventura, Austin Wright OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES College/Postsecondary: Haneen Alhroub, Abigail Anaya, Hannah Blansit, Christie Boston, Yazmin Bravo, Eric Butler, Diana Carmargo, Brandon Carrizales, LaWhitney Clover, Maria Cruz, Susana Gil, Roberto Guerrero, Maria Hidrogo, William Howard, Jesssica Hueramo, Jesse Matthews, Eric McGaha-Potter, Sarah Merciers, Nikita Mincey, Leslie Rainge, Dekota Rhodes, Rudy Rodriguez, Rosa Rojo, Martha Ruiz Perez, Evelyn Solis, Erin Sterling, Deric Thomas, Tasha Trevino, Erica Trujillo, Anais Uriostegui, Ollie Vaughn, Elizabeth Vega, April Watcher, Kyleigh Wright, Miguel Zamarripa High School: Kimberly Aguilar, Alexa Alaniz, Jaycie Alford, Jade Allen, Leanna Alps, Jasmin Arredondo, Elyse Asmus, Brooke Baca, Lizzy Backlund, Kayla Baker, Tristen Barnes, Alejandra Barreto, Kela Beaver, Morgan Bell, Faith Bennett, Chelsey Benoit, Joseph Berry, Hannah Betsinger, Bailey Bilyeu, Cassie Bingaman, Alexa Blythe, Kayland Boggan, Alyanna Borges, Bailey Bowles, Dalton Bradford, Tony Bradley, Austin Brock, Lauren Bromelow, JoDee Brown, Marvez Bryant, Adam Buntley, Jake Burke, Kendyl Burke, Madison Butler, Juliana Calce, Chelcee Carroll, Katin Cedarholm, Alexandra Chavez, Cassidy Christensen, Kailea Collins, Cody Conger, Val Lanesha Cook, Cali Corson, Madison Cox, Gwynna Crawford, William Crozier, Sofia Cruz, Hannah D’Arcy, Adrienne Davis, Kelsei Davis, Bradyn Edgington, Cassandra Ehleringer, Bobbie Ellison, Carleigh Emanuel, Casey Engebretson, Kelsey Epp, Arianna Favela, Alexandra Feriozzi, Mackenzie Fey, Turan Finley, Allan Flaa, Adrian Flaco, Cole Flegel, Brileigh Gentry, Nikolay Getchell, Kwas Glenn, Zackary Golebiewski, Natalie Greenwood, Jaycee Groves, Tyler Gruenwald, Lexi Guthrie, Amy Ha, Emily Hackett, Jocelyn Hall, Tamia Hall, Alec Harris, Skylar Harris, Caoline Hearn, David Henley, Randi Hoffman, Lauryn Hollenbeck, Ke’Darius Holmes, Kallie Huffman, Austin Hulsey, Katei Hunt, Molly Huynh, Richard Huynh, Stephanie Huynh, Lyndee Jackson, Beatriz Janeiro, Thomas Jarvis, Jenna Johnson, Shannon Johnson, Elias Jordan, Allie Kench, Kristin Kepner, Haley Kirton, Taylor Kramer, Abby Kring, Tyler Kucera, Emily LaFlleur, Taylor Lantz, Britnie Lau, Alicia Lee, Taylor Lee, Toni Leonardo, Hannah Lester, Talon Lewis, Jenna Locke, Carly Locker, Mallory Loftin, Alex Lopez, Sheila Lopez, Alexis Mager, Vanessa Maldonado, Hallie Malsbury, Calvin Marks, Azariel Marquez, Ainslee Matheson, McKenzie Matthews, Malakia May, Charlessia Mays, Tristin McCormack, Katlyn McCoy, Sydney McGahan, Mazie McGaugh, Justin McManus, Connor Meyer, Griffen Meyer, Samantha Meza, Alanah Miller, Jamie Miller, Alexander Milslagle, Heather Montes, Bryanna Morgan, Lilly Munoz, Chaelyn Newton, Dustin Northup, Taylor Nuse, Taylor Oakes, Veronica Ortiz, Quinn W. Oster, Lexie Owens, Sammy Owens, Breanna Patterson, Amber Pennington, Kendra Pereira, Jasmine Perez, Sarah Perez, Romance Perry, Stephen Phillips, Cameron Pilgreen, Anthony Popham, Brayton Porter, Tray Powers, Sabrina Pratt, Jacqueline Quezada, Paris Raleigh, Dylan Ranes, Gabriel Rangel, Victoria Real, Marika Riddle, Megan Ross, Delaney Ruiz, Katelynn Rump, Matthew Ryan, Jorge Sanchez, Rachel Sauls, Sarah Scouten, Nathan Seal, Amber Senior, Alysha Shetrone, Delaney Shipley, Rebecca Shockey, Navdeep Singh, Lindsay Slagle, Kylie Smith, Samantha Smith, Samantha Smith, Marrisa Snyder, Carter Spencer, Linley Spoonmore, McKenzie Spoor, Halle St. Clair, Brendan St.John, Kyla Stanley, Lauren Stowers, Ashley Sweatt, COMPETITORS Rachel Tangen, Grant Teichmeier, McKay Thomas, Jason Tomlinson, Tamia Torrey, Jacob Troutman, Baileigh Tucker, Jacylyn Tuggle, Jonathan Vaequez, Brent Varao, Erin Vera, Madison Verser, Evan Volpert, Anna Weaver, Sydney Wheeless, Allazae White, Davis White, Isabel Whitlock, Madison Whitson, Khalil Williams, Kaylin Wilson, Emily Wingrove, Emily Winstead, Humza Woods, Daryn-Nikole Workman, Tytiana Wraggs, Kaitlyn Wright, Kailey Young, Nicholas Young Middle School: Yanil Bahena, Melissa Brinneman, Alexis Gonzales, Katherine Jackson, Martina Magana, Ryanne Marquez, Eva Perales OUTSTANDING CHAPTER College/Postsecondary: Amanda Mooney, McKayla Setzer High School: Nikita Alarcon, Rosa Bello-Aguilera, Jada Brown, Andrea Cardona, Karen Cuevas, Erika Eckhardt, America Flores, Alivia Fogle, America Garcia, Autumn Halley, Kari Hansen, Carla Hernandez, Julia Hodge, Miriam Hoffman, Caitlyn Jenkins, Candie Jurado, Faith Kawakami, John Nguyen, Giselle Oviedo, Jessica Padilla, Derrick Paul, Kyra Pewitt, Devon Ramdial, Adoria Randolph, Daniel Schwanegger, Zachary Slagley, Makayla Smith, Emily Torres, Victoria Venardi, Farren Wolfe PHOTOGRAPHY College/Postsecondary: Christopher Adams, Brookin Alexander, Savannah Buswell, Cassandra Caldwell, Kristin Cranmore, Jose Gomez, Shelby Horton, Shawna Huffman, Roshonda Johnson, Amber-Lyn Rodriguez, Omega Ruth, Monica Schrank, Glenda Scott, Daniel Smith High School: Jordyn Bacon, Brianna Barker, Olivia Bates, Lauren Benjamin, Jayden Bodziak, Ryan Campbell, Mikayla D’Agastino, Rachel DeWolfe, Rodrigo Diaz, Elizabeth Dillard, Rachel Emig, Daerique Enriquez, Michelle Escobar, Jordan Funderburk, Afton George, Josh Hansen, Maya Hartnett, Sarah Hodges, Jonathan Hughen, Cassie Kennedy, Caley Kreutzer, Nijah Marshall, Shelley Mead, Michael Metcalf, Leanna Moore, Madeline Morehead, Mykhailo Noga, Evelyn Prewett, David Price, Noah Schilling, Maysen St Germain, Ashley Stucker, Zayda Torres, Alyxis Torrez, Shyann Trimpe, Megan Walker, Allison Woods PIN DESIGN (STATE CONFERENCE) College/Postsecondary: Erica Fenton, Nevada Finton-Millis, Kevin Howard, David Hoyt, Hallie Jacobs, Megan Johnson, Brandon Moreno, Joseph Repucci, Joseph Rosado, Nathaniel Swyers High School: Gray Andrus-Merriner, Jacob Arce, Alayna Boucher, Abbey Carr, Coralys Cintrón, MacKenzie Coleman, Erica Conklin, Shannon Corbett, Kiley Cox, Allison Delaney, Anthony Drake, Natalie Farness, Nicole Florez, LelLani Girgis, Emilio Guevara, Lauren Holzinger, Sarah Kennedy, Camisha King, Hyeon Du Lee, Fiona Legesse, Isabel Lieb, Gabrielle Loewen, Elliot Miller, Lindsay Nichols, Tina Pasquale, Hannah Pennington, Caitlin Podratz, Jordan Richards, Rachelle Sanders, Brenda Sevilla, Socha Smith, Katherine Splain, Nour Tanbal, Victoria White, Amaya Wright, Suzanna Yaromich PLUMBING College/Postsecondary: Jason Broccoli, Julius Colbert, Jefferson Fongtran, Jacob McClelland, Angel Pevia, Zach Robertson, Alexander Steigerwalt, Hunter Sweet, Bourke Tarbet, Luke Tingle, Scott White, Levi Williams High School: Nicholas Calvert, Chandler Cannon, Noe Casillas, Asher Chicoine, Sean Diehl, Austin Drum, Bryan Duta, Hunter Erickson, Armand Faccinto, Cedrick Ford, Travis Gammill, Francis Grabowski, Bridger Jones, Robert Kennedy, Jake LaPointe, Alex Marquis, Cameron Miller, Nolan Moore, Jarod Orlando, Devin Patrick, Michael Piccoli, Kordell Renuard, Jordan Robinson, Adam Sanchez, Jacob Severson, Jayson Smith, Joseph Smith, Mason Steiner, Kevin Sullivan, Brandon Thornton, Hunter Triplehorn, Tristan VanDyken, Jose Vinas-Vasquez, Andrew Williams, Ryan Zaborowski POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Isaac Chaparro, Chantel Hamann, Austin Harmon, Gramm Meyer, J. Tapley Mitchell, Jeff Parman, Randall Passmore, Donaven Phillips, Jaden Plath, Pat Reed, John Ryan, Cory Schulte, Tim Stewart, Ciro Suaste, Austin Terry, Rhonda Vanhorn, Patrick Vickery, Brian Wingler High School: Hunter Albisu, Stephen Allen, Sawyer Anderson, Andrew Boring, Jason Brunelle, Ian Carney, Shahid Cobb, Michael Conly, Christopher Coster, Dakota Davidson, Seanan Dougherty, Brian Dysart, Corbin Foster, Kevin Graff, Kevin Halloran, Annastasia Henson, Tyler Hood, Robert Kloha, Ethan Kluver, Rusty Lamb, Dillan Landers, Jason Lowes, Thomas Miller, Travis Mills, Kyle Moore, Edward Mozader, Elliott Newlan, Jacob Petter, Sammuel Robinson, Alexis Rodriguez, Alexander Schrader, Toby Szewczyk, Benjamin Tramutolo, Tyler Tschannen, Tyler Whaley, Noah Youde, Brock Zoyer PRACTICAL NURSING College/Postsecondary: Zilpa Auma, Gunindi Erman, Lucy Frausto, Emily Hensley, Victoria Herrington, Jennifer Holzer, Toshia Knous, Pearl Quinonez, Kati Savage High School: Jordan Garza, James Gurrero, Patricia Lopez, Lorena Mendoza, Morgan Mulligan PREPARED SPEECH College/Postsecondary: DeMarkeon Arnett, Chelsey Brown, Tory Brown, Gisella Brust, Braiden Campbell, Zachary Cline, Selina Cortez, Gideon Counts, Victoria Fakunle, Ashley Fenimore, Elleigh Hall, Michelle Lopez, Khalil Markham, Molly Martin, Marisa Reza, William Shore, Steve Silva, Jonathan Smith, Harold Williams High School: Ann Bacorro, John Beeson, Makayla Belville, Alysia Bounds, Kenny Brittingham, Dakota Cantrel, Kayla Church, John Cornell-Reeves, Cason Crowe, Wills DeGrandpre, Jaime DeKett, Delphine Djomo, Bailey Frampton, Autumn Gonzalez, Amy Granger, Ethan Guillotte, Trevor Hawk, Moraine Hay, Montana Hill, James Hoffman XIV, Jacob Hope, Meredith Hoppe, Emma Hoyhtya, O’Tillia Jerabek, Nina Kamekona, Kolbie Keuser, Noah Korner, Michael Lewis, Erin Lunsford, Daelan Mangapit, Alondra May, Hannah McGlashing, Laila Mirza, Bret Olson, Natoriya Owens, Abigale Porter, Tyler Richardson, Nazir Rodriguez, Emily Schwarz, William Taylor, Kimberly Thomas, Daniela Vallecillo, Noah Ward, Greydon Wright, Virginia Wyatt, Brielle Young, Lauren Zoneriach PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING/ TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Daniel Hayes High School: Luke Brenning, Max Criswell, Alexander Dickson, Lindsay Kremer, Donovin Lewis, Paige McIntyre, Jacob Smith, Jordan Spivey, Dinis Valcorba, Caden Waddel PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD College/Postsecondary: Katelynn Brock, Ellinora Chase, Jenna Colbert, Christopher Dean, Alysia Dotson, Teresa Harper, McKayla Jude, Danielle Kilmer, Alexis King, Lacey McLain, Shane Morrison, Ben Shepard, Brittany Smith, Kaitlyn Wagoner, Matthew Warren, Michele Williams High School: Kayke Alves, Nicole Alves, Madison Andersen, Mary Beebe, Amber Bentley, Charlie Blake, Lajune Brown, Christine Bursoto, Laura Bushnell, Kai Charvet, Jordyne Cheritsky, Chantelle Clemmons, Alexis Cornett, Wendy Cruz, Emma Curry, Morgan Davis, Veronica DeLancey, Samantha Dickens, Kassandra Dobson, Kourtney Dodson, Jordan Espy, Alexys Flores, Emily Fox, Kevin Fraumeni-Feaster, Annie Froschl, Teagan Gaul, Brianna Gessner, Tahid Ghee, Chris Harville, Erica Henson, Ana Hernandez, Savannah Holifield, Priscilla Horvath, Mackenzie Houghton, Katelynn Jashurek, Taylor Johnson, Becca Jones, Marissa Jordan, Kelly Kim, Amanda Koogle, Abigail Kryszan, Mackenzie Laurence, Madison Laurence, Kayli Lucente, Danielle Mabe, Kelvin Maldonado, Silvebrianeth Mallery, Angela Mendez, Shawndale Mincy, Ricara Moorman, Holly Myers, Khristhy Newson, Dan Oehlsen, Daniel Pazmino, Mila Phipps, Lissian Poochool, Madison Pool, Taylor Powell, Olivia Powers, Jake Priest, Trinity Quillin, Abigail Radcliffee, Heather Radenbaugh, John Reid, Kevin Remmick, Kaylea Roberts, 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 7 7 COMPETITORS Samantha Rosa, MaKenna Rudzik, Brooke Sahli, Joy Sanchez, Mario Santos, Kathleen Sebastioano, Justin Sedlmayer, Tatjana Sheehy, Sidney Sheffield, Ashleigh Sherertz, Corina Shipp, Jayson Smallwood, Katana Soberano, Michael Spencer, Paige Stark, Addison Stevenson, Alayna Stevenson, Victoria Suttie, Sara Targouski, Lynda Theriault, Natalie Thompsom, Chasity Urban, Tyler Vaughn, Mikena Wantz, Sadee Whitfield, Tennille Wise, Jennifer Zhang QUIZ BOWL College/Postsecondary: John Alleva, Benjamin Arnfield, Ethan Bassurto, Pete Baus, Keith Beaumont, Donald Behrens, Luke Bell, Brittany Blalock, Mason Brown, Rachel Bunch, Cameron Burt, Jordan Carpenter, Charles Case, Kyle Chang, Daniel Clements, Kyle Dana, Chad Davis, Amanda Edwards, Joseph Eng, Tera Filan, Louis Garcia, Jennifer Gore, Delorean Green, Brandon Hall, Adam Hayman, Shakeyah Jackson, Trent Jensen, Stephanie Kea, Ashley Kolis, Stephanie Kunkel, Zack Lager, Jodi Larson, Stormy Leonard, Richard Mahoney, Sharmeshia Manuel, Carmen Mckey, Shannon McPherson Jr., Emily Moore, Corey Nellis, Thomas Newsome, James Pearson, Jordan Price, Crystel Sayles, Chantal Simmons, Zoe Talley, Selton Thomas, Megan Turnbull, Antonio Warner, Robert White, Michael Willis, Sara Wilson, Jeffrey Winsor, Pang Yang, Yuepheng Yang High School: Carlos Agredano, Austin Albright, Carter Aldrich, Jimena Alvarado-Perez, Noah Anderson, Kyla Antonioli, Patty Arban, Daniela Arriola, Byron Ashcraft, Arianna Baldwin, Kaitlyn Barr, Chris Bates, Tylor Bates, Christian Beres, Chad Bergman, Joe Beuselinck, Andre Blair, Trevor Blevins, Michael Anne Bolene, Syheed Booker, Connor Bower, Morgan Bowers, Jeremy Bracken, Will Brown, Jesse Burdette, Jacob Burkey, Bradley Burleson, Mark Cahill, Antonio Camara, Rylan Carney, Alexis Clements, Nick Coffman, Tristan Cortez, Grace Cotner, Mason Crocket, Brenner Danielson, Abigail Davidson, Zachary Davis, Mario DeAnda, Ives Del Olmo, Marlayna Devine, Zackery Dixon, Kira Ehrnsberger, Nala Einert, Patrick Eldon, Ryder Elitharp, Nathan Emmrich, Kimberly Erett, Asher Ethridge, Yosef Forney, Mark Foster, Megan Fought, Andrew Franks, C.J. Frazier, Pedro Galarza, Patience Galivan, Keely Gallagher, Ben Galusha, Precious Galvez, Gabriela Gaspar, Sarah Geno, Chris Giles, Justin Gittermeier, Makenzi Gracey, Emily Grim, Rafael Guadron, Anna Guardado, Jacob Guptill, Ryan Haahr, Thomas Halling, Michael Hamilton, Hunter Hancock, Rebekah Hauser, Noah Hetrick, Ethan Hickman, Luke Hoffman, Joseph Irizarry, Jaylin Jackson, Sage Jadrnicek, Teyah Jardin, Randy Johnson, Arvind Kaur, Nathan Ketner, Austin Koon, Dax Kresse, Sahara LaForce, George Lausten, Jacey Leon, Kyler Lewis, Kylie Lingo, Jordan Link, Joseph Lobodzinski, Wyatt Lovingier, James Lynn, Ashley Machado, Jacob Martin, Chris May, Sara McCoart, Wyatt Meech, Anthony Merel, Evan Mettenbrink, Abigail Miller, 78 SkillsUSA Andrew Miramon, Adam Mohammed, Darmaine Montiel, Kaitlyn Mote, Jairo Murillo, Moriah Nevala, Robert Nevarez, Cecilia Nguyen, Makeba Noble, Kaylee Oczepek, Randy Odenwald, Anthony Odom, Jose Ortiz, Daniel Padilla, Nikhil Pal, Elliot Parrish, Deep Patel, Dilan Patel, Raeanna Perez, Caleb Pierce, Akshat Poddutoori, Eugenio Portalés Sanjuan, Cassidy Price, Jessica Pritchett, Ryan Quezon, Nathaniel Quintana, Jonathon Rabina, Deena Ramkaran, Egor Reznikov, Nathan Rhineheimer, Logan Romberger, Isnala Rone Eagle, Megan Runyan, Alec Salyer, David Santacruz, Pablo Santos, Alexis Schole, Matthew Seitz, Max Shanks, Ashley Sherman, Atharva Shinde, Mikaela Sienkiewicz, Hillary Slone, Alexander Smith, Jacob Soto, Thomas Stewart, Charlie Thompson, Adam Torek, Gerald Torres, Chase Traylor, Paul True, Ashika Verma, Pablo Villalobos, Meagan Waldron, Andy Wang, Emma Watts, Meghan Wilber, Joseph Wilson, Logan Wood, Danya Yoch, Scott Yonek, Mitchell Zimmerman RELATED TECHNICAL MATH College/Postsecondary: Jozef Buchanan, Robyn Callaway, William Carr, Beth Cleary, Victor Cortez, John Creedon, Drew Dodd, Ryan Ebarb, Lee Game, Carter Johnson, Jose Landeos, Keriyon Lindsey, Samuel Mills, Ignacio Vargas, Nick Wiseman, Richard Yackel High School: Noah Allen, Mark Baker, Brendan Burns, Josh Renzo Claudio, Logan Cowheard, Sean Datar, Andrew DeArmond, Eric Dollinger, Kyle Dunkley, Ian Gibson, Tim Hays, Andrew Henderson, Ross Hofacre, Connor Jolley, Griffin McCulloch, Derek Messer, Blake Nemeth, Daniel Pena, Josiah Pierre, Natasha Rickett, Raegen Root, Kirkland Shepard, Daniel Slobaszewski, Adam Steen, Paxton Tomooka, Jason Valdes, Casey Viens, Sierra Walker, Carson Wood, Brandon Zhao RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE College/Postsecondary: Chadwick Clements, Marcus Crespin, Caroline Hankins High School: Christian Baran Vazquez, Miriam Durando, Colby McElroy, Tyler Qualls, Axel Rincon, Geovanny Velez, Jacob Wright RESTAURANT SERVICE College/Postsecondary: Christopher Bacon, Randa Bukowski, Ariel Davis, Rebecca Deslippe, Rhonda Ducing, Lorena Giesbrcht, Grayson Jamroch, Tahliq Mills, Logan Moore, Enoc Reynoso, Kassandra Sellinger, Brenda Simmons-Hood, Cristal Steele, Terry VerHagen, Isaac Waddington High School: Arianna Angilly, Cameron Asato, Christopher Brabazon, Emma Brusky, Devin Conner, Delvena Dale, Shawn Dalton, Zachary Fuschetto, Ian Griffin, Grant Harrell, Jackie Hawthorne, Ryan Henry, Samantha Hoops, Shawn Johnson, Ashley Jones, Crystal Jones, Shelby Jones, Hailey Langmaid, Tyziah Lee, Cynthia Lowing, Mickie Lumadue, Emilee McClure, Andrew McCraney, Nikkol Mulligan, Tessa Overbey, Nehemiah Robinson, Rebecca Rose, Melissa Rowe, Amarissa Scelsi, Brighton Smith, Karin Taylor, Phantasia White, Christsauna Whitner ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Joshua Barnett, Corey Green, Jared Griffith, Joshua McMenimen, Edwin Melendez, Nathan Miller, James Nelson, Austin Raleigh, Cristal Rios Ruiz, Caleb Sowell High School: Steven Alger, Jenna Barrett, Luis Benitez, Reid Brock, Crystal Burt, Carlos Cabada, Karen Campoverde, Cody Charrier, Tamara Cook, Carter Dagenhart, Bryan Desrosiers, Adrian Ellis, Riley Flint, Erin Fuss, Michael Gruver, Kevin Hanley, Mikala Herlihy, John Huff, Jennifer Jimenez, Bannen Johnson, Devin Joyce, Josiah Manners, Jeffrey Marenco, Browniee McCrorey, Nicsaii Men, Kevin J. Montalvo Vega, Hector Ortega, Johnathan Perez, Maurice Pulley, Jose M. Quinones Ramis, Joselyn Rabbitt, Andrew Rich, Stephanie Schroth, Eliezer Shahid, Michael Singer, Clayton Smith, Braydn Szymkiewicz, Kyler Teitsorts, Sarah Tolfree, Jacob Wallace, Ryan Williams, Galilea Yanza ROBOTICS: URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE College/Postsecondary: Mattias Anderson, Taylor Forwalter, Zachery Hunt, Jeffrey Ivy, Michael Laprad, Eric Parker, Ricardo Santos, Johnny Willis, Cecilia Zebrowski High School: Rachel Arnold, Junito Berry, Savannah Bradburn, Jacob Colvin, Rachel Cook, Robert Cooke, Landon Davis, TaVon Davis, Alexia Delange, Weston Dunlap, Jonathan Gunn, Haley Heath, Dylan Hickok, John Janish, Colby Jennings, Olivia Klotz, Joshua Mattfolk, Jerrod McMaster, Allison Meyer, Jordan Nunn, Isaiah Oliphant, Jeremiah Oliphant, Hunter Owens, Zeb Parsons, Nick Robinette, Robert Russo, Blake Sackrider, Trenton Schmeckpeper, Brand Siverts, Andrew Smalley, Nolan Smith, Ethan Steidl, Matt Turner, Christian Ulirsch Middle School: Alex Ge, Duncan Parker, Mason Ratliff, Molly Troxel, Brenda Valle, Michael Vayinger SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY College/Postsecondary: Christopher Anders, Braylon Chatwood, Morgan Hofheins, Tyler Phillps High School: Brandon Amspaugh, Sarah Bauman, Jadda Bennett, Yolotzin Cortes, Dylan Driskill, Kaitlyn Eichen, Michelle Han, Brittany Jennings, Lauren Lahie, Jody Martin, Jared Meineke, Katie Meyer, Erica Miller, Jasmine Morris, Joseph-Anthony Murillo, Kimberly Patino, Cheyenne Rains, Sharon Romine, Nicole Siedl, Jessica Silvestri, Taylor Smith, Diego Velasquez COMPETITORS SHEET METAL College/Postsecondary: Christopher Baca, Bennie Collins, Jose Cortez, Jessie Daniel, Zachary Donahue, Javier Garcia, Daniel Jahnsen, Thomas Johnson, Joel Nieman, Chase Orender, Chad Price, James Protiva, Matt Scorsone, Tristin Snyder, Jeff Williamson High School: Kyle Anderson, James Barnette, Dylan Bartlett, Ethan Beaver, Jordon Crider, Dale Garber, Jeff Scot Horn, Daniel Levy, Tyler Martin, Kenny Oliver, George Pitcock, Lino Rodriquez, Raphael Roxas, Tyler Schumacher, Sean Taylor, Lilly Tucker, Shemar Wiggins TEAM ENGINEERING CHALLENGE Middle School: Hannah Anderson, Wyatt Burks, Bobby Buschur, Seth Chandler, Alexis Copp, Ernie Cordero, Julissa Espinosa, Jesus Gaytan, Kristine George, Carson Leibhart, Ivan Ruiz, Kade Safranek, Ethan Sigmon, Abigail Villanueva, Alyssa Watarida TEAMWORKS College/Postsecondary: Clifford Allen, William Almazan, Barry Arrington Jr., Nick Baker, Dylan Bauguess, Stephen Beck, Arthur Boussart, Tanner Boyd, Matthew Brooks, Christopher Brubaker, Aaron Brumfield, Charles Burns, Casey Byrd, Paula Carvell, Cyrus Coan, Parker Coats, Brandon Coe, Ricky Cooper, Tony DiBucci, Levi Dillard, Bo Dooley, Stephen Elmore, Vidal Freeland, Brittany Frey, Michael Gailey, Ryan Garthoff, Zachary Grimes, Garrett Hahn, Joshua Hall, Grant Helle, Richard Herendeed, Ben Hull, Larry Johnson, Christopher Jones, Lindsey Jones, Tristan Jones, Eric Karels, Edward Lyvers, Jesse McKinney, Jim Moore, Joshua Olmedo, Tanner Ostler, Shawn Rembert, Philip Rioux, Justin Roberson, Raymond Slinker, Austin Stoelk, Austin Struchen, Charles Uecker, Timothy Vincent, Aaron White, Kevin Williams, Quandarius Williams, Terrance Williams, Jared Wilson, Deric Yoakam High School: Josh Allen, Collin Arbuckle, Monica Arens, Carter Arrington, Brady Baker, Hunter Beaudet, Michael Belice, Jared Broniewicz, Christopher Brown, Hunter Brown, Adam Bryant, Jason Burdette, Hector Casillas, Madeleine Cathcart, Rhett Chapman, Ryan Coleman, Ivan Contreras, Hunter Cook, Austin Coup, Nicholas Couture, Nathan Craps, Will Crews, Brandon Degelau, Evan Doubleday, Corey Douglas, Thomas Draper, Clayton Dryfuse, Hunter Dunlap, James Erb, Christopher Exline, Anthony Ferrante, Nathan Ferrell, Taner Fidler, Emanuel Finnerty, Josh Frelich, Carlos Galindo, Brian Gallant, Justin Gammill, Levi Gazaway, Dylan Giager, Jack Gilmour, Ian Hall, Jacob Hamblen, Hunter Hamby, Hogan Hardee, Zachary Harmen, Zachary Henderson, Joseph Herman, Anthony Hernandez, Michael Higgins, Adam Hill, Nicholas Horne, Kord Howsmon, Lucas Inman, Zachary Jarvies, Alex Jensen, Jamie Jones, Tyler Justice, Hunter Kasprenski, Nathan Kay, Zachary Keener, Joshua Kipp, Thomas Kirby, Hunter Kons, Matthew Koselke, Randall Krauss, Andrew Krzesinski, William Kujaneck, Brady Legacie, Kaleb Levan, Kaitlyn Lewandowski, Robert Loth, Zachary Maden, Brandon Matte, Hunter Mccarthy, Tristian McCuddin, Jacob McIntosh, Mathew Mcle, Oswaldo Mercado, Esdras Moreno, Austin Morgan, Aaron Morrison, Jared Morton, Jacob Mossman, William Mullet, Bradley Myers, Brendan Newcomer, Matt Oberhelman, Dalton Palmer, Ethan Panella, Yomel Pelayo, Brayden Pennington, Kyle Perkins, Conner Prestwich, Trevor Quigley, Luis Rincon, Chandler Robbins, Haylee Romero, Valentin Rubio, Joshua Ruybal, Adriana Salinas, Colton Sanders, Kelsey Sanger, Kyle Schmitzer, Mathew Schneider, David Schultz, Alec Seberger, Sebastian Sfeir, Ben Shepherd, Rebecca Shoemaker, Garrett Siegel, Daniel Skiles, Max Sorensen, Ryan Still, Matt Strathe, Bradly Styer, Devin Summerour, Max Sutter, Osvaldo Tapia, Michael Tetreault, Adam Thomas, Sean-Paul Tomer, Chandler Touchstone, Joey Tramp, Jazmin Trevino, Jessie Trevino, Nicholas Van Sipma, Gavin Vanoosterhout, Ivan Vazquez, Sean Vittum, Dylan Vuong, Nasir Wayman, William Wilson, Caleb Wilt, Cody Wolfe, Austin Wood TECHNICAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS College/Postsecondary: Jesse Clayton, Barbara Evans, Gavin Freking, John Haywood, Amanda Hinzey, Erica Holzer, Jon-William Lewis, Lavern Moore, Zachary Regnier, Mycael S. Spear, Jack Vaughan High School: Benjamin Arenberg, Aaron Bakaitis, Alex Cantrell, Charles Charlestin, Sam Furman, Darryl Gaines, Jared Gonzales, Ben Howie, Lauren Knott, Charlene Madden, Scott Manning, Robert McClardy, Gareth Miller, Bryan Nguyen, Tristan Ortiz, Yulini Persaud, Justin Piercy, Taylor Rentschler, Benjamin Riccardi, Noah Sewell, Emily Shanley, Justin Shappy, Sydney Trout, Dalton Westbrook TECHNICAL DRAFTING College/Postsecondary: Wyatt Allen, Guruprasad Appaji, Mitchell Bailey, Nicholas Benjamin, Jordan Brown, Jorge Centeno, Jarred Charton, Jeremy Chastain, Justin Crouch, William Elwood, Robert Everett, Jason Forrest, Hunter Furgerson, Ryan Gamache, Jacob Jaenisch, Jeffrey Johnson, Scott Johnson, James Jared McAdam, Brendan McBride, Kyle Potts, Trevor Purdy, Brennan Robinson, Ty Toledo, Destiny Vance High School: Shawn Adson, Matthew Babb, Thomas Barbin, Robert Beaver, Matthew Beck, Thomas Berry, Austin Borrero, Brian Cannon, Jack Chlystek, Nichole Coburn, Kevin Dreeke, Nevan Eichorn, Dalton Engelbart, Austin Evans, Bryce Ferrell, Enrique Gonzalez, Benjamin Gordon, Spencer Hansen, David Hathcoat, Faith Hovdenes, Aaron Hunt, Nathan Irwin, Nathaniel Keebler, Ryan Kelly, Kananda Kindlesparger, Robert Kline, Avery Kolisz, Liono Kou, Mossimo Leone, Layke Martin, Taylor Nelson, Chris Okarski, Anthony Palmer, Gabriel Ridnour, Lauren Ritter, Braden Robinson, Aaron Sanders, Riley Schmidt, Stephen Sharp, Jesus Sosa, Ryan Tuttle, Eric White, Hunter Woodward TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING College/Postsecondary: David Beals, Nakisha Carter, Dax Edmiston, Jacob Godden, E.J. Good, Dustin Loya, Drew Manning, Zachary Martin, Ashley Smith, Erskin Tillery High School: Faisal Allan, Ryan Bevan, John Boria, Mason Brown, Jared Crookshank, Derek Faudree, Cameron Ferri, Jonathan Franklin, Jeremiah Hawkins, Ryn Hemphill, Alan Hite, Caleb LePoer, Jasper Lim, Noah Mefford, Taylor Shock, Nicholas Stemen, Bryan Urias, Jeremy Walny, Anjel Webster, Brad Willett, Mason Woozley, Miguel Zavala TELEVISION (VIDEO) PRODUCTION College/Postsecondary: Hannah Brown, Alex Danya, Joel Gordon, Sarah Gray, Frank Kelly, Tanner Little, Nick Madison, Love McNill, Ramil Medor, Katelyn Menz, Scottie Neal, Katherine Needham, Anthoni Nogueira, Yves Quiah, Nathan Rumley, Devyn Wilhm High School: Dylan Arre, Sydnea Blair, Jordan Bratcher, Jeff Butcher, Jaena Campos, Meredith Carver, Jerry Cerda, Tyler Chanthakham, Alex Chichester, Aurelio Cortes Rivera, Samantha Crende, Maycee Crofts, Charles Cummings, Ryan Denzer, Taylor Foerster, Lauren Folsom, Dani Guzman, Cari Hall, Emma Hardman, Dylan Heaton, Shain Helm, Hayden Henry, Gabriella Holmes, Anna Iwanski, Amber Joyce, Nikolai Karamyshev, Thomas Knight, Samantha Koenig, Cierra Koitmaa, Jarrett Ledger, Jade Lopez, Pat Mahoney, Alec Marsh, Drew Marsh, Lauren McCoart, James Milnor, Andrew Moca, Vyom Nautiyal, Peter Newsom, Tyler Parrish, Joshua Parsons, Caleb Payne, Tyler Pollard, Grahm Pritchard, Jon Rhineberger, Sophia Rivas, Max Roeder, Sabrina Rubio, Kyle Rupp, Bryce Rusk, Maria Salazar, Marissa Sanders, Amber Schreier, Travis Schwarts, Matthew Shewell, Andrew Skinner, Samantha Tadajewski, Tanner Terry, Emma Thomson, Trevor Tufano, Timothy Updegraph, Nicholas Vachon, Cassandra Valdez, Carson VanBuskirk, William Vanner, Angelo VanSant, Xavier Vasquez, Sierra White, Cory Wiese, Patrice Williams, Ashley Wolski, Conner Yi T-SHIRT DESIGN College/Postsecondary: Cassandra Campbell, Emma Dimock, Eriel Ebarb, Paul Finch Jr., Casey Hefner, John McNaughton, Ryan Mohler, Chuck Myers, Justin Rose, Humberto Seijo Sepulveda, Kevin Varela, Manuela Villalobos, Savannah Whitney High School: Wesley Albright, Ingram Beck, Will Burkart, Joymae Capps, Evelyn Casas-Lopez, Madeleine Ceglecki, Gabrielle Clipfell, Maggie Davis, James Fergusen, Denice Gonzalez-Garcia, Joseph Griner, Mikella Haun, Jonathan Henderson, 2 0 1 6 AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N 7 9 COMPETITORS Maribel Hernandez, Ashley Jacobs, Ryan M. Kelley, Samantha Knox, Cailey Lochert, Nicole Marcantonio, Blake McBride, Jonathan Medina, Kayla Merriman, Teron Oats, Jaylene Oliver, Katherine Phaneuf, Katharina Rodriguez, Anya Stephenson, Kristen Valencia, Destany Walston, Eve Watsky, Nolan Witt WEB DESIGN College/Postsecondary: Bob Barr, John Barron, Brian Beach, Jordan Bluehdorn, Joseph Brown, Daniel Debolt, Abigail Frittz, Adam Hill, Yarddy Jaramillo, Brandon LaDuke, Segunda Macawile, Shelby Mauger, Dilruan Nicholas, Joselo Prada, Sienna Scheid, Brianna Smith, Nahida Sultara, Heather Sykes, Wilfred Williams-Hopkins, Elizabeth Witter High School: William Allemang, Ryan Allen, Malachi Atkinson, Ronaldo Bahena, Ahsan Bari, Sierra Bell, Levi Bonebrake, Dylan Brackett, Khloe Brown, Moin Bunglawala, Guillermo Chavez, Dakota Cookenmaster, Trevor Counts, Colton Fitzgerald, Marlene Flores, Andrew Hancock, Connor Hay, Alexander Heffelfinger, Timothy Hopkins, Asianae Jackson, Ian Jobst, Riley Johnson, Joshua Jones, Nicholas Jones, Jacob Karnes, Madison Lemire, Brendan Liffers, Gabe Lopez, Jaden Milner, Brian Moreno, Brett Morgan, Brayden Muncy, Kaitlyn Nyce, Emma Obendorf, Karla Osornio, Araceli Perez, Nate Phillips, Samantha Phipps, Kyle Pierre, Yash Rana, Tyler Rickman, Daniel Roussel, Rachel Sadler, Scott Sandberg, Sakib Shams, Shelby Sherbert, Benjamin Silver, Austin Thompson, Caitlin Ulrey, Ryan Walcott, Kenneth Weeks, Nicholas Wong, Judah Wyllie WELDING College/Postsecondary: Jacob Adkinson, Kyle Anspach, Daniel Bauswell, Nicholas Blodgett, Slavik Borisov, Zachariah Burgess, Jeffrey Cejmer, Andrew Cleveringa, Austin Cobb, Thane Cumming, Anthony DeCamp, Daniel DiBenedetto, Derek Evenson, Noe Gamez, Travis Guerrette, Mitchell Harrell, Dylan Hill, Scott Huggett, Zackery Hyder, Elina Jarvi, Billy Kaune, Jacob Mahar, Aron McGuire, Drake McNally, Christopher Montoya, Bruce Neal, Nick Niehenke, Raymond Ortiz, Hughstin Pachta, Mikel Patrick, Matthew Phillips, Jayme Saarie, Anderson Salmons, Jonathan Smith, Samuel Spinks, Brett Sunvison, Isaac Vania, Andrew Vinci High School: Karsten Anderson, Alejandro Araiza, Justin Baertsch, Brody Burchfield, Dylan Clement, Nicholas Corradino, Kayleigh Eastman, Colton Edwards, Jacob Ellingson, Evan Eschenberg, Trenten Forbes, Jesse Fullerton, Stephen Gergilevich, John Grady Hansen, Samson Hartan, Jake Helgerson, Nicholas Henry, Blaine Hipp, Kody James, Ken Jochem, Maxwell Johanssen, Kevin Konieczny, Justin Land, James W. Leonard, Nathaniel Leslie, Francisco Lopez, Chase Manning, Kiersten Maraglio, Nathaniel Martinez, Nicholas Mazzeo, Clayton McKim, Joseph Melton, 80 SkillsUSA Jake Owens, Jonny Righetti, Connor Roberts, Keegan Rufer, Ian Schwenke, Nicholas Shannon, Jared Sheffer, Cade Shomber, Christopher Simon, Matthew Spivey, Daniel Stefkovic, Benjamin Thornton, Chandler Vincent, T.J. Wessing, Matthew Yingling WELDING FABRICATION College/Postsecondary: Joe Addison, Kyle Alflen, Nathan Andrasko, Jonathan Ballinger, Christian Baxter, Ian Boyd, Chance Britain, Danea Buschkoetter, Jacob Cavender, Prentess Chancellor, Ethan Chvala, Todd Cotter, Austin Crabtree, William Dexter, Bryan Dome, Jonathan Elmore, Wilmer Escorcia, Diego Espinoza, Adam Faw, Ryan Garfield, Doug Gates, Joey Grant, Marion Greggs, Jordan Griffen, James Groat, Giovani Gutierrez, Coltten Haman, Michael Hammond, Zane Harvey, Clayton Hokit, Wyatt Holmstrem, Wyatt Huntley, Roger Johnson, Chris Jones, James Jones, Justin Jones, Robert Jones, Brent Justensen, Preston Justensen, Tyler Justensen, Daniel Kallemeyn, Aaron Kavanagh, Corey Kelly, Randall Kesler, Hayden Lacey, Nathan Lamphear, Evan Lechelt, Joshua Lucero, Mario Madrigal, Fredrick McRee, Matthew Mecca, Taylor Micolichek, Kayle Miller, Bryan Mitchell, Dylan Mitchell, Gary Mitchell, Dalton Mortenson, Aaron Moser, Dustin Music, James Newboles, Jesse Oeltjenbruns, Pedro Ordaz, Jaden Paddock, James Pierce, Russell Pigg, Derrick Pillatski, Anthony Pitkin, Trevor Poindexter, Dustin Ramsey, Kenneth Raye, Cole Renfro, Michael Resen-Pickrell, Dayton Reynolds, Gatlin Rodriguez, Austin Rothers, Spencer Siewert, Tanner Silence, Tyson Summers, Logan Wells, James Whaley, Cody Wildner, Shawn Williamson, Jacob Wilmer, Tanner Yaunick High School: Chance Ames, Dakota Anderson, Daniel Banks, Chirico Barber, Joseph Basham, Tyler Bates, Zack Bates, Dylan Benard, Kris Berumen, Aaron Brown, Bronson Brown, Samuel Brown, Aaron Buckland, Ryan Budgett, Andrew Burns, Bad Campbell, Jared Carrica, Franklin Carter, Tyler Christmas, Jacob Christoffersen, Ace Cobb, Chris Coleman, David Colvin, Joe Cordova, Toshihiro Davis, Tanner Dillon, Hunter Duff, Sabastian Emery, Jaden Evans, Jack Fidura, Marc Flanigan, Connor Fleming, Dalton Frank, Joe Paul Freeland, Drew Fulcher, Isaiah Gallaher, Clayton Glover, Logan Gneck, Jacob Grant, Brady Griffith, John Grizzle, Hunter Gustafson, Ethan Hall, Ray Halliwill, Dylan Hansen, Trevor Harlan, Jonathan Harris, Talan Harrison, Benjamin Hehr, Drew Heiser, Christian Holmstrom, Matthew Hovdenes, Dalin Hughes, Chad Hungate, Hannah Jamison, Colton Johnson, Wyatt Judge, Caden Kimbell, Alex Kostrub, Chad Kramlich, Christopher Kubas, Brendan Lacy, Jacob Larcey, Ryan Lauterbach, Dylan Licht, Ethan Liebman, Matt Loewenhagen, Jacob Lynch, Scott Magnusson, Cameron Manly, Morgan Mayer, Justin McAfee, Dillon McCann, Jonathan McCosh Jr., Jake McDonald, Edwin Meisenholder, Joshua Merritt, Jared Misfeldt, Andrew Mullins, Austin Murphree, Ethen Nickel, Parker Niemier, Hector Ortiz, Thomas Phelan, Jake Plach, Alexander Ponce, Faith Powers, James Powers, Keyvin Rauscher, Colton Reedy, Tyler Ring, Mark Roegner, Tyler Roush, Jared Sams, John Sanders, Mario Sierra, Storm Singleton, Cory Snowden, Conley Sosebee, Caleb Streich, Clark Sullivan, Kasey Tankersley, Kyeler TenEyck, Tyler Thompson, Mason Treece, Ismael Valtero, Michael Venzor, Thomas Villarreal, Erik Vogt, Blake Vrem, Jesse Wamstad, Ben Warnick, Jake Weidner, Kyle Young WELDING SCULPTURE College/Postsecondary: Ayo Abdullah, Dustin Baxter, Redecca Bonales, Jacob Butler, Jason Callahan, Michael Chong, Logan Clayton, Anthony Dasilva, Enrique Diaz, Daniel Elgersma, Zedaki Hadley, Jessica Janusch, Jonathan Lashley, Paul Needham, Kyle Nicolls, Kara Nyhus, Jaclyn Price, Shelby Robinson, Nathan Schmoldt, Sarah Stork, Christopher Wood High School: Abbie Allison, Olivia Arreola, Erin Beaver, Gianna Brienza, Cody Brown, Dante Cady, Nathaniel Carney, Nick Cummings, Alec Dickow, William Fenstermaker, Candice Franklin, Joe Fredenburg, John Gbhart, Benjamin Godwin, Jared Hall, Seth Hardsocg, Dylan Harper, Nathan Hoffman, Collin Jensen, Alexander Juelfs, Laura Kniola, Bradly Layton, Joshua Loew, Ethan Mansfield, Mason Massie, Tristan McLamb, Olivia Mooney, Courtney Moser, Austin Parnell, Marc Peladeau, Valerie Perez, Dameon Perkins, Tasha Smith, Jasmine St. Clair, Ethan Strout, Mason Strutton, Corban Tidball, Calvin Tohm, Michael Warne WITH THE STUDENT EXCELLENCE PROGRAM YOU DON’T UPGRADE LATER. 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