News Release
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May 10, 2006
Boise State Awards Apprentice Graduation Certificates
Nampa, Caldwell, Boise students earn top honors
Eighty-three students who just completed their studies in Boise State
University’s Selland College of Applied Technology secured high-paying jobs
four years ago. Among them are electricians, plumbers, sheet metal
technicians and brick/stone masons.
The students spent four years earning their certificates, which were awarded
on April 27 in the Boise State Student Union, from the apprenticeship
program in the Center for Workforce Training. Students enrolled in the
program attend evening classes at Boise State to study the theory of the
trade and then practice what they have learned at work the next day, in
their full-time, paid jobs. Each student is supervised at work by a seasoned
journeyman with years of experience in the field.
“There has never been a better time to enter these professions,” said Stan
Brings, Center for Workforce Training director. “By 2012 the U.S. Department
of Labor expects a nationwide shortage of at least 10 million skilled
workers due to the pending retirements of many trades workers (whose average
age is 57). The pay and benefits in these fields are excellent.”
In addition to the graduate certificates presented at the April 27 ceremony,
Danny Smith, who works for Power Electric in Boise, was named instructor of
the year. Top plumbing student awards were presented to Preston Prawitz of
Emmett and Steven Ward of Meridian. The following students were named top
electrical students of the year: Tate Borstelman of Boise; Lisa Hotchkiss of
Caldwell; George Glasscock of Nampa; and Patrick Hunter of Caldwell.
The full list of graduates and their hometowns is as follows:
Electrical — Sean Allred, Boise; Nick Avery, Columbia, S.C.; Lawrence
Baker, Boise; Derek Beese, Boise; Matt Bemis, Emmett; Josh Craig, Meridian;
Chris Darr, Boise; Jack L. Davis, Caldwell; Aaron V. Decker, Eagle; Ivan
Drees, Nampa; Cory Emerson, Kuna; Henry E. Frederickson, Star; James
Goldenstein, Boise; Craig Gorsline, Boise; William T. Griffith, Emmett;
Bryan L. Harvey, Boise; Brad Hawkes, Nampa; Corey Hayes, Nampa; Marty Henry,
Boise; Michael D. Hinton, Boise; Glenn Hoagland, Nampa; Jeremy Horn,
Caldwell; Roman Huerta, Caldwell; John Johnson, Emmett; Steven C. Lambert,
Boise; Dustin Lefteroff, Meridian; Michael R. Losh, Kuna; Matthew Malloy,
Boise; Jim McCurry, Star; Jeff Morton, Meridian; Chris Nelson, Boise;
Richard Nickelson, Horseshoe Bend; Kent Palmer, Kuna; Jon D. Patterson,
Star; Sean Patton, Boise; Danny Perrine, Nampa; Efrain Reyes, Caldwell;
James W. Ripley, Boise; Eric Mark Schroeder, Meridian; Cody G. Smith, Nampa;
Bruce L. Vega, Nampa; Aaron Vickery, Emmett; Shayne Viquelia, Mountain Home;
Ryan Wiederich, Meridian; David Woolverton, Fruitland
Masonry
Todd Eichelberger, Kuna, and William McKinney, Boise
Sheet Metal
Ernie Guzman, Nampa
Plumbing
John Alcala, Boise; Jason Bade, Emmett; Nicholas Bade, Emmett; Michael Berg,
Nampa; Christopher Buss, Boise; Curtis Butterfield, Nampa; Brandon L. Case,
Nampa; Joseph M. Crust, Nampa; Timothy J. Daugharthy, Parma; Donald
DeMichele, Kuna; Ben Duskey, Kuna; Clinton J. Ellis, Caldwell; Chase
Headrick, Boise; Stanley D. Horn, Nampa; Bradley C. Jordan, Emmett; William
D. Lee, Parma; James L. Lewis, Caldwell; Nicholas Marsala, Kuna; Shawn Adam
Maxon, Nampa; Ryan Mitchell, Kuna; Jeff K. Nelson, Meridian; William Olson,
Meridian; Jerry Phillips, Meridian; Wally Schneider, Kuna; Darby O. Shannon,
Nampa; Luke A. Weiser, Boise; Shaun West, Kuna; John Wright, Boise.
For more information about the construction/trades and apprenticeship
programs, contact the Center for Workforce Training at Boise State at (208)
426-1974 or visit
http://workforcetraining.boisestate.edu.
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Contact: Rosie Rosco, College of Applied Technology Center for
Workforce Training, (208) 426-3509
Media Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208)
426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu
May is “Return to Learn” month at Boise State University. “Return to
Learn” is a campuswide effort to provide information for those who may be
considering taking classes from the university and help them learn about the
best options for returning to school and earning a degree. For more
information call (208) 562-3127 or click returntolearn.boisestate.edu.
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