EWC Welding Instructors Attend Welding School

January 18, 2005

(Torrington, WY) Welding instructors at Eastern Wyoming College each became a student this past summer by attending welding school. EWC had four instructors attend Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, one of the largest most respected welding schools in the world.

EWC Welding Instructors Attend Welding School
EWC Welding Instructors: Leland Vetter, Stan Nicolls,
Tom McDowell, and Russell Pontarolo
Russell Pontarolo and Leland Vetter each attended two weeks of training. Pontarolo completed the Pressure Vessel Pipe Welding course while Vetter completed the Pipe Layout and Fitting course. Stan Nicolls and Tom McDowell each completed the course for welding instructors designed to increase instructor's knowledge of welding.

"One of the goals of the welding department is continuous self improvement," commented Leland Vetter, the head of the welding department. "This type of training will help move the welding department and the college forward."

This training comes at a good time when EWC is planning to expand and improve the welding department. For more information about welding at EWC, please contact Vetter at 307.532.8275 or Pontarolo at 307.532.8274.