A Trigg County man who works for Comefri USA in Hopkinsville was named the 2021 HOPFAME distinguished graduate at Hopkinsville Community College.
William Camacho earned the Associate of Applied Science degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology at HCC last weekend. He was among 405 graduates in the class of 2021.
HOPFAME is the local chapter of the Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education, an apprentice-style training collaboration between colleges and manufacturers. Participants take classes two days a week at HCC and work for a local manufacturer three days a week. The program was launched in 2016. Since then, 38 participants have completed the five-semester program.
“Willie showed the leadership skills that are so needed in today’s employment market. He was always willing to ask the questions that everyone wanted the answer to but were too afraid to ask. He helped so many others in this COVID time,” Stuart Zieman, an assistant professor, said in a news release from the college.
(Jennifer P. Brown is the editor and founder of Hoptown Chronicle. Reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
