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Hobart Institute Recognizes Excellence

The Hobart Institute recognizes COMBINATION STRUCTURAL & PIPE WELDING PROGRAM
excellence in performance of people who
go above and beyond the requirements MAY GRADUATES PERFECT ATTENDANCE
or levels of desirability to exceed normal Andrew T. Brewer Nicholas A. Magna
expectations. Those who have met these August 3, 2015 – May 27, 2016 August 31, 2015 – May 27, 2016
goals in this past quarter are listed. Matthew E. DeWitt Matthew D. Shafer
August 31, 2015 – May 27, 2016 August 31, 2015 – May 27, 2016
HIGH ACADEMIC Andrew S. Harris Matthew R. Valley
ACHIEVEMENT August 31, 2015 – May 27, 2016 August 31, 2015 – May 27, 2016
Hobart Institute provides two levels of Christopher M. Kirkendall HIGH ACADEMIC
August 3, 2015 – May 27, 2016
academic achievement. This recognition ACHIEVEMENT
is based on the grade point average Kyle W. Langley Joseph G. Reynolds
August 3, 2015 – May 27, 2016
of students in the five or nine-month August 3, 2015 – May 13, 2016
programs at HIWT. Candidates for this Daniel J. Laska
award must reach a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 August 31, 2015 – May 27, 2016
to receive high honors and 3.8 to 4.0 to
receive the highest honors. JUNE GRADUATES PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Mark D. Allen Charles K. Moore
PERFECT ATTENDANCE September 28, 2015 – June 24, 2016 September 28, 2015 – June 24, 2016
Nathan M. Banush High Academic Achievement
Students may achieve perfect attendence August 31, 2015 – June 24, 2016 George O. Loder
status by attending Hobart Institute Tyler R. Bohle
in the five month Structural Welding September 20, 2015 – June 24, 2016 HIGH ACADEMIC
Program or the nine-month Combination Dean A. DeGroot ACHIEVEMENT
Structural and Pipe Welding Program August 31, 2015 – June 24, 2016 George O. Loder
without missing even one day of class. George O. Loder HIGH HONORS
Hobart Institute congratulates these August 31, 2015 – June 24, 2016 August 31, 2015 – June 24, 2016
students who have made this extra Ryan S. Minniear Charles K. Moore
effort. Future employers take notice September 28, 2015 – June 24, 2016 HIGH HONORS
of this achievement and students are Lane D. Monnin September 28, 2015 – June 24, 2016
encouraged to strive for this goal. September 28, 2015 – June 24, 2016

2017-18 FAFSA
We want to make you aware of several upcoming changes to the In order to avoid any discrepancies between the 2016-17 and
financial aid application process and some actions you can take now 2017-18 academic years, we strongly encourage you to use the IRS
to make the process smoother. Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to update your 2016-17 FAFSA income
On September 14, 2015, President Obama announced significant information. The IRS DRT is available through the FAFSA website
changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and saves you time in the following ways:
process that will impact millions of students. Starting with the o No need to locate your tax return records;
2017-18 application, the following changes will be put in place: o No need to worry about making mistakes entering your tax
• Students will be able to submit the 2017-18 FAFSA as early return information on the FAFSA;
as October 1, 2016, rather than January 1, 2017. The earlier o You won’t need to provide tax return transcripts to the
submission date will be a permanent change, enabling financial aid office if you are selected for verification; and
students to complete and submit a FAFSA as early as If you use the IRS DRT for both 2016-17 and 2017-18
October 1 every year. academic years, it will reduce the chances of questions
• Students will use 2015 income information for the 2017-18 from the financial aid office or the Department of Education
FAFSA. This new feature will allow students and parents to regarding conflicting information from your FAFSA records.
report final, accurate income information on the FAFSA as This change should allow students and their families to make
the vast majority of families will have already completed informed decision when it comes to choosing a career path while
their 2015 taxes by October 2016. providing options of available financial aid determined on actual
Now that the 2015 federal tax return filling deadline has passed, data to fund that choice.
if you completed a 2016-17 FAFSA, please update to reflect your Information provided by the US Department of Education, www.
final 2015 income data but only if you have not done it previously. studentaid.gov.

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