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NEW FACES AT HOBART INSTITUTE

SHANDA ALLEN FRED HENMAN

Shanda Allen joined the office Fred Henman is a new Technical
staff at Hobart Institute in August Training Instructor at Hobart
as Registrar/Bursar. She was Institute. Fred began his new job
born, raised and resides in the in August.
Dayton, OH area.
He is an American Welding
“I have spent the past 19 years in Society Certified Welding
education in various capacities,” Inspector and brings over twenty-
Shanda explains. “My five years of welding, supervision
experiences range from teaching and inspection experience to
elementary school, teaching HIWT.
at the collegiate level, GED
Coordinator, Student Services “I am looking forward to applying

Coordinator as well as Registrar. my experience and knowledge
I am eager to meet, work and to my new career as a Technical
learn about the students and staff. I am intrigued with the idea Training Instructor,” Fred commented. “I started welding in
of working for a company that is internationally known and 1977 and I have training experience with blueprint reading,
has been around for many years.” welding, fabrication, and gauge calibration.”

“Shanda is providing student services support to our students,” “We are pleased to have Fred as part of our staff,” says Elmer
says Brenda Scott, Director of Compliance and Student Swank, Senior Technical Instructor. “He will be teaching
Services. “Her hours are from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to Welding Technology and Blueprint Reading and Weldability of
increase staff availability to our second shift students as well Metals, Ferrous and Nonferrous skill courses and will also be
as those who attend during the first shift.” instructing various technical courses.”

As an educator, Shanda says she lives by the motto, “Literacy Fred and his wife live in Springfield, Ohio, and enjoy
unlocks the key throughout life.” fishing, going to flea markets, and spending time with their
grandchildren.
In her spare time, she loves traveling, reading and spending
time with her family.

NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY 2014

HIWT celebrated National
Manufacturing Day on October
3 with 50 students from Troy
High School as well as several
members from the Troy Area
Chamber of Commerce. All
of the students are members
of the business club and were
eager to learn more about the
manufacturing industry.

The students spent the day
touring Hobart Institute and
learning about the many
manufacturing facilities located throughout Troy, Ohio. The two groups of students that visited HIWT spent the day discussing
the welding industry and the programs offered at HIWT. The students were surprised how lucrative the welding industry can be
and what a short amount of time is required to learn to weld at HIWT.

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