From left to right: Keaton Houser; GTT and SKY FAME graduate; Susan Goff, GTT and current SKY FAME student; Joe Veracco, HR recruiting team leader; Whitney Grimsley, recruiter; Mike Buckentin, plant president; Josh Nokes,  engineering leader in ESM (engineering site maintenance); Kelcie Richart, campus director SKYCTC Franklin-Simpson Center; Steven Cross, plant utilities reliability team leader in ESM; Greg Beason, ESM manager; Meghan Watkins, talent development team leader; Teresa Hayes, human resource manager; Kaylah Hadden, SKYCTC success coach.

Logan Aluminum has donated $25,000 to the Southcentral Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (SKY FAME) program at the Franklin-Simpson Center of Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College.

The primary goal of the initiative is to enhance the program’s sustainability, empower students and meet the increasing need for skilled maintenance technicians.

SKY FAME is a work-and-learn, selective admissions program designed to educate Advanced Manufacturing Technicians (AMTs).

Students attend classes at the SKYCTC Franklin-Simpson Center two days a week and work at least 24 hours a week at a sponsoring manufacturer, all while being paid a competitive wage.

Recently, the manufacturers that support the SKY FAME chapter launched a case for support as part of an endowment campaign, “Showcase, Support, Sustain … The Future of SKY FAME.” The campaign aims to secure SKY FAME’s financial future by producing global-best maintenance technicians for southcentral Kentucky and northern Tennessee.