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Rock Creek Campus staff, students see the sign
Story by Janis Nichols. Photos by James Hill.
Some students complete their college courses and leave campus without a trace. Others, like Rock聽Creek Campus welding student Robert Ellertson, leave a sign you can see from the space shuttle.聽On Monday, May 11, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the entrance to the Rock Creek Campus for the聽unveiling of a new monument sign. The 21-foot-long steel behemoth, illuminated by solar panels, was聽Ellertson鈥檚 welding capstone project. While the sign has a recognition plaque that credits him with the聽design and construction, he聽is quick to credit the Welding Department, the Auto Collision Repair聽Program, and a host of faculty and fellow students who contributed time and energy.
Ellertson鈥檚 creation is a replacement for the original wooden sign that lives again as compost. The聽project was designed to reuse the original stone and metal foundation.聽Funding for the project came from AS小黄猫传媒, the campus Welding Club and from Cheryl Scott, the Rock聽Creek Campus’ Dean of Instruction.
That looks pretty good, How much did the sign cost to erect?