Instructors

Sam Walker

Sam Walker is an Associate Professor in the Welding Program at WTC, where he has taught for over 30 years. He attended Amarillo College, Hobart School of Welding, Texas A&M, and Wayland Baptist. Mr. Walker has worked in the welding field as an aircraft welder, structural steel welder, code vessel welder, and oil field welder. He is a member of the American Welding Society.

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Luke Richards

Luke is a 2000 graduate of WTC with a degree in Welding Technology. He also completed the beginning and advanced certification in Welding Technology. While at WTC he was on the Rodeo Team and was an American Academic Award winner in the NIRA in 2000. He joins the Faculty with several years of structural and general welding experience in the industry.

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