KRIS RAHALL JOINS HOBART INSTITUTE STAFF
January
9, 2008 - TROY, OH - A graduate of the
Combination
Structural and Pipe Welding Program at Hobart
Institute of Welding Technology (HIWT) John (Kris)
Rahall has accepted a position as a skill welding
instructor.
In addition to this most recent training,
Kris completed the welding program at Mercer County
Vocational Education Center in West Virginia and
served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps,
honorably discharged as a Sergeant.
Kris has much to
offer the HIWT students, as he brings six years of
practical experience in welding and fabrication to
the Hobart Institute.
His leadership and communication skills
acquired from instructing and supervising employees
in previous positions provide him with the
background necessary to make him a great teacher.
“It is important to
the training of the students at the Hobart Institute
to maintain a good teacher-student ratio,” says Ron
Scott, Vice President.
“Increasing enrollment at the Institute has
made it necessary for us to seek new instructors.
Their experience in industry backed by a
strong welding education here at HIWT is essential
to providing continuing, quality training.”
“I accepted this
position because of the personal challenges
associated with training inexperienced students,”
says Kris, “giving them something I’ve learned that
may be valuable to their success and the security of
our industry.”
In addition to his
industrial experience, Kris served eight months in
Operation Enduring Freedom in Kabul, Afghanistan,
and seven months during Operation Iraqi Freedom in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq, with the United States
Marines.
“Several of our
instructors are military veterans,” says Ron.
“The discipline and attention to detail that
they experience through military training provides
practical experience that is helpful in carrying out
their duties as a teacher.”
Kris is currently teaching gas
metal arc welding classes and resides in Troy.
He has a 10-year-old son, Blake Rahall, who
resides in Princeton, West Virginia.
Hobart Institute of
Welding Technology, dedicated to welding training
and education excellence,
is a not-for-profit educational facility located at
400 Trade Square East, Troy, OH 45373
1-800-332-9448
hiwt@welding.org
http://www.welding.org
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