Winners of the 2007 IAM Photography Contest


Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 IAM Photo Contest. Winning photos will be featured in the 2008 IAM Calendar. Thanks to all who submitted photos to the 2007 contest. 2005 Winners Return to Photo Contest Main Page		First Place - Makin’ It Right Thomas Costea, LL 1639, Norfolk Southern Juniato Locomotive Shops, Altoona, PA Bill Africa removes cracked welds with a carbon arc. Second Place - Watchful Eye Ben Castic, LL 41, Southside Machine Works, St.Louis, MO Drago Dudaric is line boring a straightening roll positioner. Third Place - METS Maintenance James Miller, LL 2296, Engineering Support Personnel, Inc., Orlando, FL Electronics Tech Norman Gallman checks cable adjustment on the Modular Egress Training Simulator, used to teach escape from water aircraft crashes. Honorable Mention - Departure Time Randy Hatfield, LL 2339C, Continental Airlines, Cleveland, OH Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Nicole Washington scans the departure board. Honorable Mention - Rivet Setter Assembly Milford Hopp, LL 1516, National Rivet & Mfg., Waupun, WI Tool & Die man Dennis Hollnagel bolts the arms on a rivet setting machine. Honorable Mention - Servicing the Lavs Deborah Tisovec, LL 2319, Northwest Airlines, Tampa, FL Greg Dolby services the lavatories on an A-320 aircraft. Honorable Mention - Finding a Home for Man’s Best Friend Liz Melara, LL 48, Village of Oak Park, Oak Park, IL Animal Control Officer Jason Pounds prepares a dog for pending adoption. Honorable Mention - Cryo Arc Mike Bell, LL 2191, Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc., LaCrosse, WI Out of position welding. Honorable Mention - Birth of a Brake Line Roger Buchop, LL 956, Cooper-Standard Automotive, Archbold, OH Group III Skilled Braze Mill Journeyperson Toni McBroom moves steel coil to a braze mill to be formed and brazed into a high-pressure brake line. Honorable Mention - Desert Flames Jeremy Finch, LL 519, Yulista Management Services, Gila Bend, AZ Goldwater Range Firefighters David White, Jessie Davis, Jeremy Finch and Darren Kyle practice extinguishing flames on mock-up fire. Honorable Mention -“Cutting Edge” Technology Michael Carosone, LL 837-B, Boeing Tooling Center, St. Louis, MO Toolmaker Willie Crowder uses new Extended Cutter on fiberglass cloth. New Ergo Arm keeps the air line off material. Honorable Mention - Nai’alele (Flying Dolphin) William Remular, LL 1245, Aloha Airlines, Honolulu, HI Painters (IAM Mechanics) Steven Kim and Gilbert Serraon add a clear coat after world-renowned artist Wyland painted endangered whales and dolphins on Aloha’s Boeing 737-700. Honorable Mention Machining a Shaft Charles Fleegle, Jr., LL 1400, Voith Siemens Hydro, York, PA Keith Krout machining a shaft for a turbine runner for Conowingo Hydro Dam. Honorable Mention Logging in the 21st Century Dan Cox, LL W-130, Weyerhaeuser Timberland Operations, PeEll, WA Loading and pulling logs onto landing; sorting, measuring and bucking into the right lengths for market.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 IAM Photo Contest. Winning photos will be featured in the 2008 IAM Calendar. Thanks to all who submitted photos to the 2007 contest.

2005 Winners

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First Place - Makin’ It Right

Thomas Costea, LL 1639, Norfolk Southern Juniato Locomotive Shops, Altoona, PA

Bill Africa removes cracked welds with a carbon arc.

Second Place - Watchful Eye

Ben Castic, LL 41, Southside Machine Works, St.Louis, MO

Drago Dudaric is line boring a straightening roll positioner.

Third Place - METS Maintenance

James Miller, LL 2296, Engineering Support Personnel, Inc., Orlando, FL

Electronics Tech Norman Gallman checks cable adjustment on the Modular Egress Training Simulator, used to teach escape from water aircraft crashes.

Honorable Mention - Departure Time

Randy Hatfield, LL 2339C, Continental Airlines, Cleveland, OH

Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Nicole Washington scans the departure board.

Honorable Mention - Rivet Setter Assembly

Milford Hopp, LL 1516, National Rivet & Mfg., Waupun, WI

Tool & Die man Dennis Hollnagel bolts the arms on a rivet setting machine.

Honorable Mention - Servicing the Lavs

Deborah Tisovec, LL 2319, Northwest Airlines, Tampa, FL

Greg Dolby services the lavatories on an A-320 aircraft.

Honorable Mention - Finding a Home for Man’s Best Friend

Liz Melara, LL 48, Village of Oak Park, Oak Park, IL

Animal Control Officer Jason Pounds prepares a dog for pending adoption.

Honorable Mention - Cryo Arc

Mike Bell, LL 2191, Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc., LaCrosse, WI

Out of position welding.

Honorable Mention - Birth of a Brake Line

Roger Buchop, LL 956, Cooper-Standard Automotive, Archbold, OH

Group III Skilled Braze Mill Journeyperson Toni McBroom moves steel coil to a braze mill to be formed and brazed into a high-pressure brake line.

Honorable Mention - Desert Flames

Jeremy Finch, LL 519, Yulista Management Services, Gila Bend, AZ

Goldwater Range Firefighters David White, Jessie Davis, Jeremy Finch and Darren Kyle practice extinguishing flames on mock-up fire.

Honorable Mention -“Cutting Edge” Technology

Michael Carosone, LL 837-B, Boeing Tooling Center, St. Louis, MO

Toolmaker Willie Crowder uses new Extended Cutter on fiberglass cloth. New Ergo Arm keeps the air line off material.

Honorable Mention - Nai’alele (Flying Dolphin)

William Remular, LL 1245, Aloha Airlines, Honolulu, HI

Painters (IAM Mechanics) Steven Kim and Gilbert Serraon add a clear coat after world-renowned artist Wyland painted endangered whales and dolphins on Aloha’s Boeing 737-700.

Honorable Mention
Machining a Shaft

Charles Fleegle, Jr., LL 1400, Voith Siemens Hydro, York, PA

Keith Krout machining a shaft for a turbine runner for Conowingo Hydro Dam.

Honorable Mention
Logging in the 21st Century

Dan Cox, LL W-130, Weyerhaeuser Timberland Operations, PeEll, WA

Loading and pulling logs onto landing; sorting, measuring and bucking into the right lengths for market.