6/12/07

NHCTC Laconia's 15th GM ASEP Graduating Class

Photo: New Hampshire Community Technical College Laconia’s 15th General Motors Automotive Service Education Program (GM-ASEP) graduating class and their professors are shown following the annual GM-ASEP banquet at Pheasant Ridge Country Club recently. Standing left to right are GM-ASEP Professor, Jamie Decato (Belmont); graduates, Jonathan Southland (Bristol); Dana Lavoie (Berlin); Timothy Gagnon (Pembroke); John Buckley (Stoneham, MA); Andrew Poirier (Concord); Matthew Clark (South Hampton); Jay Dente (Londonderry); Jonathan Blay (Danbury); Jason Allen (Northfield, VT); Ben LeBlanc (Derry); Adam Parisi (Newfields); Martin Bryce (Rochester); Patrick Driscoll (Hooksett); and GM-ASEP Professor, Dave Perkins (Center Harbor). Kneeling are graduates, Michael Nelson (Derry); Mike Traniello (New Ipswich); Kent Levin (Wolfeboro); and GM-ASEP Department Chair, Michael Parker (N. Sandwich).

“Hitting #15 is an enormous milestone at NHCTC Laconia,” says Professor Parker, who began teaching just prior to the General Motors partnership being established with huge investments made by GM in NHCTC Laconia’s state-of-the-art training program. “I am proud to have made so much difference in the lives of GM-ASEP graduates and their sponsoring dealers for so long. The GM-ASEP partnership really works!”

Parker received the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) National Teacher of the Year Award in 2004 as the top GM-ASEP instructor worldwide. He was also the first New Hampshire instructor to receive GM World Class Technician status.