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EMMANUEL K.
AGBETSU RECEIVES PETER C. HOBART WELDWORLD AWARD
An international scholarship award has
been presented to Emmanuel K. Agbetsu of
Tema, Ghana,
West Africa, where he has completed a three-year
technical apprenticeship training program in welding and
fabrication with the
Gratis Foundation. In addition to his welding
education in
Ghana, Emmanuel has experience in welding and
fabrication of waste containers and agri-processing
equipment during his apprenticeship.
“During his training, he was found to
be hardworking, efficient, respectful, punctual, and eager
to undertake any assignment given him,” says J.W.K. Blay,
Regional Manager for
Gratis Foundation. “He is a good team player, a
listener and always prepared to work extra time to get his
assignment accomplished.”
Emmanuel explains, “I am very serious,
eager, determined and anxious to advance my welding career
at the Hobart Institute of
Welding Technology.”
Emmanuel is from the city of Tema, a
city built in 1960 as a man-made harbor. At that time, Tema
went from being a small fishing village to Ghana’s leading
seaport and an industrial center. The climate is considered
tropical with temperatures averaging in the 70’s and 80’s
throughout the year.
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THE Peter C. Hobart WELDWORLD AWARD
International entrepreneur and board member of
the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology,
Peter Cahill Hobart established two scholarships
in the amount of one thousand dollars each for
selected students to further their education in
welding at the Hobart Institute of Welding
Technology.
In keeping with his life and international
interests and the institute‘s worldwide
reputation, Peter C. Hobart has provided a
scholarship, “The Peter C. Hobart Weldworld
Award,” for deserving international students
from outside the continental USA… a student who
is dedicated to the basic industry of welding in
his country.
A major collector of welded metal sculpture, the
truly American art form, and a long-time
advocate of combining the science and technology
of welding with art and creativity, Mr. Hobart
has designated a second grant, “The David Smith
Award,” for a promising artist and welded metal
sculptor.
Applications for these
scholarships that are due by April 1 of each
year, may be obtained through The Troy
Foundation, 910 West Main Street, Troy, Ohio
45373 U.S.A. Applications will also be available
at
http://www.welding.org
An independent selection
committee of The Troy Foundation will review
applications and make the awards in May.
Students may use the scholarships only toward
tuition for any program of welding training at
the Hobart Institute. Unused portions of any
scholarship will be returned to the fund within
the Troy Foundation for use by future
scholarship winners. |
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