SECTION NEWS welding. He covered common welding flaws and difficult materials to weld and how these can often be satisfactorily addressed and weld quality improved when knowledge of shielding gases is taken into account. Thirty-two members and seven students attended. District 20 Pierrette H. Gorman, director (505) 284-9644 phgorma@sandia.gov District 21 Sam Lindsey, director (858) 740-1917 slindsey@sandiego.gov East Valley Institute of Technology Student Chapter December 15, 2015 Location: East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), Mesa, Ariz. Topic: Formation of new AWS student chapter Event: The EVIT student chapter was recently chartered to function as an AWS student chapter. It submitted 141 students as its first members. Officers were elected and Welding Instructors Leon Zamora and Rocky Jensen volunteered as Section sponsors. Fran Johnson facilitated the formation of the new chapter. District 22 Kerry E. Shatell, director (925) 866-5434 kesi@pge.com SAN FRANCISCO January 6 Location: Spenger’s Restaurant, Berkeley, Calif. Speaker: Cleve Harris, instructor, West Contra Costa Unified School District Topic: Richmond’s Kennedy High School welding program Activity: Twenty-two members and guests attended the presentation. Guest Speaker Cleve Harris was presented with the 2014–15 Howard E. Adkins Memorial Instructor Section Award by Dist. Director Kerry Shatell and Past Chairman Doug Williams. Dale Phillips was presented with the AWS Silver Membership Award. SPOKANE — Joe Ochsner discussed shielding gases. East Valley Institute of Technology Student Chapter — Student Chapter Sponsors Rocky Jensen (far left middle row) and Leon Zamora (far right standing) are seen with the morning class. 84 WELDING JOURNAL / MARCH 2016 SAN FRANCISCO — District 22 Director Kerry Shatell (from left) presents Cleve Harris with the Howard E. Adkins Memorial Instructor Section Award along with Past Chairman Doug Williams. East Valley Institute of Technology Student Chapter — Student Chapter Sponsors Leon Zamora (far left) and Rocky Jensen (far right) are seen with the evening class.
Welding Journal | March 2016
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