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hiwt@welding.org HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY

TRANSITION TIME FOR HOBART INSTITUTE

The Board of Directors 2010 and provided
of Hobart Institute of oversight for the 2013
Welding Technology construction project that
has announced the added 52 welding booths to
retirement of long-time the facility.
Chairman of the Board “My main concern,” André
and President André continued, “is a smooth
Odermatt, a position he transition to a suitable
held for eleven years.
successor who would keep
“It became clear during the Institute on its current
this time,” says André, course of moderate growth
“that being associated with fiscal responsibility,
with Hobart Institute one that would secure the
is a privilege an future of HIWT and its loyal
d an staff, and one who would
André Odermatt honor and I am grateful preserve and enhance our Scott Mazzulla
for the opportunity worldwide accepted status
given to me. Quality and reputation as one of the
of instruction was stressed at the very beginning in the early best learning centers for welding technologies.”
1930’s and has been the driving force of the Institute ever With André’s endorsement, the Board has named Scott
since. Hobart Institute is the crown jewel in the legacy of Mazzulla to the position of President and CEO. A graduate of
the Industrial Hobart’s. There is no greater satisfaction than to Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Scott joined HIWT
see a young person graduate from Hobart Institute and start a in August 2011 as Director of Planning & Development
career that offers virtually unlimited possibilities.”
and was appointed Vice President in November 2012. Scott
Prior to his work at Hobart Institute, André was employed at came to HIWT from the Robotics Division of ABB, were he
Hobart Brothers Company, where he began in 1964 until his was director of sales for Western and Central U.S. Regions.
retirement from there in 2001. In addition to his work with He will be working with a committed management team of
the Institute, André authored the book, Welding: A Journey to professionals with in-depth knowledge of the welding business
Explore Its Past. He directed the 2005 expansion of Hobart to continue the high quality of training that has become a
Institute, established the Hobart Gallery of Welding History in trademark of the Hobart Institute.

HONORING THE MEMORY OF HIWT GRADUATE

Lynne Serewicz has established The The primary goal for this foundation’s work, aside from
Thomas J. Serewicz Sr. Foundation For helping others, is to fight for the insertion of spikes on highway
Kind & Responsible Living, Inc. in memory ramps to “prevent anyone who is drunk, drugged, confused,
of her son. Thomas, a 2007 graduate of ill, distracted, etc. from getting on a highway in the wrong
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, direction.” It won’t prevent all crashes, but a significant
was killed by a wrong-way drunk/drugged amount.
driver as he returned home from fishing
with his friend on July 17, 2010. This Contributions may be made to The Thomas J. Serewicz Sr.
foundation was created to honor Tom’s Foundation for Kind & Responsible Living, Inc., 24 Water St.
life, the good things about how he lived, #322, Clinton, MA 01510.
and what would be pleasing to him to have
carried on in his memory. Tom was a responsible husband, For more details please see https://www.facebook.com/
father, and son. He was kind and generous, sharing whatever ThomasJSerewiczSrFoundation.
he had with those less fortunate.

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