In early August, Johnson College instructor Clair Kenny, Ed.D, attended the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee’s (NJATC) 2009 National Training Institute (NTI). This week long educational conference took place at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. The NTI focuses on instructor training for individuals in the electrical industry. Close to 2,000 participants from around the nation took part in this year’s conference. Dr. Kenny remarks, “I never saw so much talent in such a beautiful, welcoming atmosphere.”

Dr. Kenny entered the Professional Education Training group, a four year training program, as a Visiting Scholar. He assisted with third year courses, including Performance Evaluation and Teaching & Managing in a Technical Laboratory.

Several participants celebrated Dr. Kenny as he was the first educator to attend as a Journeyman Electrician from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in NTI’s 20 years of operation.

Dr. Kenny has been working in the electrical industry for 44 years and has been teaching for 38 years. He says of NTI, “What I learned there reinforced everything I’ve done in my whole career.” As a dedicated Johnson College faculty member, Dr. Kenny states, “I could see some of my students follow in my footsteps… I’m lucky, I love what I do.”

Johnson College’s Electrical Construction and Maintenance Technology program instructs students in basic AC/DC circuit theory, blueprint reading, and residential, commercial and industrial construction theory and practices according to the National Electrical Code.

Clair Kenny, Ed. D., Instructor, Electrical Construction and Maintenance Technology, Scranton, PA