BAJA RACE

We want to wish the WEST TN BAJA TEAM well in the upcoming race. You can follow the race on the web at www.racetheworld.net entry #107 Robert Lemaster. GOOD LUCK TEAM!!!!!!

Outstanding Student of the Year

The Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie presents Mr. Steve Crawford with the 2009 Outstanding Student of the Year Award. Mr. Crawford is a Green Electronics student from Paris, TN whom has been in the program for over a year and holds many qualities of a Student of the Year. He was also named State and National Skills USA Alternative Energy winner in the summer of 2009. A cash prize and trip to Nashville were given to Mr. Crawford for his accomplishments on the local level. Mr. Crawford will now go on to represent TTC McKenzie at the Regional Competition in Jackson, TN in January. The winner of the Regional Competition will move on to the Statewide Competition where the winner will be awarded a new automobile and will represent all 27 Tennessee Technology Centers as the Outstanding Student Ambassador for Technical Education.

Costume Contest and Fall Cook Out

On Friday the 30th the Student Senate hosted the annual chili cook off, costume contest, and pumpkin carving events. The Chili cook off was won again this year by Luke Kee from HVAC.

BAJA Car

We would like to wish Welding Instructor Jimmy Kee and former students Kyle McConnell,Matt Jackson and Jason Young well on there entry into the Baja 1000 race. These students along with engineering students from UTM have built and will race in the 2009 Baja 1000 race at the end of November. The team was the brainchild of Dr. Bob LeMaster UTM engineering professor and with the help of Jimmy Kee the group has built the first car to run from Tennessee.

Green Technology Class visits Zero Energy Home

Instructor Bruce Moore and his students visited the Cowanhouse in Atwood. This high performance, Energy Star certified house was designed and built to have minimal operational cost, to be environmentally responsible and to be easily sustainable. We would like to thank the Cowan's for taking the time to show us there house and answer all our questions. For more information on the house visit www.cowanhouse.com.

Nursing Graduates

Congratulations to our Summer Nursing Graduates Sara Alexander, Maggie Ashley, Margaret Betterman-Adams, Laken Craddock, Sarah Davidson, Tiffany Frazee, Sandra Lott, Mildred Oldham, Robin Scott, Lisa Staggs, Tambra Straley, Lacey Sublett, Kimberly Terrett, Carmelita Thomas and Kimberly Thomas.

Summer Awards Day

The Summer Trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie ended with Awards Day on August 26th. The ceremony, organized and sponsored by the campus-wide Student Senate, was held at the McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church and led by the Center’s interim director Dr. Brad White.

A total of 74 students received there diplomas or final certificates and numerous others were recognized for completing certificate levels during the summer 2009 Trimester. Also recognized during the ceremony were students who were inducted into the National Honor Society.

The students who completed requirements for graduation are: Automotive Technology- William Tate, Billy Adams, Jesse James, Justin Oaks, Charles Dunning, Ben Ellington, Cleavon Sowell, Logan Damesworth; Bio-Medical- Brian Brackett; Business Systems McKenzie- De’borah Parker, Jennifer Eason, Tequilla Parker, Jennifer Ross, Amanda Howell, April Skelton, Lesa Harris, Tasha Lowe, Lindsey Brooke Argo, Betty Taylor, Brittany Hays; Business Systems Martin- Laura Livingston, Stephenie Stroud, Brandy Roberts, Jayne Oliver; Computer Information- Matthew Brewer, Ian Bailey, Steven Roberts, Christy Bondurant, Howard Taylor; Electronics- Collins Wiles, Matthew Wimberley, Justin Frizzell; HVAC/Refrigeration- Bryan Roberts, Lonnie Armstrong, Antonio Hernandez, Jonathan Mullikin; Industrial Maintenance McKenzie- Jeffrey Weatherly, Zachariah Byrd, Kenneth Johnson, Bruce Moore, Dempsey Teeter, Kenneth Bradford, Colton Blankenship, Robert Hutson, Howard McPherson, Mark Reed, Brent Billings; Machine Tool- Robert Reed, Christopher Davidson; Practical Nursing- Kelsey Winston, Sara Alexander, Maggie Ashley, Margaret Betterman-Adams, Laken Craddock, Sarah Davidson, Tiffany Frazee, Sandra Lott, Mildred Oldham, Robin Scott, Lisa Staggs, Tambra Straley, Lacey Sublett, Kimberly Terrett, Carmelita Thomas, Kimberly Thomas; Welding- Jason Young, Mason Baker, Josh Daniels, Shay Barksdale, Kyle McConnell, Justin Barnhart, Christopher Inman, Terrance Johnson, Clay Johnson.

Six students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Honor Society inductees include Brandon Schultek, Dante Brock, Brandie Ownby, Deborah Williamson, Judy Wallace, and Shane Fowler.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in honor of the graduates and their families.