[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




NIGERIA WILLIAMS HONORED AS TRAINEE OF THE YEAR BY THE GERMAN AMERICAN 
                          CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to 
rise today to recognize the accomplishment of Nigeria Williams, a 
senior at South Aiken High School in the Second Congressional District 
of South Carolina, who was recently named Trainee of the Year by the 
German American Chamber of Commerce.
  Established in 2012, the apprenticeship program at the MTU Aiken 
Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina, provides high school students in 
the Palmetto State the opportunity to participate in the first-ever 
registered vocational apprenticeship program in the state of South 
Carolina. This two year program, developed in partnership with Aiken 
County Schools, Aiken Technical College, and Apprenticeship Carolina 
gives high school juniors and seniors a chance to experience hands on 
vocational learning opportunities in a real manufacturing environment. 
Graduates of the program earn an Industrial Mechanic-Basic 
certification.
  Ms. Williams is the first female participant in the MTU Aiken Plant 
apprenticeship program. I congratulate her on this achievement and 
offer my best wishes for continued success.
  I ask that my colleagues join me in recognition of Ms. Williams's 
accomplishments.

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