FAME Signing Day
June 11 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
FAME Signing Day
June 11 @ 9am
at Workforce Development Center in the Lobby
This event will be live streamed on our JWCC Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/john.wood.cc/
Ten Students to Sign with Six Regional Manufacturers
Great River chapter of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME)
Great River FAME is a local chapter of FAME USA, a national workforce development program designed to build a pipeline of highly skilled technicians for the manufacturing industry. The program is a partnership between JWCC, FAME USA, the Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF), and six area manufacturers: ADM, DOT Foods, Gardner Denver, General Mills, Knapheide, and Titan International.
FAME students earn an Associate in Applied Science degree in Advanced Manufacturing Technology while working three days per week with a sponsoring employer and attending JWCC two days per week for hands-on technical instruction. The program emphasizes professional competencies, safety, and lean manufacturing practices.
Students signing letters of intent and their employer sponsors include:
- Shane Alberts – Gardner Denver (Quincy, IL)
- David Goerlich – DOT Foods (Quincy, IL)
- Jaren Henry – Gardner Denver (Bowen, IL)
- Garrett Tunget – Knapheide (Quincy, IL)
- Treyton Clements – Titan International (New London, MO)
- Nathan Sparks – ADM (Lewistown, MO)
- Christopher Alspaw – General Mills (Canton, MO)
- Aaron Clevenger – Knapheide (Camp Point, IL)
- Matthew Torres – General Mills (Quincy, IL)
- Rex Toliver – Titan International (Durham, MO)
The event will feature remarks from JWCC President Dr. Bryan Renfro and an introduction by Dave Hetzler, program coordinator and emcee. Representatives from each partnering company will co-sign official documents with their respective student signees. Family members, faculty, peers, and industry partners will be in attendance to support and recognize the students.
For more information on the Great River FAME program, visit jwcc.edu/FAME or contact Gavin Ideus at gideus@jwcc.edu.