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-2009 IEC Apprenticeship Graduation Banquet-
 

IEC of Utah:
Fifth Annual Apprentice Graduation
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Ft Douglas Officers Club
University of Utah Campus

 
Over 132 attended this year’s graduation and banquet on a beautiful evening in the setting of the Ft. Douglas Officers Club on the U of U Campus. Cleve child, our main speaker, did an awesome job and not only gave the apprentices some good advice, but he threw in some humor as well. The event was attended by apprentices with their significant other, parents, employers, IEC officers and board members, distributor and associate members as well as Keynote Speaker Cleve Child and his wife Coralie.

Roster of the 2009 Graduating Apprentices:
 
Duke Arnspiger
Gilbert Arreola
David Ashcraft
Seth Bailey
Brett Bascom
Brandon Bass
Michael Batty
Chad Bryan
Ryan Crosby
Daniel Digerness
Travis Faulkner
Tarin Flinders
Jeff Hatch
Chad Hopkins		 Richard Howard
Bryan Inama
Quinn Israelsen
Zachary Krahenbuhl
Mark Manwaring
Scott Marchal
Jordan Marcon
Joshua Marcon
Jordan Meibos
Albert Michal
Tyson Miller
Lewis Mitchell
Matthew Nelson
Kade Nichol		 Jason Norman
Joseph Nuttal
Cody O'Bryan
Brett Paxman
Ryan Robinson
Kacee Rogers
Russell Shelley
Nick Simon
Ricky Van Leeuwen
Kelly Walker
Kyle Williams
Nile Woffinden
Tyler Woolsey
Ryan Yancey


Each apprentice in attendance received a certificate and an appreciation “goodie” bag.  Each bag included these items donated by the following sponsors:  Gloves, safety glasses, ear plugs—Airgas Intermountain; T-shirt—CED; $20.00 gift card—Codale Electric; $25.00 gift card—Crescent Electric, coolie and pencil—Federal Insurance; LED penlight—GT Sales; T-shirt—Graybar Electric; coolers—H&E Equipment; hat and pencil—Hilti; “Cop in a Box”—InfiniTeam; Ideal 7-in-1 screwdriver—Lyle Williams Company; $25.00 gift card and 20 pc screw driving set—Platt Electric; strippers—QED; hat—Utah Employment Service.  Each bag also included a water cooler, pliers, 7pc power grip, $25.00 Visa gift card, first-aid kit, and various other items, totaling around $250.00.

The audience heard from Kevin Seeley, president of IEC of Utah; Brad Stevens, State Electrical Bard chairperson; and Cleve Child retired from Siemens Energy and Automation, keynote speaker.  

Mr. Child praised the apprentices for standing by their principles and doing what it takes to put in the time to achieve their goal—they had to make sacrifices over the years, but the time had now come to reap the benefits!

Cleve served in the United States Navy and was a Korean War hero, petty officer 2nd class.  He shared some humors stories with the group about his military service.  He also commented on how the electrical industry had treated him right for over 30 years.
 
 
Mr. Child ended with The Fly Fisherman’s Prayer:
Lord grant that I may fish until my dying day,
and when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray,
When in the Lord’s safe landing net,
I am peacefully asleep—
that in his mercy I be judged
—a KEEPER.
—Author unknown

The certificates were presented to each student by Dirk Burton, member of the State Electrical Board. Dirk challenged the apprentices before giving them their certificates by asking three code questions and presenting each winner with $50.00. Following were the winners: Mark Manwaring, Matthew Nelson, and Kelly Walker.

The event sponsors were: All-Tech Electric, Arco Electric, Federated Insurance, GSL Electric, Green Power Solutions, Highland Electric, John White & Associates, and Taylor Electric. The evening was a success due to the generosity of all our sponsors.

Congratulations once again to the Graduating Apprentices.
 
     

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