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Shipbuilding Trends
Nanotechnology inAluminum Welding
Submerged Arc Welding
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New AWS Supporters
Sustaining Members
Quality Iron and Steel1665 Bonnie Ln.Ste. 106Cordova, TN 38016
Affiliate Corporate Members
Crew Metal FabricationP.O. Box 5913Norco, CA 92860
MAESACalle 21 Num. 87-3 Col. Ignacio Zaragosa, Venustiano CarranzaCuidad de Mexico, D.F., Mexico 15000
Proflow Pumping Solutions2850 W. 139 St.Blue Island, IL 60406
Vanport Marine & Industrial2711 NE Columbia Blvd.Portland, OR 97211
Educational Institution Members
Coast Alabama Community College — Monroeville2800 S. Alabama Ave.Monroeville, AL 36460
Coast Alabama Community College — Thomasville30755 U.S. Hwy. 43Thomasville, AL 36784
Denmark Technical CollegeP.O. Box 327Denmark, SC 29042
Lincoln Technical Institute —Melrose Park8317 W. North Ave.Melrose Park, IL 60160
Sealy High School2372 Championship Dr.Sealy, TX 77474
Welding School W-LatinoAmericaKnight 1778, between 5th and 6th
Asuncion, Paraguay
Supporting CompanyMembers
Elite Industries4567 Morehouse Dr.Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
2020 Membership Challenge
Congratulations to the 2019 top recruiter, Velinda Craven of the
Pascagoula Section.
Listed here are the members partic-ipating in the 2020 Membership Chal-lenge — point standings as of Jan. 17.The campaign runs from Jan. 1 to Dec.31, 2020. Members receive 5 pointsfor each Individual Member and 1point for every Student Member theyrecruit. For more information, pleasesee page 65 of this Welding Journal orcall the AWS Membership Dept. at
(800) 443-9353, ext. 480.
A. D. Dillon, Detroit — 38B. J. Cain, Los Angeles/Inland Empire — 34D. P. Thompson, SW Virginia — 32T. M. Molin, Illinois Valley — 30B. A. Cheatham, Columbia — 23O. Ortiz, Los Angeles/Inland Empire — 16J. C. Durbin, Tri-River — 16C. W. Gilbertson, Northern Plains — 14V. O. Harthun, Northern Plains — 13S. Silverstein, Milwaukee — 12
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SOCIETY NEWSMEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Uwe Aschemeier (left) honored David Keats with a Silver Member certificate for his25 years of service to the American Welding Society (AWS) during the UnderwaterWelding ISO/TC44/SC11/WG1 technical group meeting in Sounio, Greece.
AWS Member Recognized for 25 Years of Membership
AWS Member CountsFebruary 1, 2020
Sustaining.................................589Supporting ...............................359Educational...............................831Affiliate.....................................610Welding Distributor ...................63Total Corporate ........................2452
Individual ...........................56,529Student + Transitional ...........10,692Total Members .......................67,221
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