We invite any previous students, faculty, or supporters to submit historical photographs and/or information to help us document the long history of Weber State's Automotive Department. Please email information to jkelly1@weber.edu or call 801-626-7183.
Thank you,
John Kelly - Department Chairman.
We are looking for the following information and more:
- Annual troubleshooting Contest photos
- Previous Students, before and after stories.
- Graduation photos
- Success stories
- Business relationships
- High School relationships and teachers
- Retired/Previous Faculty and Staff
Annual troubleshooting Contest photos
Previous Students, before and after stories
Class of 2011
Fall 2009 T-TEN Freshmen Class. Left to right: Nicholas Fewkes, Marty Connors, Xiaoyu Chen, Logan Young, Kevin Roner (Instructor), Kristopher Carey, Ryan Dawes, Jorge Nieto, Christopher Westmoreland, Zachery Abel, Peter Neilson, Steven Wheatley, Jeremy Peuser, David Atkinson, Alex Bodily, Lance Munsee, Joseph Ochoa, Jorge Herrera, Sonya Martinez.
Class of 2009:
Congratulations Honda PACT class of 2009 Graduates. Back Row: Cary Winget (Service Manager - Willey Honda), Pat Nicholes (Service Manager - LH Miller Honda), John Kelly (WSU Auto Dept. Chairman), Kelly Goodwin (Honda Corporate), Lisa Burr, Greg Romer (Honda Corporate), Brian King (Former Student, and PACT Mentor - Ken Garf Honda). Front Row: Alexander Swantec, Shane Isom, Chuck Gee, Daniel Abel, Colin Rosenberg, Andrew Blakely.
Congratulations Toyota T-TEN class of 2009 Graduates. Back Row: Scott Kelly (freshman), John Kelly (Instructor), Luke Granquist, Brian Blaisdell, Mike Matjasich, Kurt Maxfield, Jon Robertson, Amer Ansouqa. Front Row: Rick Ballard, Keith Belnap, Le Le, Tase Thompson, George, Casillas, Chase Christiansen. Missing from photo: Kevin Roner (Instructor).
1988 Toyota T-TEN Class, the first T-TEN class at Weber State.
Standing: Steve Stuart, David Thurgood, Robert Griffiths, Roger Jenkins, David Hancock, Bant Baird, Michael Nash, Richard Demoss
Kneeling: Trent Boman, Kurtis Haslam, Clay Hintze, Corey Spencer, Clint Harris, Rondo Erickson. Missing is Robert Maxwell.
Graduation photos:
1990 Toyota T-TEN Graduation at the Timbermine Restaurant in Ogden, UT.
Standing: Richard Demoss, Steve Stuart, Don Rasmussen, Trent Boman, Rondo Erickson, Brant Baird, Richard Tymer (T-TEN Administrator), Jim Ely (Denver regional service manager), Bill Porento (Toyota technical service manager), Larry H. Miller (Owner of Larry H. Miller Toyota), Kurtis Haslam, Robert Griffiths.
Kneeling: Roger Jenkins, Robert Maxwell, David Hancock, Michael Nash, Corey Spencer, Claly Hintze.
1991 General Motors ASEP Graduation at the Timbermine Restaurant in Ogden, UT. This was the second GM ASEP class to graduate from WSU.
Left to right: Chris Elmer, Ben Rouche, Chuck Gee, ?, Tim ?, Mike ?, Mark Stagg, Scott Bair, ?, ?, John Kelly. Let us know the missing names jkelly1@weber.edu
Success stories
Business relationships
High School relationships, students, and teachers:
Retired/Previous Faculty and Staff:
Richard K. DeMoss: Professor and Program Manager 1978-2007
Lora Kelley: Secretary 2004-2007
Ben Shekar: Shop Foreman and Instructor 1993-2007
Roger Crockett: Instructor 1991-2007
John Cline: Associate Professor 1995-2006
Lynn Adams: Instructor 1997-2005
Rondo Erickson: Associate Professor 1978-2004
Don Rassmussen
Kay Bagely: GM Training Center Instructor 1986 - 1993
Gary Smith: GM Training Center Instructor 1986-1988
Richard Vandenberg: 1987-?
John A. Gaz: Associate Professor of Automotive Engineering Technology 1942-1980?
Wendell L. Esplin: Professor of Automotive Engineering Technology 1946-?
