New Adjunct Orientation

(continued from page 1) president of TCTC. He thanked Tony Hopfer and Steven North, account managers at ENGEL Machinery, Inc., for South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, who were present at the ceremony, for the company’s generous donation of a 180-ton e-victory injection molding machine, which provides invaluable hands-on learning experiences. The machine is valued at $276,850.

“We couldn’t do it without the donation. This is a wonderful partnership,” said Dr. DeHay. He also thanked instructor Josh Ledbetter, director of engineering at Baxter Manufacturing and a 26-year veteran of the plastics manufacturing industry, who “plowed through the obstacles and kept us on the pathway.”

“We developed the program as a model and we built the curriculum around the employees’ work and school,” said Ledbetter.

Tony Hopfer and Steven North, account managers at ENGEL Machinery, Inc., for South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, third and fourth from left, were present at the ceremony, for the company’s generous donation of a 180-ton e-victory injection molding machine, which provides invaluable hands-on learning experiences. The machine is valued at $276,850. Pictured with them are Grayson Kelly, vice president of institutional advancement and business relations, and President DeHay.

Twenty-seven new adjunct instructors attended an orientation January 11. Attendees visited a resources fair prior to hearing an overview of the College and participating in a workshop on active learning.

Prior to receiving certificates, students listened to four industry executives and managers from Baxter, Clarios, Horton and Curtee, who gave insight into their careers and talked about the everyday challenges and the rewards of working in the plastics industry. From left are Jason German, Clarion; Doug Robinson, Horton; Matt Wessel, Baxter; and Steve Verschaeve, Curtee.