Welding

June 2022

Leaving a legacy, UBTech’s Taniguchi retiring

2022-09-15T16:58:50-06:00

Leaving a legacy, UBTech’s Taniguchi retiring By Stephanie Carter After 40 years of teaching welding, UBTech instructor, Jeff Taniguchi is announcing his retirement at the end of the current school year. Taniguchi, a Carbon High School graduate, went on to receive a Bachelor of Engineering degree and studied to become a Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher at the College of Eastern Utah (now USU-Eastern). Upon graduation in 1982 he went to work as a welding instructor for Uintah High School, beginning what would become his educational legacy. “I didn’t think I would stay in the Uintah Basin,” said Taniguchi. [...]

Leaving a legacy, UBTech’s Taniguchi retiring2022-09-15T16:58:50-06:00

May 2022

Recording breaking number of medalists from UBTech return home from Utah State SkillsUSA competition

2022-09-15T16:56:45-06:00

Recording breaking number of medalists from UBTech return home from Utah State SkillsUSA competition By Stephanie Carter Students at Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) not only broke the College’s record this year of earning the most medals from the SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Competition, but also the record of bringing home the highest number of gold medalists. Thirty-nine students from Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) medaled recently at the 2022 state competition with twenty-six students as gold medalists, nine silver, and five bronze. UBTech sent 62 students to compete at the state level, resulting in over half standing [...]

Recording breaking number of medalists from UBTech return home from Utah State SkillsUSA competition2022-09-15T16:56:45-06:00

August 2020

Miller Electric Mfg. Co and AWS Honor Dalton Van With Welding Scholarship for UBTech Students

2022-09-15T16:58:14-06:00

Miller Electric Mfg. Co and AWS honor Dalton Van with welding scholarship for UBTech students By Stephanie Carter and Lezlee Whiting An accomplished welder who earned both state and national recognition for his work will be remembered through a memorial scholarship at Uintah Basin Technical College. Dalton Van, who graduated in 2019 from UBTech’s welding program, was killed in a one-vehicle rollover near Price on June 13. He was 19. Dalton Van earned both state and national recognition for his work will be remembered through a memorial scholarship at UBTech. Miller Electric stated the donation is “in remembrance [...]

Miller Electric Mfg. Co and AWS Honor Dalton Van With Welding Scholarship for UBTech Students2022-09-15T16:58:14-06:00
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