construction technology division high voltage area

Construction Technology Division

High Voltage Area

Pass Chamberlain

High Voltage Lineman Instructors

Gene Nunn PSO Retired

Jimmy JonesUSAF Retired

Steve PresserREC Retired

Ed AllphinAEP Retired

Two Years Six Semesters 90 Credit Hrs.

Technical Courses General Eds 5 Internships

Safety Minded Good Work Ethic Hands-on Learner Problem Solver Good People Skills Minority Status a Plus

Average age of Student: 20 years old in the High Voltage areaDiversity of Students:

Female – American Indians – African American

Staci Southerland

OG&E

Stassa McDaniels

OncorMichael

ShoemakeGRDA

NolanKing

Oncor

1st Semester

Introduction to Climbing

High Voltage DC & AC Power

Ethics

Computer Literacy

Small Group Communication

2nd Semester

Intro. To High Voltage Elec. Safety

Principles of Operation of High Voltage Distribution Systems

Heavy Construction Equipment

Internship I

3rd Semester

Overhead Distribution Systems

American History, Before or Since 1865

Business Math or College Algebra

Paid Internship II

4th Semester

Paid Internship III

Underground Distribution Systems

Transmission Principles

Psychology of Personal Adjustment

5th Semester

Paid Internship IV

Advanced Distribution Systems

US Government

Technical Writing 1

6th Semester

Paid Internship V

Electrical Capstone Experience

Technical Writing II

Internships:

Student goes to work for a contractor, municipality, or utility company.

The student is treated as an apprentice lineman.

The student is paid a salary that is negotiated between the employer and the student.

Internships:

Eight to Ten weeks long except between semester 3 & 4 and it is Min of 16 Weeks.

Employer grades the student along with a weekly report sent in by the student. Those are sent to OSU for the Internship grade. This will affect their overall GPA.

Internships are rotated so that students are almost always available to the companies.

Sponsoring a Student:OSU-Okmulgee DOES NOT get involved with the agreement/arrangement between the student and the sponsor.

Examples of Sponsorships:Tuition, Equipment, and/or Book costs paid by sponsorInternships will be completed with sponsor3 to 5 year post-graduation employment commitment.

Who is currently taking advantage of our program?

We currently have 59 companies who have used our Apprentices, here are some of them.

OG&EAEP/PSOTXU/OnCorWestar EnergyNationalGridWFECKAMO PowerSWPAGRDA

East Central Elec. Kiamichi Elec. Canadian ValleyRed River ValleyKiwash Electric CoopKAY ElectricPECTwin Valley

Westar Energy

Storm Rolling InMark Mulliniks

AEP/PSO

Students working at Hurricane KatrinaStudents working at Hurricane Katrina

Full Time:Justin FausettJeff Stewart

Interned:Bruce PaulusRyan WhiteJosh HasselbackMichael DickensonBrent MoffettJosh Standridge

Erecting a Steel Tower with a Crain

Isaac Rodriguez working with James Whitakeron a Baker board

Isaac works for OnCorJames works for AEP/PSO

Ready, set, go! A littleCompetition in Classmakes for a great day

Installing a Transformerat OSU-Okmulgee

Matt Logan, OG&E

Staci Southerland Operating the Digger Truck

OG&E

Chad Reeves, AEP/PSO

CDL Driving test taken with our Line truck

Class just hanging out after

finishing a 69KV Line

Class just hanging out after

finishing a 69KV Line

These are just some of the CompaniesInterning and Hiring our Students

NationalGrid Transmission

More Companies that Intern and Hire our Students

Questions: Web Site: http://www.osuit.edu/Gene Nunn

E-mail: gene.nunn@okstate.eduPhone: (918) 284-5304

Jimmy JonesE-mail: jimmy.jones@okstate.eduPhone: (918) 293-4743

Steve Presser E-mail: steve.presser@okstate.edu Phone: (918) 752-5571

Ed Allphin E-mail: ed.allphin@okstate.edu Phone: (918) 740-0618

Steve Olmstead – (918) 293-4744