Perfect Attendance

Congratulations to TCAT McKenzie‬ students who received Perfect Attendance for the Summer trimester. Pictured below: sitting-Savannah Marlar-Welding, Courtney Stafford-AOT, Kimberly Walton-AOT. Standing-Josh Cary-Industrial Maintenance (received Perfect Attendance his entire enrollment), Noah Pigue-Welding, Brian Byrd-Automotive, Robert Phillips-Welding, Josiah Philliips-Automotive and Jason Kelley-Automotive (received Perfect Attendance his entire enrollment. Not Pictured: Jody Miller-Production Automation

Community Service

Community Service coupled with Hands On Training is a WIN WIN for everyone involved! TCAT McKenzie‬ Industrial Maintenance students, along with their instructor Bob Donald and Assistant Instructor Garry Barnhill, installed a power grid for the City of McKenzie’s Southern Fried and Sweet Tea Festival. The festival is being held August 19th and 20th on the square in McKenzie. There will be music, vendors, food, and a plethora of events. With the additional lighting, concessions, music, vendors, etc., the added power panel and meter base ensures there will be enough outlets to power these additions.
The students involved with the project were Tyler Holt, Blake Cobb, Trevor Stout, David Capps and Isaiah Croom.

National Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Congratulations to TCAT McKenzie's Summer Trimester National Technical Honor Society industees. In order to be considered for the NTHS a student must maintain an A average, have good attendance the previous trimester and they must also earn their instructor's recommendation.
From the Administrative Office Technology Program: Tracy Kamholz, Judith Eubanks, Patricia Barnett and Jalexis Haynes. From the Computer Information Technology Program: Michael Johnson. From the HVAC/R Program: Jeremy Lance ‪

Passing the Torch-David Earley, New Welding Instructor

Jimmy Kee, passing the torch to new instructor, David Earley

TCAT MCKENZIE HIRES NEW INSTRUCTOR

 

TCAT McKenzie is proud to welcome the new Welding Technology instructor, Mr. David Earley.  David is taking the place of Mr. Jimmy Kee, who is moving to East TN to head up a new welding program at TCAT-Elizabethton.

 

David is a native of Michigan.  He attended Algomac High School until his sophomore year, after which he was home schooled.

 

David and his family moved to TN in 1989, where they started a family business.  After closing the business, David worked at various places, including Plumley and Atlantic Homes.  When Atlantic Homes burned, David started his own landscaping business, which he ran successfully for 14 years.  When the housing market declined, David decided to go to school.  He enrolled in TCAT-Jackson under Mr. Phillip Cranford.  While there, he was nominated for Outstanding Student of the Year and graduated with honors.

 

Since graduating, David has worked in various capacities in welding.  He has taught welding, substituting many times at TCAT-Jackson (Lexington campus) and traveled extensively while working for H & M Construction.  He moved up the ranks from welding to foreman, shop foreman, welding superintendent, and now, welding instructor.

 

David and his wife currently reside in McKenzie.   We are honored to have him join the staff at TCAT-McKenzie.