Linn-Benton Community College

Linn-Benton Community College’s Welding Fabrication team received high marks in the 47th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Kansas City in June. The LBCC team competed against 17 other college teams to design and build a welding demonstration table, which they drafted and submitted drawings for before the competition. Each team was provided with the same materials and equipment and allotted six and one-half hours to complete their design. Teams were scored for accuracy, safety, teamwork, drawing quality and complete use of all materials without waste. The LBCC team received high marks for safety and teamwork. “The entire Skills USA national competition is huge,” said LBCC welding faculty member and team advisor Fred Stuewe. “Thousands of kids come to this week long event.” LBCC team members include first-year students Tim Burns from Philomath, Matt Perry from Lebanon and Andrew Gustafson from Albany. The team qualified for the national competition a...

Linn-Benton Community College’s Welding Fabrication team took first place at the Oregon Skills USA competition held in Milwaukie last week. Team members include Tim Burns, Matt Perry, Andrew Gustafson, Morgan Gordon, Coury Gagne, and Jeff Robinson. The team also had first- and second-place winners in the welding competitions, with Gordon in MIG welding and Gagne in TIG welding taking first places, and Robinson taking second in the general welding competition. Each team had to design and draft a project, then submit their drawings to the Skills USA technical committee. Finished projects were checked against the team’s drawings for accuracy. The LBCC Welding Fabrication team is now eligible to compete in the national Skills USA competition in Kansas City in June. The fabrication team will be fundraising to help offset the cost of the trip to Kansas City. If you would like to make a donation to the team’s trip, contact LBCC welding faculty Fred Stuewe at 541-917-4581.