NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2020)–Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises on Saturday for 145 graduates of the company’s Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony, held at Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton, commemorated the school’s centennial graduating class.
“Graduates of the 100th class of the Apprentice School, you know what it takes to do this amazing and important and difficult work,” said retired Adm. John Richardson, the former chief of naval operations, who delivered the commencement address. “You rose to the challenge and have been taught all these things here in school. It’s in your DNA now and you will grow all these things even more in your future. Go out of here charging, and always build good ships.”
纽波特新闻造船总统詹妮弗·博伊金（Jennifer Boykin）祝贺毕业生的成就，并延续了1919年首次开业的学徒学校的丰富遗产。
“Today you join the ranks of more than 10,000 graduates who have come before you – shipbuilders who have charted our course over the last century and shipbuilders who today are defining a new era in shipbuilding,” Boykin said. “Ours is not just a job, it’s a calling to be part of something much greater than ourselves.”
Johnathon Wyatt, of King and Queen County, received the Homer L. Ferguson Award, which recognizes the apprentice graduating with the highest honors. Wyatt began his shipbuilding career in 2010 as an outside machinist before he entered The Apprentice School in 2012. He completed his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Old Dominion University and currently works on aircraft carrierJohn F. Kennedy（CVN 79）。
“We are at a point of pivotal change,” Wyatt said. “Massive paper drawings are giving way to tablets that allow us to access more information than ever before without having to leave the deck plate, and we cannot be afraid to embrace it and lead the way forward.”
Participating in the ceremony were Mike Petters, HII president and CEO; company leaders; elected and community officials, as well as faculty and staff of The Apprentice School.
“Be that person who makes everyone around them better,” said Petters while introducing Richardson. “When you’re the person who makes everyone around them better, you’re better, and it gives you not only the platform to survive, but to strive.”
以下是2019年毕业班的个人资料：
- 35completed an optional, advanced program, earning an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. The program includes coursework in subjects such as marine design, production planning, modeling and simulation, and marine engineering.
- 71获得了荣誉，这是决定整体表现的学术和手工艺成绩的结合。
- 25completed Advanced Shipyard Operations Program, allowing them to continue their postsecondary education, expand their experience in waterfront operations and develop leadership skills to improve the quality and efficiency of production, manufacturing and maintenance processes.
- 31completed Frontline FAST, an accelerated skills training program for potential foremen.
- 7inducted into The National Society of Leadership Success (NSLS).
- 19毕业生是女性。
- 32completed the World Class Shipbuilder Curriculum and advance optional program with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
- 14是退伍军人或目前在武装部队中担任预备役人员和卫队，代表军队的每个分支机构。
- 14earned athletic awards.
The Apprentice School accepts nearly 225 apprentices per year. The school offers four- to eight-year, tuition-free apprenticeships in 19 trades and eight optional advanced programs. Apprentices work a 40-hour week and are paid for all work, including time spent in academic classes. Through partnerships with Thomas Nelson Community College, Tidewater Community College and Old Dominion University, The Apprentice School’s academic program provides the opportunity to earn associate degrees in business administration, engineering and engineering technology and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical or electrical engineering.
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