Oct 24, 2023
The CWB Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 Hugh A. Krentz Student Award recipients. The Joseph G. Doria Exemplary Student Awards are open to graduating Canadian secondary school students who show exemplary academic excellence, demonstrated passion for the welding industry, and community involvement, and are entering a full-time welding technician or welding engineering technology program with a desire to pursue a career in the industry.
Alissa Williamson
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
School: Mohawk College (Stoney Creek, ON)
Mechanical Techniques – Welding and Fabrication (One Year)
Awarded: $1,500
Brock Muise
Hometown: Moonstone, Ontario
School: Fleming College (Peterborough, ON)
Welding and Fabrication Technician (Two Years)
Awarded: $1,500
Lynsey Last
Hometown: St. Thomas, Ontario
School: Fanshawe College (London, ON)
Welding and Fabrication Technician (Two Years)
Awarded: $1,500
Maxwell Morrisey
Hometown: Bath, Ontario
School: Loyalist College (Belleville, ON)
Welding Techniques (One Year)
Awarded: $1,500
Sierra Cromwell
Hometown: York, Ontario
School: Mohawk College (Stoney Creek, ON)
Program: Mechanical Techniques – Welding and Fabrication (One Year)
Awarded: $1,500
John William Barkley
Hometown: Chelsea, Quebec
School: Western Quebec Career Center (Gatineau, QC)
Welding and Fitting (18 Months)
Awarded: $1,000
Alayna Nachbaur
Hometown: Cross Lake, Manitoba
School: Assiniboine Community College (Brandon, MB)
Welding (4 Months)
Awarded: $1,000
Benjamin Ryan
Hometown: Labrador City, Newfoundland
School: College of North Atlantic (Corner Brook, NL)
Welding (One Year)
Awarded: $1,000
Chase Akerman
Hometown: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
School: Camosun College (Victoria, BC)
Level 1 Welding Apprenticeship Course (8 Weeks)
Awarded: $250
Harlan Harris
Hometown: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
School: Camosun College (Victoria, BC)
Welding Foundations (7 Months)
Awarded: $250