{"id":3398,"date":"2018-09-11T16:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2018-09-11T22:10:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:10:39","slug":"tstc-fathers-proud-of-sons-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3398","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Fathers Proud of Sons\u2019 Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 Three recent Texas State Technical College graduates gave their fathers plenty of reasons to smile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bailey Bowers, 20, and Jason Z. Mallory, 20, received Associate of Applied Science degrees in Electrical Power and Controls and Nate Hutchison, 18, received the Associate of Applied Science degree in Robotics Technology at TSTC\u2019s Summer 2018 Commencement in mid-August.<\/span><\/p>\n

And, they all started full-time jobs in late August.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their last names are recognizable on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowers is the son of Michael Bowers, TSTC\u2019s vice president of student learning, Hutchison is the son of TSTC Provost Adam Hutchison, and Mallory is the son of Jason Mallory, director of internal audits.<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger Bowers grew up in Clifton and graduated in 2016 from Meridian High School. He originally wanted to continue pole vaulting in college, but saw what his relatives were doing in their careers and wanted to follow suit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger Bowers continued a family tradition of majoring in Electrical Power and Controls at TSTC. He counts his father, older brother and cousins as TSTC alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the diversity of the job opportunities,\u201d the older Bowers said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a niche-type field. A degree in Electrical Power and Controls opens up opportunities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowers awarded his son his degree at the graduation ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a wonderful moment,\u201d he said. \u201cI was happy for him and for his achievement. I could see the joy in his face going across the stage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger Bowers works in computer research and equipment for projects at Oncor in Sherman.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am greatly enjoying my job,\u201d he said. \u201cMost of my time has been taken up becoming familiar with the individuals I will be working with and the service area I will be working within. With the others in the office having an average tenure with the company of 27 years, I plan on working hard to learn as much as I can to be able to take on a leadership role in four to five years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The journey for Hutchison\u2019s son to become a TSTC graduate at 18 began with a toy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNate has always had an engineering mind; growing up, his room was a minefield of Lego creations,\u201d the provost said. \u201cOne day we were watching the show \u2018How It\u2019s Made\u2019 together and I thought he might be interested in that intersection of computer programming, engineering, electronics and robotics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hutchisons visited TSTC\u2019s Robotics Technology program, and the younger Hutchison was interested.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he started with dual credit, he was usually younger than other students in the cohort, but they treated him like everyone else in the program,\u201d the provost said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger Hutchison did an internship, which has now turned into a full-time job, as a software technician at Fallas Automation in Waco.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI use everything I learned at TSTC on my job, and though I\u2019m still learning every day on the job, I was very well prepared for work,\u201d the younger Hutchison said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mallory brought his son, who graduated in 2016 from Rosebud-Lott High School, to visit TSTC during his senior year. Mallory said TSTC gave his son the opportunity to see what he was capable of.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis place taught him the way he learns and gave him confidence,\u201d said Mallory.<\/span><\/p>\n

After his first year at TSTC, the younger Mallory got an internship at Commercial Metals Co. Construction Services in Seguin and was offered a full-time job by last Christmas contingent on graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn a daily basis, I troubleshoot electrical motors throughout the mill, check wiring connections and grease motor bearings,\u201d the younger Mallory said. \u201cAll this helps keep the mill running.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger Mallory said he was glad to start work with no college debt.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTSTC did exactly for me what I was told it would do,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Texas State Technical College, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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