Tech Talk

Congratulations, Spring RISE Winners

July 7th 2020 The RISE committee voted to give the Trailblazer RISE Award to all the employees this spring for how everyone has responded to the challenge of what we have had to accomplish these past months.  

Q & A with A-B Tech President, Dr. John Gossett

July 7th 2020 John D. Gossett, Ed.D., officially took office as A-B Tech’s seventh president on July 1. He was most recently president of McDowell Technical Community College in Marion since 2016.

Staff Association Officers for 2020-21

July 7th 2020 Those listed below are serving as officers of the Staff Association for the 2020-2021 school year, which began July 1.

Keith Receives FAST Award

July 7th 2020 Robin Keith, Surgical Technology Chair, was named a recipient of the Fellow of the Association of Surgical Technologists (FAST) based on her work with the profession of surgical technology over the past several years.

Graduates of the 2019-20 Trailblazer Leadership Academy

July 7th 2020 The RISE Committee along with the Executive Leadership Team would like to congratulate the graduates of the 2019-20 Trailblazer Leadership Academy:

Welding Students at Madison Assist Fire Department

July 7th 2020 Welding students at A-B Tech Madison remodeled he top dome from a railroad tank car. Asheville Fire Department procured it through Norfolk Southern and it was taken from a derailment incident in the past.

Welcome, New Employees

July 7th 2020 Robert Clark joins A-B Tech as Maintenance and Ground Assistant 2nd Shift.

Announcing the Launch of A-B Tech’s New Website

July 7th 2020 Message from Kerri Glover, Executive Director of Community Relations and Marketing

PBL Recognition

July 7th 2020 A-B Tech’s PBL chapter was named an Outstanding Local Chapter.  Although they have been a Gold Seal Chapter for more than 20 years in a row, this is the first time A-B Tech’s PBL has earned this distinction. Kudos to PBL advisor Veronica Dooly.

Witsell’s Novel Wins Award

June 1st 2020 Erica Witsell, ELA Instructor and JumpStart Advisor for the Department of Transitional Studies, received the Gold Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association for her debut novel Give.

A-B Tech’s Ivy Building Selected for Griffin Award from Preservation Society

May 28th 2020 The Ivy Building at A-B Tech, last remaining building from St.

Classes at A-B Tech Lead to Rewarding Career Change

May 18th 2020 After being a plumber for 13 years, Joshua Hollingsworth realized he couldn’t see himself doing it forever. The physical demands were tough and being on call 24/7 kept him away from his family more often than not.