2019 SkillsUSA Illinois State Championship
From April 11-13, students competed at the SkillsUSA Illinois State Leadership and Skills Conference in Springfield. Gold medalists have earned the honor of competing at the National Skills and Leadership Conference in Louisville, KY in June. Congratulations to all competitors and Best of Luck in Louisville:
Medalists from Illinois Central College:
GOLD:
| 1 | Garland Laskowski |
Internetworking |
| 2 | Alex Davis | Photography |
| 3 | Aaron Wilder | Information Technology Service |
| 4 | James Sullivan | Screen Printing Technology |
| 5 | Nicholas Simpson | Diesel Equipment Technology |
| 6 | Samantha Killen | Graphic Imaging Sublimation |
| 7 | Alex Davis | Pin Design |
| 8 | Jade Milloy-Cobb | Graphic Communications |
| 9 | Haliah Offutt Ibraheem Hughes |
3-D Animation and Visualization |
| 10 | Cayden Hess Mason Hess Gage Stear |
Welding Fabrication |
| 11 | Alex Davis | Creative Photography Display: Digital – Color |
SILVER:
| 1 | Krislyn Hightower | Photography |
| 2 | Jamie Boyer | Screen Printing Technology |
| 3 | Joseph Ghazanfari Bryce Martin Ben RIxstine |
Welding Fabrication |
| 4 | Devin Welchman | Creative Photography Display: Digital – Color |
| 5 | Josh Smith |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration |
| 6 | Chase Malone | Diesel Equipment Technology |
BRONZE:
| 1 | Nick Carlson |
Diesel Equipment Technology |
| 2 | Devin Welchman |
Pin Design |
| 3 | Dustin George Hunter Jones Brock Terry |
Welding Fabrication |
Thank you to all the advisors, students and alumni from ICC to assist in making this conference a success. Special thanks to chapter co-advisors Kim Hawthorne and Kevin Wells as well as our faculty advisors: Jeff Gardner, Colin Campbell, Ron Albertson, Brian Weaver, John Baggett, Shane Seals, and Jeff Joos for taking their time to attend the conference to help the students in Springfield.
Thank you to our chapter officers: Alex Davis and Aaron Wilder for going above and beyond in helping the organization before, during, and after the conference. Special thanks as always to Dr. Quirk-Bailey, Bruce Budde, Dr. Awuah, our administration, the Educational Foundation and to the ICC Board of Directors for your continued support of our efforts and our organization!