WELDING JOURNAL 83 The NE Mississippi Section members are shown during their tour of Babcock & Wilcox Co. in October. NASHVILLE OCTOBER 9 Activity: District 8 Director Joe Livesay presented the AWS Extraordinary Welding Award to Preston Farabow, a Knoxville-area artist, for his stainless steel sundial sculpture Marking Time. The presentation was made at the I-40 Smith County Welcome Center in Buffalo Valley, Tenn., where the sculpture is on permanent exhibition. NE MISSISSIPPI SEPTEMBER 12 Activity: The Section held its program in Starkville, Miss. Denny Cole received the Section Meritorious Award. David Carwyle received the Section Dalton E. Hamilton Memorial CWI of the Year Award. SEPTEMBER 20 Activity: The NE Mississippi Section met with Ron Martucci, salesman, The Lincoln Electric Co., for a demonstration of the VRTEX®360 virtual reality arc welder trainer technology. OCTOBER 25 Activity: The NE Mississippi Section members toured the Babcock & Wilcox West Point, Miss., facility. David Hutchins, welding engineer, conducted the program. Doug Donaldson (left) and Randy Theriot are shown at the Chattanooga Section event. Preston Farabow (right) receives the AWS Extraordinary Welding Award from Joe Livesay, District 8 director. Northeast Mississippi Section members are shown at their September 20 event. Shown at the NE Mississippi September 12 program are (from left) Chuck Robertson, Denny Cole, David Carwyle, and Robbin Shull.
Welding Journal | January 2013
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