2013 Graduation and Awards Banquet

IEC of Greater Cincinnati congratulates the 19 apprentices that graduated from the 4-year apprenticeship program last Thursday, June 6, 2013.  124 family members, friends, and contractor members attended the event at The Crowne Plaza Cincinnati North Hotel.  Nearly $5,000 in cash prizes were awarded to the graduates for perfect attendance, highest GPA, essay contest and other honors.  This year, every graduate passed the Middletown AND the Kentucky Journeyman License Exams – a first in history!  Kevin Collins, IEC Training Director promised to shave his head bald if we had a 100% passing rate on the the license exam…..see below for photos of Kevin’s new look!

Jacob Gray, Denier Electric Co., Inc. is our Apprentice of the Year!  Jacob scored 961 points out of a possible 1053 points in our Apprentice of the Year competition and will go on to compete at the National Wire-Off competition at the IEC National Convention in September in Portland, Oregon.

2013 Award Winners:

IEC Essay Contest – Jacob Gray, Denier Electric.  Jacob placed 2nd in the IEC National Essay Contest.

Highest GPA in each year of apprenticeship

1st Year – Eric McDonald, Curry Electric

2nd Year – Joshua Schmidt, Queen City Electric

3rd Year – Matthew Grover, King’s Electric Services

4th Year – Scott King, Kraft Electrical Contracting

Highest GPA for Monthly Code Exams in 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th year

2nd Year – Joshua Schmidt, Queen City Electric

3rd Year – Matthew Grover, King’s Electric Services

4th Year – Jacob Russell, Atkins & Stang

Top Scorers on the Middletown Exam

Matthew Bailey, Gilkey, 96%

Scott King, Kraft Electrical Contracting, 96%

Nic Love, Denier Electric, 96%

Jacob Russell, Atkins & Stang, 96%

Perfect Attendance in 4^th Year of Apprenticeship

Matt Boffey, King’s Electric Services

Wayne Jankovich, ICS Electrical Services

Scott King, Kraft Electrical Contracting

Ritchie Lambert, Kraft Electrical Contracting

Dan Reilly, Atkins & Stang

4 Years of Outstanding Attendance (4 hours or less missed in 4 years)

Jacob Gray, Denier Electric

4 Year Overall Perfect Attendance

Matt Boffey, King’s Electric Services

Wayne Jankovich, ICS Electrical Services

4 Year Cumulative GPA of 93% or Above

Bill Root, Curry Electric, 93%

Matt Boffey, King’s Electric Serives, 93.32%

93% GPA or above in EACH YEAR of School

Jacob Gray, Denier Electric

Scott King, Kraft Electrical Contracting

Nic Love, Denier Electric

Academic Excellence Award – The 4^th year apprentice with the highest overall cumulative GPA for 4 years of apprenticeship

Wayne Jankovich, ICS Electrical Services

2013 Apprentice of the Year (wire off) Competition

Participants were: Matt Boffey, King’s Electric Services; Rick Rosell, King’s Electric Services; Jacob Gray, Denier Electric; Nic Love, Denier Electric; Bill Root, Curry Electric; Ritchie Lambert, Kraft Electrical Contracting & Scott King, Kraft Electrical Contracting

3^rd place:  Matt Boffey, King’s Electric Services

2^nd place: Scott King, Kraft Electrical Contracting

1st place: Jacob Gray, Denier Electric

Congratulations Class of 2013!

 

 

 

 

 

Graduation Photos

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