Manatee Technical Institute won two Keep Manatee Beautiful awards at the 17th annual awards celebration on September 18 in Lakewood Ranch. The Digital Video Production students won the Media Community Relations award for their creation of a public service announcement for Keep Manatee Beautiful. Instructor Bob Burwell received the award on behalf of the students…
Jay Romine, director of the Law Enforcement Academy at Manatee Technical Institute, has been elected vice-chair of the Training Center Directors Association for the State of Florida. Manatee Tech’s Law Enforcement Academy is one of 40 certified criminal justice training centers in the State of Florida. The Training Centers Directors Association is tasked by the Florida Department…
Zachary Carden, a 24-year-old carpentry student at Manatee Technical Institute, donated blood during a memorial blood drive at the main campus on 9/11. He was one of 111 MTI students and staff who donated over the two-day drive. “The 9/11 blood drive always has the largest turn-out,” said Kelly Ewing, instructor and blood drive organizer for the school, “and this is the…
Sugar Cubed, 1506 13th St. W., Bradenton. The bakery is owned by Dana Johnson, who spent five years as a certified executive pastry chef at Manatee Technical Institute and has received the Best Chef’s America award. Cappuccino streusel muffins, key lime Danish, raspberry crumb cake and gluten-free peanut-butter cookies are among the regular offerings at the…
Manatee Tech will hold a 9/11 blood drive at the Main Campus 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, September 10 and 11. The goal of the blood drive is to provide a positive way for everyone to pay tribute to the 9/11 victims and honor those who rose up in service. “Each donation…
(Bradenton, FL—August 29, 2014) Air Products Plant Manager, Mark Evans, stopped by Manatee Technical Institute on Friday to bring two checks to express appreciation and support to Manatee Tech. The school has been training welders for Air Products for about a year. “At Air Products Port Manatee, we are very fortunate to work with you…
Air Products Plant Manager Mark Evans dropped off $3,000 for Manatee Technical Institute to express appreciation and support Friday. The school has been training welders for Air Products for about a year. “At Air Products Port Manatee, we are very fortunate to work with you and truly appreciate the sincerity and energy that you put…
Most of the time when we think of salad, we revert to the usual iceberg lettuce bed, a few tomatoes, cucumbers and maybe some cubed ham or turkey if we’re feeling adventurous. And as for the dressing goes, if we don’t go to the good ol’ store-bought ranch or French dressing, we try to make…
A happy parent had good things to say in this letter to the editor in the Bradenton Herald: College can be a special time of learning the career you plan to spend your life in, or it can be a brutal head-butting journey. For instance, take my youngest daughter. She enrolled in five colleges…
The Manatee Tech’s Welding Department has earned accreditation from the American Welding Society, which means companies in the region who need welders certified to meet contract requirements can do so locally. Any welder in the region who wants to earn the nationally recognized AWS certification can apply at Manatee Tech. Manatee Technical Institute is one of…
BRADENTON — Marina Proskurina, digital design instructor at Manatee Technical Institute, has earned two merit awards from the 2014 International Professional Photographers Association competition for one of her images, “Kaleidoscope.” This image was honored by inclusion in the 2014 International Loan Collection Book. Proskurina also won three merit awards from the 2014 Florida State…
Marina Proskurina, digital design instructor at Manatee Technical Institute, has earned two Merit Awards from the 2014 International Professional Photographers Association competition for one of her images, “Kaleidoscope.” This image was selected for the distinct honor of inclusion in the 2014 International Loan Collection Book. Proskurina also won three Merit Awards from the 2014 Florida…
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