Page 13 - Fall 2014 World of Welding

hiwt@welding.org HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY

FROM THROWING STRIKES TO STRIKING ARCS

By Janet Piechocki
Marketing/Career Development Coordinator
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

Lance Busch has a passion for welding! That is why he
came to Hobart to take the Combination Structural and Pipe
Welding Program. Recreationally, Lance also has a passion
for bowling. Recently he bowled a perfect game (300) at Troy
Bowl while he was here in Troy. For that effort he earned a
ring.

Lance has been bowling since he was 5 years old and continued
through high school. His average is 210. He has been welding
since 7 grade. Lance is a graduate of Napoleon High School
th
and also Four County Career Center in Archbold, Ohio.
His welding teacher Mr. Jim Fox was a big motivator in his
decision to get into welding. Each year when students would
explore careers, Lance kept getting drawn towards welding.
Mr. Fox showed Lance how to create welded sculptures and
he was hooked after that.
Lance Busch
Lance grew up on a farm and is the only child of Tracy and
Julie Busch. Tracy is retired from the U.S. Navy and Julie
Celebrating 50 years of service to
works for the airlines. Lance enjoys farming on the family’s Lance was awarded the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education
Industry providing Tooling, Machining
strip farm where they produce vegetables and fruits and also Foundation Scholarship to attend Hobart Institute and was
and Special Systems.
have an orchard. He likes to figure out ways to make farm recently pictured in “Welders, America Needs You,” by
work easier and is creative enough to design and build custom Matthew Phillips (BusinessWeek, March 20, 2014.) http://
1040 S. Dorset, Troy Ohio 45373 Ph: 937-440-2500 Fax: 937-440-2551
farm equipment. Later in the year, as the produce is harvested, www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-20/skilled-welder-
Lance travels to farmer’s markets, restaurants, and nursing shortage-looms-in-u-dot-s-dot-with-many-near-retirement
homes that purchase the fresh foods. Donations are also made
to food pantries and to those less fortunate.

Working in pipeline welding
is an immediate goal for
Lance after his training
at Hobart Institute, but
ultimately he plans to open his
own custom fabrication shop.
With his warm enthusiasm
and outgoing personality, I
am convinced he will achieve
his dreams!

As I write this, he is currently
striving for High Honors
(3.5 - 3.79 GPA) with Perfect
Attendance at Hobart Institute
with a target graduation date
of September 5. Celebrating 50 years of service to Industry
providing Tooling, Machining and Special Systems.
1040 S. Dorset, Troy, Ohio 45373 Ph: 937-440-2500 Fax: 937-440-2551

13