January 3, 2014
Mark Scott, left, manager of Project Training at Ingalls Shipbuilding, presents Bishop State Community College's Division of Technical Education and Workforce Development with a $15,000 check for the pre-employment ship fitting program that started in August 2013. Accepting a check is Dr. Kathy Thompson, Ph.D., Dean of Technical Education and Workforce Development at the college. "As Dean, I greatly appreciate the teamwork that began prior to my appointment and continued to create 100 percent satisfaction by Ingalls. The Bishop State team members are Rick Everett, Roderick McSwain, Dr. Betty Leslie, Ph.D., Maynard Odom, and Daphne Drinkard. Thompson said the money will be used to develop workforce development programs to benefit the shipbuilding industry."
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