HCC FAME GRADUATES 13 STUDENTS!

Published on May 12, 2025

The HCC FAME program graduated thirteen students on Friday, May 9th at a banquet at the Preston Arts Center. Matt Vanderpool of Pratt Industries and the HCC FAME Chapter President, provided remarks during the ceremony and Amanda Blohm-Thompson and Mark Smith of HCC presented the AMT certificates. The list of students receiving certifications are:

• Dakota Blair - Accuride
• Scott Cox - Accuride
• Coburn Payne - Accuride
• Dustin Smith - Accuride
• Zavier Cruse - Audubon Metals
• Dylan Rodriguez - Audubon Metals
• Jimmie Bennett - Century Aluminum
• Kody Whitledge - Century Aluminum
• Cameron King - Cresline
• Logan Darnell - Gibbs Die Casting
• Jordan Mercer - Gibbs Die Casting
• James Shelton - Hydro Aluminum
• Jake Wernicke - International Paper

Congrats to all of our HCC FAME graduates!