Six Students Sign as Apprentices at Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

September 06, 2024

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) and Lurleen B. Wallace (LBW) Community College welcomed six student apprentices at a recent signing day ceremony.

The LBW industrial electronics students formally committed to a mechatronics technician apprenticeship at Shaw’s Andalusia, Ala. manufacturing facility.

Accepting the apprentice positions were sophomores Wyatt Brooks of Florala, Cohl Foshee of Andalusia, Dylan Jackson of Andalusia, Shawn Odor of Laurel Hill, Fla., Micah Phillips of Enterprise, and Ashton Threatt of Andalusia.

Pictured (L to R): LBW Director of Workforce Development, Chad Sutton; Shaw Site Director, Bill Powers; Apprentice, Wyatt Brooks; Apprentice, Dylan Jackson; Apprentice, Ashton Threatt; Apprentice, Micah Phillips; Apprentice, Cohl Foshee; Apprentice, Shawn Odor; Shaw Maintenance Manager, Kevin Hall; Shaw Plant Engineer, Dodd Riley.

Jayden Nearor was awarded a certificate of completion from the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA).

Jayden pictured center with Kevin Hall and Chad Sutton.

"We look forward to Jayden continuing in a full-time position at Shaw following his successful apprenticeship," said Shaw Engineer, Dodd Riley.